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Creating service groups

Creating service groups

You configure service group objects when you have more than one service you want to specify in a rule that matches service. You can group all Web services and group all mail services, for example, if you want to have rules that treat those as groups.

The following policies use service groups:

  • Link load balancing policies
Basic Steps
  1. Create service objects.
  2. Configure service group objects. You can add up to 256 members in a group.
  3. Select the service groups when you configure your policies.

Before you begin:

  • You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
To configure a service group:
  1. Go to Shared Resources > Service.
  2. Click Service Group.
  3. Click Create New to display the configuration editor.
  4. Complete the configuration as described in Service Group configuration.
  5. Save the configuration.

Service Group configuration

Settings Guidelines

Name

Specify a unique name for the service group configuration. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.

After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.

Member List

Name

Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.

After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.

Service

Select a service object.

Creating service groups

You configure service group objects when you have more than one service you want to specify in a rule that matches service. You can group all Web services and group all mail services, for example, if you want to have rules that treat those as groups.

The following policies use service groups:

  • Link load balancing policies
Basic Steps
  1. Create service objects.
  2. Configure service group objects. You can add up to 256 members in a group.
  3. Select the service groups when you configure your policies.

Before you begin:

  • You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
To configure a service group:
  1. Go to Shared Resources > Service.
  2. Click Service Group.
  3. Click Create New to display the configuration editor.
  4. Complete the configuration as described in Service Group configuration.
  5. Save the configuration.

Service Group configuration

Settings Guidelines

Name

Specify a unique name for the service group configuration. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.

After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.

Member List

Name

Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.

After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.

Service

Select a service object.