Creating a Virtual Server
This task is required to create a virtual server. The virtual server processes the HTTP traffic and send it to the pool.
You can use the Configuration utility to create the virtual server.
- Procedure
- Go to the Main tab of the navigation pane.
- Expand Local Traffic node. Click Virtual Servers.
- Verify that the Virtual Servers screen opens.
- In the upper-right corner of the screen, click
Create. Verify that the New Virtual Server screen opens.
Note: If Create button is not available, make sure that you have permission to create a virtual server. Ask your administrator to grant permissions to create virtual server for your role.
- In the Name Box, type a name for the virtual server (example vs_http).
- In the Destination Box, verify that the type of virtual server is Host.
- In the Address Box, type an IP address for the virtual server.
- In the Service Port
Box, type
80
, or select HTTP from the list. - In the Configuration area of the screen, locate the HTTP Profile setting and select HTTP. This assigns the default HTTP profile to the virtual server.
- In the Resources section of the screen, locate the Default Pool setting and select the name of the HTTP pool created in the Creating A Load Balancing Pool section.
- From the Default Persistence profile setting, select profile_none as the profile.
- Click Finished.