Based on my experience, a typical LD (Local Director) topology is: Internet -- Firewall -- Switch (any VLAN) -- -- Local Director (VIP) -- Hub/switch -- servers
VIP = virtual IP for all servers Virtually no configurations are needed on the hub/switch except port speed/duplex. The hub basically just is bridging all the traffic between LD and servers. J. Li --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > A typical physical topology for a Local Director is > as follow: > > Clients->Hub or Switch(Vlan1)->LocalDirector->Hub or > Switch(Vlan2)->Real > Servers > > However, instead of using two Physically separate > switches for the distinct > VLANs, what if I patch the LocalDirector into ports > 5/1 and 5/2 on my > Cat5500 switch, with port 5/1 being on VLAN1 and 5/2 > being on VLAN2? This > seems like virtually an identical topology as the > example shown above > however there is one problem that I am predicting: > > Of course, all inbound AND outbound traffic directed > to the Virtual IP of > the LocalDirector MUST flow through it. > > The problem is that I have an RSM router on my > CAT5500 switch and since I > have established two interfaces on it: interface > VLAN1 and VLAN2, what > would keep the traffic originating from my Real > Servers and destined back > to the clients from bypassing the VLAN2 switch port > which is the > LocalDirector and instead get routed straight across > to VLAN1 where the > traffic will go out directly back to the originating > client? > > John Squeo > Technical Specialist > Papa John's Corporation > (502) 261-4035 [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=21690&t=21589 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
