Datacenters
About
Allows monitoring of TR7 devices located in multiple data centers based on internet status, WAN access, LAN access, CPU, Memory, and/or BW (Bandwidth) information With the Datacenters feature, these parameters can be checked and redundancy and business continuity can be ensured on a per-data-center basis.
How to Add?
To add a new Datacenter, follow the steps Geo Traffic Manager (GTM) > Settings > Datacenters > Add on the TR7 ASP web interface. On the opened screen, TR7 devices located in different data centers can be added.
Interface
Datacenter Listing Screen
By following the steps "Geo Traffic Manager (GTM) > Settings > Datacenters", you can access the list of all Datacenters added on the TR7 ASP device. From this screen, you can add, edit, or delete Datacenters.
- 1 (Information to be Displayed in the Table)
You can select which information is to be shown in the table listing the Datacenters.
Selectable and by default selected items include:
- Status
- Last Check
- WAN Access
- CPU
- BW
- Name
- Internet Status
- LAN Access
- Memory
- 2 (Add)
Click the Add button to open the form for adding a new Datacenter.
- 3 (Edit)
Click the Edit button to open the editing screen for a selected Datacenter.
- 4 (Delete)
One or more Datacenters can be selected and deleted from the TR7 ASP device by clicking the Delete button.
- 5 (Search)
Used to search across all expressions in the table.
- 6 (RegExp Search)
Used to perform RegExp-based search across all entries in the table.
- 7 (Column Based Search)
Used to search expressions based on columns in the table.
- 8 (Local Datacenter Edit/Info)
Click the Settings icon to configure local datacenter settings and view related information.
- Preview of Selected Datacenter
After navigating through "Geo Traffic Manager (GTM) > Settings > Datacenters", clicking on any Remote Device opens a panel on the right side displaying information related to the selected Datacenter.
This panel provides information on Bandwidth (BW), CPU, RAM, and vServices of the selected Datacenter.
Interface
Add Datacenter
A new Datacenter can be added to the TR7 ASP device by following the steps "Geo Traffic Manager (GTM) > Settings > Datacenters > Add".
- Name
Enter a name for the new Datacenter.
- WAN Access
If enabled, enter the IP address and port number of the TR7 device to be accessed over WAN.
- LAN Access
If enabled, enter the IP address and port number of the TR7 device to be accessed over LAN.
- Access Period
Define the period at which the current TR7 device will check accessibility to the new TR7 device.
- Required Success
Define how many successful attempts are needed for the Datacenter to be considered healthy.
- Required Failure
Define how many failed attempts are needed for the Datacenter to be considered unhealthy.
- Add
Click the Add button to add the Datacenter.
To configure Datacenter access settings for the current TR7 device, click the icon shown in the image below.
- Local Datacenter Name
Enter the Datacenter name of the current TR7 device.
- Access addresses
Specify which IP addresses and port numbers other TR7 devices will use to access this TR7 device. Multiple addresses can be added by clicking the "+" icon.
- Internet access health scenario
Define an internet access scenario for the current TR7 device, which can be used in failover scenarios. The results of this scenario can be viewed by other associated TR7 devices.
- Always: Internet access is always considered available.
- Never: Internet access is considered unavailable.
- Add: Add and select a custom internet access scenario.
- Maintenance Mode
Marks the current TR7 device as in maintenance mode until changed. This can be used for DNS record updates or FKM transitions.
- Edit
Click the Edit button to save the changes.