Creating Load-Balanced Pools of COS - SDs

This topic provides an overview to the processes of creating load-balanced pools of COS - SDs, including prerequisite information and references to additional information sources.

Prerequisites

Before creating a load-balanced pool of COS - SDs, keep the following items in mind:

• You must have already installed and configured your load balancing hardware and software.

• You must know the IP address of your load balancer.

• You must know how to “point” the load balancer to each COS - SD in the load-balanced pool.

• All of the COS - SDs in the pool should be the same type of device—Windows, Mac, or Linux. Do not mix device types.

Process

To create a load-balanced pool of COS - SDs, perform the following steps.

1. Install and configure your load-balancing hardware and software.

2.  Create a COS ConfigurationA logical grouping of devices, usually consisting of one or more COS - SDs and Testing Devices. A COS Configuration has two primary functions: It allows you to logically group Testing Devices and COS - SDs and it allows you to easily specify the settings for all of the devices in the COS Configuration. by manually installing and configuring the first COS - SD. Follow the instructions in the appropriate installation section of this volume for your Windows, Mac, or Linux COS - SD.

3. For a load-balanced pool of COS - SDs, you must specify a shared path for the COS - SDs. To link your COS - SD to your load-balancing hardware and software using the shared path, see Enabling Load Balancing.

4. Add additional COS - SDs to your COS Configuration, either manually (interactively) or by using a deployment file (non-interactively).

   • To add COS - SDs manually, see Manually Adding COS - Service Devices to a COS Configuration.

   • To add COS - SDs using a deployment file, see Using a Deployment File to Add COS - Service Devices to a Configuration.