User manual

The WebMux Pro and Model WM108E User Guide – Version 5. 8 Rev15

Out-of-path mode also allows two WebMuxes to fully backup each other. Two

WebMuxes connected to each other through a cross-over Ethernet cable.

Two simple changes must be made to each server in the farm. 1) To have a new

loop back adapter installed and have its address set to the farm address. Do not

set the gateway on the loop back adapter. Please refer to Appendix 1 and

Appendix 2 for how to configure a loopback adapter, as well as how to remove

the route from the servers. Please note for Out-of-Path to work properly, the

loopback adapter must route the return traffic through the real network

interface. Please refer to Appendix 1 and 2 for more details on how to

configure the loopback adapter on servers. In case the server running

Windows 2003, the route created during adding loopback adapter cannot

be deleted, please make sure loopback adapter has much higher metric. 2)

If your service is bind to any specific IP address, add the loopback adapter’s IP

address to that service.

The firewall configuration must be changed to point to the new farm address on

the WebMux. Since WebMux always uses one IP address in the server LAN, the

farm address must be a different IP address in the server LAN in Out-of-Path

mode.