Cisco ASA Series User Manual

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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
Chapter 1 Setting General VPN Parameters
Configuring Load Balancing
Detailed Steps
Step 1 Enable the use of FQDNs for load balancing with the redirect-fqdn enable command:
redirect-fqdn {enable | disable}
no redirect-fqdn {enable | disable}
For example:
hostname(config)# vpn load-balancing
hostname(config-load-balancing)# redirect-fqdn enable
hostname(config-load-balancing)#
Step 2 Add an entry for each of your ASA outside interfaces into your DNS server if such entries are not already
present. Each ASA outside IP address should have a DNS entry associated with it for lookups. These
DNS entries must also be enabled for reverse lookup.
Step 3 Enable DNS lookups on your ASA with the dns domain-lookup inside command or whichever interface
has a route to your DNS server.
Step 4 Define your DNS server IP address on the ASA; for example: dns name-server 10.2.3.4 (IP address of
your DNS server).
The following is an example of a VPN load balancing command sequence that includes an interface
command that enables redirection for a fully qualified domain name, specifies the public interface of the
cluster as test and the private interface of the cluster as foo”
hostname(config)# interface GigabitEthernet 0/1
hostname(config-if)# ip address 209.165.202.159 255.255.255.0
hostname(config)# nameif test
hostname(config)# interface GigabitEthernet 0/2
hostname(config-if)# ip address 209.165.201.30 255.255.255.0
hostname(config)# nameif foo
hostname(config)# vpn load-balancing
hostname(config-load-balancing)# nat 192.168.10.10
hostname(config-load-balancing)# priority 9
hostname(config-load-balancing)# interface lbpublic test
hostname(config-load-balancing)# interface lbprivate foo
hostname(config-load-balancing)# cluster ip address 209.165.202.224
hostname(config-load-balancing)# cluster key 123456789
hostname(config-load-balancing)# cluster encryption
hostname(config-load-balancing)# cluster port 9023
hostname(config-load-balancing)# redirect-fqdn enable
hostname(config-load-balancing)# participate
Frequently Asked Questions About Load Balancing
IP Address Pool Exhaustion
Q: Does the ASA consider IP address pool exhaustion as part of its VPN load-balancing method?
A: No. If the remote access VPN session is directed to a device that has exhausted its IP address pools,
the session does not establish. The load-balancing algorithm is based on load, and is computed as an
integer percentage (number of active and maximum sessions) that each backup cluster member supplies.

Cisco ASA Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	ASA Series
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English