Forwarding Server

By default, the FortiProxy unit monitors a web proxy forwarding server by forwarding a connection to the remote server every 10 seconds. If the remote server does not respond, it is assumed to be down. Checking continues until, when the server does send a response, the server is assumed to be back up. If health checking is enabled, the FortiProxy unit attempts to get a response from a web server by connecting through the remote forwarding server every 10 seconds.

You can enable health checking for each remote forwarding server and specify a different web site to check for each one. Use the Forward Server Monitor widget in the dashboard to monitor the health status of the forwarding servers.

If the remote server is down, you can configure the FortiProxy unit to either block sessions until the server comes back up or allow sessions to connect to their destination using the original server. You cannot configure the FortiProxy unit to fail over to another remote forwarding server.

To configure the server-down action and enable health monitoring, go to Proxy Settings > Forwarding Server.

Hover over the leftmost edge of the column heading to display the Configure Table icon, which you can use to select the columns to display or to reset all the columns to their default settings. You can also drag column headings to change their order.

The following options are available:

Create New	Create a forwarding server. See Create or edit a forwarding server.
Edit	Edit a forwarding server. See Create or edit a forwarding server.
Delete	Remove a forwarding server from the list.
Search	Enter a search term to find in the list.
Server Name	The name of the forwarding server.
Address	The IP address of the forwarding server.
Port	The port number of the forwarding server.
Health Check	Indicates whether the health check is disabled or enabled for that forwarding server.
Server Down	The action that the FortiProxy unit takes when the server is down.
Comments	Optional description of the forwarding server.