Fundamentals and Getting Started

Load balancer and ADC concepts, the building blocks of TR7 and the journey of a request inside the device.

• What is a load balancer and what does it do?LB-01-001
• I only have one server; would I benefit from using TR7 Load Balancer?LB-01-002
• What does the TR7 Load Balancer - ADC module cover, and what does it not cover?LB-01-003
• What is a vService?LB-01-004
• What is a Backend Service?LB-01-005
• What is a Backend Group, and how is it different from a Backend Service?LB-01-006
• What are Condition and Action, and what are they used for?LB-01-007
• What is a Profile, and why is it defined as a separate object?LB-01-008
• What is a Health Check, and why is it needed?LB-01-009
• What is persistence?LB-01-010
• Is a load balancer different from a reverse proxy?LB-01-011
• What is the difference between a Proxy and a Reverse Proxy?LB-01-012
• Does TR7 Load Balancer require code changes in my application?LB-01-013
• What are the most basic steps to set up my first vService?LB-01-014
• During setup, should I create the Backend Service or the vService first?LB-01-015
• Which stages does a request go through inside TR7 before it reaches the backend?LB-01-016
• What is the difference between Load Balancer and GTM; which one should I use?LB-01-017
• Can I use Load Balancer and GTM together?LB-01-018
• I'm coming from F5, Citrix, Kemp or HAProxy; what are the TR7 equivalents of concepts like virtual server, pool, node, monitor and iRule?LB-01-019
• Do I need to change my network topology to add TR7 (one-arm / two-arm / inline)?LB-01-020
• What is a Route Table; when do I need to change it for a vService or Backend Service?LB-01-021
• When does a change I make take effect; does it go live as soon as I save it?LB-01-022