Adding new answers
To add a new IP address answer:- Open the Global Server Selector configuration for the application.
- Select the Answers tab.
- Under Answers, click + and select Add IP Address Answer.
- Set the following parameters:
- Servers—enter the FQDN or IP address of the
regional server providing this application. If you enter an FQDN, GSS
uses the current IP addresses assigned to the selected host.
Click + to add additional IP addresses. If multiple IP addresses are added, you must also enter a name.
- Name—(Optional) enter the name for this
answer in the GSS configuration. If you entered an FQDN in the
Server field, the name defaults to the first
label of the FQDN. If no name is provided, the IP address of the answer
is displayed.Note: The name cannot contain a period character (.) to avoid confusion with FQDNs and IP addresses.
- Region—enter the region in which the server
resides. If you have linked answer regions to IP address ranges in
Address Manager, the region might be select automatically.
- Servers—enter the FQDN or IP address of the
regional server providing this application. If you enter an FQDN, GSS
uses the current IP addresses assigned to the selected host.
- Click Add to add the answer or click Add Next to configure another answer.
- Open the Global Server Selector configuration for the application.
- Select the Answers tab.
- Under Answers, click + and select Add FQDN Answer.
- Set the following parameters:
- Server—enter the FQDN of the regional server providing this application.
- Name—(Optional) enter the name for
this answer in the GSS configuration. The name defaults to the first
label of the FQDN.Note: The name cannot contain a period character (.) to avoid confusion with the target FQDN.
- Region—enter the region in which the server resides.
- Click Add to add the answer or click Add Next to configure another answer.
Verifying the answer configuration
Once you have configured an answer, you can check the configuration and status in the Answers list.
When the answer is first configured, the initial state is down. You can use the Force Up action to activate the answer and bring it online. For more information, refer to Managing existing answers.
By default, GSS creates a Fallback answer during the initial setup. Access is diverted to the fallback answer when all other answers fail to respond. A fallback answer is denoted by the Fallback under the Region column. The Fallback answer does not have a health check.
Selecting the health-check region
When GSS displays the status of each answer, it shows the status recorded in the currently selected GSS region. If you have multiple GSS regions defined ,you can use select the health check region using the drop-down menu in the top-right corner of the application. The answer status column changes to show the status in the selected GSS region.