In this post we shall go over the remaining configuration on “Pools” and “Virtual Servers” of the NSX Load Balancing for VMware Unified Access Gateway.
4. Configure the Load Balancing – Pools
- Overall we will be creating four Pools as follows:
- Click on the green plus sign to add a new pool
- In the Name field, type: XXX-UAG-POOL-8443
- Leave the Description blank
- For Algorithm, pick IP-HASH
- Leave Algorithm Parameters blank
- For Monitors, pick default_tcp_monitor
- Click on the green plus sign to add a new pool
- In the Name field, type: XXX-UAG-POOL-4172TCP
- Leave the Description blank
- For Algorithm, pick IP-HASH
- Leave Algorithm Parameters blank
- For Monitors, pick default_tcp_monitor
- Click on the green plus sign to add a new pool
- In the Name field, type: XXX-UAG-POOL-4172UDP
- Leave the Description blank
- For Algorithm, pick IP-HASH
- Leave Algorithm Parameters blank
- For Monitors, pick default_tcp_monitor
- Click on the green plus sign to add a new pool
- In the Name field, type: XXX-UAG-POOL-443
- Leave the Description blank
- For Algorithm, pick IP-HASH
- Leave Algorithm Parameters blank
- For Monitors, pick default_https_monitor
5. Configure the Load Balancer – Virtual Servers
- Overall we will be creating six virtual servers as follows:
- Click on the green plus sign to add a new Virtual Server
- Click on Enable Virtual Server
- Click on Enable Acceleration
- Set the Application Profile to XX-External-UDP
- In the Name field, type: XXX-UAG-8443UDP
- Leave the Description blank
- For IP Address, select IP address by click on the link
- For Protocol select UDP
- In Port/Port Range type 8443
- Set Default Pool select XXX-UAG-Pool-8443
- Everything else should be default
- Click on the green plus sign to add a new Virtual Server
- Click on Enable Virtual Server
- Click on Enable Acceleration
- Set the Application Profile to XX-External-UDP
- In the Name field, type: XXX-UAG-4172UDP
- Leave the Description blank
- For IP Address, select IP address by click on the link
- For Protocol select UDP
- In Port/Port Range type 4172
- Set Default Pool select XXX-UAG-Pool-4172UDP
- Everything else should be default
- Click on the green plus sign to add a new Virtual Server
- Click on Enable Virtual Server
- Click on Enable Acceleration
- Set the Application Profile to XX-External-TCP
- In the Name field, type: XXX-UAG-8443TCP
- Leave the Description blank
- For IP Address, select IP address by click on the link
- For Protocol select TCP
- In Port/Port Range type 8443
- Set Default Pool select XXX-UAG-Pool-8443
- Everything else should be default
- Click on the green plus sign to add a new Virtual Server
- Click on Enable Virtual Server
- Click on Enable Acceleration
- Set the Application Profile to XX_external_ssl_offload
- In the Name field, type: XXX-UAG-443HTTPS
- Leave the Description blank
- For IP Address, select IP address by click on the link
- For Protocol select TCP
- In Port/Port Range type 443
- Set Default Pool select XXX-UAG-Pool-443
- Everything else should be default
- Click on the green plus sign to add a new Virtual Server
- Click on Enable Virtual Server
- Click on Enable Acceleration
- Set the Application Profile to XX_external_tcp
- In the Name field, type: XXX-UAG-4172TCP
- Leave the Description blank
- For IP Address, select IP address by click on the link
- For Protocol select TCP
- In Port/Port Range type 4172
- Set Default Pool select XXX-UAG-Pool-4172TCP
- Everything else should be default
Previous configuration around the “Global Configuration”, “Application Profiles” and “Service Monitoring” the NSX Load Balancing for VMware Unified Access Gateway – Part1
We haven’t configured any “Application Rules”. I hope you find these steps useful and don’t have to invent the wheel when it comes to NSX LB for VMware UAG.
Thanks,
Aresh