protocol domain-auth configure load-balancing
Configures load-balancing settings across multiple domain controllers.
Syntax
[no] protocol domain-auth configure load-balancing [max-num-dc <number>]
Parameters
max-num-dc <number> | Specifies the maximum number of DCs to load balance across. The range is from 1 to 8. The default value is four domain controllers. Specifying a value of 1 disables the load-balancing feature. |
Usage
This command enables the server-side SteelHead to discover and connect simultaneously to multiple DCs. When you use this command, the server-side SteelHead balances the traffic load across multiple DCs within the same domain. This load-balancing process helps improve the throughput of domain authentication operations and lessens the load on the joined DCs.
Statically configured DCs on the SteelHead take precedence over an automatically discovered list. You can create a static list by specifying one or more DCs on the server-side SteelHead during the join domain procedure, or by using the domain settings dc-list command option. If no statically configured DCs are configured, the SteelHead can automatically discover DCs after it has joined a domain by performing a DNS lookup.
This command is disabled by default. You must restart the optimization service for your changes to take effect. The no command option disables load balancing if it has been enabled.
Example
amnesiac (config) # protocol domain-auth configure load-balancing max-num-dc 6
amnesiac (config) # service restart
Product
SteelHead CX, SteelHead EX, SteelHead-v, SteelHead-c
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