Cisco IOS Server Load Balancing: Real Server
Configuration
Document ID: 10567
Introduction
Prerequisites
Requirements
Components Used
Conventions
Configure the Loopback Address
Configure the Loopback Address on AIX or Solaris UNIX
Configure the Loopback Address on Windows NT 4.0
Configure the Loopback Address on Windows 2000
Remove the Default Route
Procedure to Remove the Default Route
Related Information
Introduction
This document describes the configuration of the real servers used with the Cisco IOS® Server Load
Balancing (SLB) dispatch mode. The SLB dispatch mode is also known as MAC address−based mode and
Loopback address−based mode.
Prerequisites
Requirements
There are no specific requirements for this document.
Components Used
This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions.
The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the
devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure
that you understand the potential impact of any command.
Conventions
Refer to Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.
Configure the Loopback Address
After you configure the SLB feature on the Catalyst 6000, you must configure each of the real servers with an
alias for a unique loopback device or interface. This configuration is necessary to give each machine in the
Server Farm the same IP address as the actual Virtual Server. The destination real server can then respond
directly to clients with the alias address just as the server responds for its own unique address. This section
provides instructions to configure the loopback address for AIX, Solaris, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows