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72 ExtremeWarePx1 1.2 Command Reference Guide
Commands for Managing the Switch
enable gslb
enable gslb
{port <port number>}
Description
Starts the GlobalPx Content Director agent on the Px series application switch.
Syntax Description
Default
By default, the GlobalPx Content Director agent does not run.
Usage Guidelines
You must have administrator privileges to issue this command.
Extreme Networks GlobalPx Content Director
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is a DNS-based Internet trafÞc-management system.
This system allows you to take advantage of network and server resources regardless of their location
on the Internet or your Intranet. As you add points of presence (POPs, clusters of one or more Px-series
switches) to a network, GlobalPx Content Director monitors server loads and network response
latencies, distributing client requests to the POP that it determines will deliver the best performance.
GlobalPx Content Director improves client access performance and reliability by leveraging dispersed
network resources. For more information, see the GlobalPx Content Director Installation and User Guide.
You must use the build command to commit the conÞguration changes made by this command.
Example
This example starts the GlobalPx Content Director agent, listening on the default port (2103).
SummitPx1::12 # enable gslb
* SummitPx1::13 # build
History
This command was available in ExtremeWarePx 1.1.
Platform Availability
This command is available on the Px-series application switch.
port number The port to be used by the GlobalPx Content Director agent. If no port is specified, the
agent listens on the default port, which is 2103.