4.6.6 Defining a virtual server

Organization of this subsection
(1) <virtual-server>
(2) <virtual-server-name>
(3) <display-name>
(4) <description>
(5) <ip-address>
(6) <http-port>

(1) <virtual-server>

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Defines a virtual server.
Specifiable value
--
Omitting tags
Cannot be omitted.
Omitting values
Cannot be omitted.

(2) <virtual-server-name>

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Specifies the name of the virtual server as from 1 to 31 characters.
If multiple Web systems are to share the same load balancer, make sure that the specified virtual server name is not duplicated among the sharing Web systems.
Specifiable value
Specify a string within 31 characters using alphanumeric characters or underscore (_), period (.), and hyphen (-).
Omitting tags
Cannot be omitted.
Omitting values
Cannot be omitted.

(3) <display-name>

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Specifies the display name of the virtual server.
Specifiable value
Specify any string within 128 characters.
Omitting tags
Can be omitted.
Omitting values
Can be omitted.

(4) <description>

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Specifies a comment about the virtual server.
Specifiable value
Specify any string within 1024 characters.
Omitting tags
Can be omitted.
Omitting values
Can be omitted.

(5) <ip-address>

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The <ip-address> tag specifies a host name or a IP address for the virtual server.
If multiple Web systems are to share the same load balancer, make sure that the virtual server's IP address is not duplicated among the sharing Web systems.
Specifiable value
The following strings can be specified:
  • Host name
  • IPv4 address
Omitting tags
Cannot be omitted.
Omitting values
Cannot be omitted.

(6) <http-port>

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Specifies the HTTP port number of the virtual server, in the range from 1 to 65535.
For BIG-IP 1500, AX2000, or load balancer blade AC51L4, if the same load balancer is shared between multiple Web systems, make sure that the HTTP port number of the virtual server is not repeated in the sharing Web systems.
Specifiable value
Specify an integer from 1 to 65535.
Omitting tags
Cannot be omitted.
Omitting values
Cannot be omitted.