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

CAUTION: Like the IP address, once created, the port number cannot be changed. To correct

the port number, the old server needs to be deleted and a new one to be created.

Weight:

Scheduling priority weight. Valid integer numbers are between 1 and 100. A

server that has a weight of 2 will be directed twice as much traffic as a server

with a weight of 1.

A special zero weight setting is provided for a graceful shut down of a server.

When the weight is changed to zero, the WebMux will not send new connections,

but will maintain all current connections to the server. The connections will

gradually reduce to zero as current clients’ sessions terminated. When there are

no connections, the server is functionally “dead” or off line until the weight is

changed back to a valid number. Then the server can then be shutdown or taken

out of service without affecting any users.

Caution: Unlike a server that can go down unexpectedly, the WebMux will not move a STANDBY

server to ACTIVE when one or more server's weight is set to zero. If the weight of all the servers

in a farm were set to zero, then the farm would be “down” because none of the servers are

accepting new connections.

Run State

• Active - The server will be put into service immediately after it is added.

However, once it is failed, it will stay Standby mode, until manually set its

run state to Active again through the browser interface. This will give

system administrator time to fix the system or reboot the server once

some software/hardware update is going on.

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Favorite Active – The server will be put into services immediately after it

is added. If a Favorite Active server failed, once it is operational, WebMux

will automatically put it back to the Active state.

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Standby - The server will be put into STANDBY, or backup, mode after it

is added. The WebMux will change a STANDBY server to ACTIVE when

one or more ACTIVE servers fail.

• Last Resort Standby – The server will be put into STANDBY state,

unless all other servers are out of services, this server will not be switch

in. This will allow the last server to show a different web page from others.