Configuration Mode Commands : SteelHead Interceptor commands : instance
  
instance
Enters instance configuration mode for the specified instance. An instance represents a logical Interceptor. You create instances so that you can optimize traffic independently from other instances and provide VLAN segregation.
Syntax
instance <instance-name>
Parameters
<instance-name>
Name of the VLAN instance.
Usage
After entering instance configuration mode you can:
• enable or restart an instance.
• configure in-path rules.
• configure load-balancing rules.
• manage SteelHead appliances (for example, adding and removing).
• add and remove VLANs.
The following commands are available for configuring instances:
• failover interceptor—For details, see failover steelhead interceptor name.
• in-path passthrough {move-rule | rule}—For details, see “in-path passthrough move-rule,” “in-path passthrough rule allow,” “in-path passthrough rule block,” and in-path passthrough rule edit.
• in-path move-rule—For details, see in-path move-rule.
• interceptor {communication allow-failure | name}—For details, see “interceptor communication allow-failure enable,” “interceptor communication interface,” and interceptor communication multi-interface enable.
• load balance {default-rule | fair-peer-v2 | move-rule | rule}—For details, see “load balance default-rule fair-peering,” “load balance fair-peer-v2 enable,” “load balance move-rule,” “load balance rule edit rulenum,” “load balance rule pass,” and load balance rule redirect.
• show—For details, see show detail “show failover interceptor,” “show in-path interfaces,” “show in-path passthrough rules,” “show load balance fair-peer-v2,” “show load balance rules,” “show steelhead communication,” and show steelhead name all.
• steelhead communication—For details, see “steelhead communication ack-timer-intvl,” “steelhead communication interface,” “steelhead communication multi-interface enable,” “steelhead communication read-timeout,” and steelhead communication recon-timeout.
• steelhead name—For details, see “steelhead name (Interceptor),” and steelhead pressure-mon enable.
• vlan <id> add—For details, see vlan add.
Example
amnesiac (config)# instance foo
(instance-config)#
Product
Interceptor
Related Commands
“instance-config create,” “show detail,” “vlan add,” vlan-seg enable
Instance configuration mode commands
This section is a reference for Interceptor instance configuration mode commands.
To enter instance configuration mode, use the instance command. To exit instance configuration mode, enter exit.