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DNS and Routing, Cluster Management Cluster Master, Option definitions

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Connecting and configuring the appliance Using the Configuration Console Option Cluster identifier Definition Specifies an identifier. Range is 0-65535. Cluster Management (Cluster Master) Use this page to specify information for a master appliance. Option Address to use for load balancing Cluster identifier Enable scanning on this appliance Definition Specifies the appliance address. Specifies an identifier. Range is 0-65535. If not selected, this appliance distributes all scanning workload to the scanning appliances. NOTE: For systems containing two or three appliances, it is likely that you want to enable scanning on all appliances. For larger systems, you may prefer to not have the Cluster Master scanning. Cluster Management (Cluster Failover) Use this page to specify information for a failover appliance. Option Address to use for load balancing Cluster identifier Enable scanning on this appliance Definition Specifies the appliance address. Provides a list of all subnets assigned to the appliance. Specifies an identifier. Range is 0-65535. If not selected, this appliance distributes all scanning workload to the scanning appliances. NOTE: For systems containing two or three appliances, it is likely that you want to enable scanning on all appliances. For larger systems, you may prefer to not have the Cluster Failover scanning. DNS and Routing Use this page to configure the device's use of DNS and routes. Domain Name System (DNS) servers translate or "map" the names of network devices into IP addresses (and the reverse operation). The device sends requests to DNS servers in the order that they are listed here. Option definitions Option Server Address Network Address Mask Definition Specifies the DNS servers. The first server in the list must be your fastest or most reliable server. If the first server cannot resolve the request, the device contacts the second server. If no servers in the list can resolve the request, the device forwards the request to the DNS root name servers on the Internet. If your firewall prevents DNS lookup (typically on port 53), specify the IP address of a local device that provides name resolution. Displays the network address of a routing device. Displays the network subnet mask such as 255.255.255.0. 36 McAfee Email and Web Security Appliance 5.5 Installation Guide

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Definition
Option
Specifies an identifier. Range is 0-65535.
Cluster identifier
Cluster Management (Cluster Master)
Use this page to specify information for a master appliance.
Definition
Option
Specifies the appliance address.
Address to use for load
balancing
Specifies an identifier. Range is 0-65535.
Cluster identifier
If not selected, this appliance distributes all scanning workload to the scanning
appliances.
NOTE:
For systems containing two or three appliances, it is likely that you want to
enable scanning on all appliances. For larger systems, you may prefer to not have the
Cluster Master scanning.
Enable scanning on this
appliance
Cluster Management (Cluster Failover)
Use this page to specify information for a failover appliance.
Definition
Option
Specifies the appliance address. Provides a list of all subnets assigned to the appliance.
Address to use for load
balancing
Specifies an identifier. Range is 0-65535.
Cluster identifier
If not selected, this appliance distributes all scanning workload to the scanning
appliances.
NOTE:
For systems containing two or three appliances, it is likely that you want to
enable scanning on all appliances. For larger systems, you may prefer to not have the
Cluster Failover scanning.
Enable scanning on this
appliance
DNS and Routing
Use this page to configure the device’s use of DNS and routes.
Domain Name System (DNS) servers translate or "map" the names of network devices into IP
addresses (and the reverse operation). The device sends requests to DNS servers in the order
that they are listed here.
Option definitions
Definition
Option
Specifies the DNS servers. The first server in the list must be your fastest or most
reliable server. If the first server cannot resolve the request, the device contacts the
Server Address
second server. If no servers in the list can resolve the request, the device forwards
the request to the DNS root name servers on the Internet.
If your firewall prevents DNS lookup (typically on port 53), specify the IP address of
a local device that provides name resolution.
Displays the network address of a routing device.
Network Address
Displays the network subnet mask such as 255.255.255.0.
Mask
Connecting and configuring the appliance
Using the Configuration Console
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