X-Series Overview > Clustering multiple Web Security Gateway X10G security blades

Clustering multiple Web Security Gateway X10G security blades

Content Gateway is the Web proxy component of Web Security Gateway. An important feature of Content Gateway is its ability to link together multiple instances of Content Gateway to form a managed cluster. This allows Web Security Gateway blades to quickly scale to increase capacity and system performance while system administration remains simple and can be performed from a single cluster node. Management clustering is fully described in the Content Gateway online Help system.

To configure clustering, open Content Gateway Manager, click Get Help!, and select the Clusters topic from the Contents tab. If you are using SSL Manager, be sure to read the section on SSL clustering. Also be sure to read the section titled Adding nodes to a cluster. Fully familiarize yourself with the feature before enabling it. There are several essential requirements, including that all nodes must be on the same version of Content Gateway, and that clustering must be enabled on each node separately (although, once enabled, all can be administered on any node).

On an X10G security blade, there is one additional step to complete configuration. A dedicated route must be added.

1.	Complete all configuration steps in Content Gateway Manager.

2.	Log on to Security Blade Manager and go to Configuration > Routing.

3.	Add a Static Route rule for multicast cluster traffic through interface P1.

a.	Click Add.

b.	Select Add individual route.

c.	For Destination network, enter the multicast IP address. For example: 224.0.1.37

d.	Specify a Subnet mask.

e.	Specify a Gateway.

f.	Select A1.P1 from the Interface drop down list.

g.	Click Add Route.

Add a dedicated route on every Content Gateway node in the cluster.

X-Series Overview > Clustering multiple Web Security Gateway X10G security blades