Local Configuration

Manage the appliance’s own settings — hostname, time, security, and system services.

System date & time

The system date and time can be configured automatically using NTP or set manually.

To configure NTP:

Using the WebUI, navigate to Local Configuration > System date & time.
Select Use NTP servers.
Select the required System timezone settings.
Specify the NTP servers. Both IP addresses and FQDNs can be used.
Click Submit.

To manually specify the date and time:

Select Set date and time manually.
Select the required System timezone settings.
Configure the Date and Time.
Click Submit.

User interface

To configure user interface settings:

Using the WebUI, navigate to Local Configuration > User Interface.
Select the required IP address. The drop-down is populated with static IPs.
Set the required API port.
Select the required SSL Certificate.
If SSH access is required, check the SSH enabled checkbox and specify the SSH port.
Click Submit.

Physical - advanced configuration

Hostname & domain

To configure the hostname and domain:

Using the WebUI, navigate to Local Configuration > Physical - advanced configuration.
Specify the Hostname and Domain.
Click Submit.

Internet access (HTTP proxy)

To configure a proxy server to use for Internet access:

Using the WebUI, navigate to Local Configuration > Physical - advanced configuration.
Scroll to the Internet access (HTTP proxy) section.
Enable (check) the Enabled checkbox.
Specify the Address of the proxy server. An IP address or FQDN can be used.
Specify the Port of the proxy server.
If authentication is used, specify the Username or email address and the Password.
Click Submit.

Console

To enable console & SSH access:

Using the WebUI, navigate to Local Configuration > Physical - advanced configuration.
Scroll to the Console section.
Enable (check) the Enabled checkbox.
Specify a Password for the "loadbalancer" user.
Click Submit.

Firewall

To set the firewall connection tracking table size:

Using the WebUI, navigate to Local Configuration > Physical - advanced configuration.
Scroll to the Firewall section.
Specify the Connection tracking table size.
Click Submit.

Keyboard

Using the WebUI, navigate to Local Configuration > Physical - advanced configuration.
Scroll to the Keyboard section.
Select the required Keymap.
Click Submit.

SMTP relay

To configure an SMTP relay server:

Using the WebUI, navigate to Local Configuration > Physical - advanced configuration.
Scroll to the SMTP Relay section.
Enable (check) the Enable checkbox.
Specify the SMTP server address of the relay server. An IP address or FQDN can be used.
Specify the SMTP port of the relay server.
If authentication is used, specify the SMTP username or email address and the SMTP Password.
Click Submit.

SNMP Configuration

A [Service IP] must be available first before configuring SNMP.

Using the WebUI, navigate to Local Configuration > SNMP configuration.
Click Add SNMP settings.
Select the relevant SNMP version number(s).
Specify the Community string (SNMP V2 only), Location and Contact.
Select the Service IP from the dropdown and specify the required Port.
Click Submit.

Installing the License Key

The appliance can be used completely unrestricted for 30 days without installing a license key. After 30 days, the appliance continues to work but it’s no longer possible to make configuration changes.

if you’re conducting a PoC (Proof of Concept) using the VA and require more time to complete your evaluation, please contact sales@loadbalancer.org who will be able to provide guidance on how to extend the trial.

For an unlicensed VA, the following message is displayed:

For an unlicensed hardware appliance, the following message is displayed:

To apply the license key:

Using the WebUI, navigate to: Local Configuration > License Key.
Enter the licence key as shown above.
Click Submit.

Format is : @license key@

Once the license is applied, these warning messages will no longer be displayed.

Execute shell command

Using the WebUI, navigate to Local Configuration > Execute shell command.
Either select a command from the Common commands dropdown or enter your own using the Command input field.
Click Submit to run the command. Command output will be displayed in the area below the Command input field.

Collectors

Prometheus

The Prometheus collector can provide both Layer 7 (HAProxy) and local node metrics.

To enable the Prometheus Collector:

A [Service IP] must be available first before configuring Prometheus.

Using the WebUI, navigate to Local Configuration > Collectors > Prometheus.
Enable (check) the Enabled layer 7 exporter checkbox to provide Layer 7 metrics.
Update the Exporter port if required.
Enable (check) the Enabled node exporter checkbox to provide local node metrics.
Update the Exporter port if required.
Select the required Service IP.
Click Submit.

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