Creating a Second Proxy Service

  1. Click Devices > Access Gateways > Edit > [Name of Reverse Proxy].

  2. In the Proxy Service List, select New.

  3. Specify the following details:

    Proxy Service Name: Specify a display name for the proxy service. For the sales group, you might use sales. For the group of application servers, you might use apps.

    Multi-Homing Type: Specify the multi-homing method that Access Gateway must use to identify this proxy service. Select one of the following:

    • Domain-Based: Uses the published DNS name (www.test.com) with a hostname (www.newsite.test.com). For more information, see Domain-Based Multi-Homing.

    • Path-Based: Uses the published DNS name (www.test.com) with a path (www.test.com/path). For more information, see Path-Based Multi-Homing.

    • Virtual: Uses a unique DNS name (www.newsite.newcompany.com). Virtual multi-homing cannot be used with SSL. For information, see Virtual Multi-Homing. If you need a unique DNS name and SSL, create a reverse proxy rather than a proxy service. For information about creating a second reverse proxy, see Managing Multiple Reverse Proxies.

    Published DNS Name: Specify the DNS name you want the public to use to access your site. This DNS name must resolve to the IP address you set up as the listening address. This option is not available when path-based multi-homing is selected.

    Path: Specify the path to use for this proxy service. This option is available only when path-based multi-homing is selected.

    Web Server IP Address: Specify the IP address of the web server you want this proxy service to manage.

    Host Header: Specify whether the HTTP header must contain the name of the back-end web server (Web Server Host Name option) or whether the HTTP header must contain the published DNS name (the Forward Received Host Name option).

    For a path-based multi-homing service, it is usually best to select the Web Server Host Name option. For more information, see Configuring the Host Header Option.

    Web Server Host Name: Specify the DNS name of the web server that Access Gateway must forward to the web server. If you have set up a DNS name for the web server and the web server requires its DNS name in the HTTP header, specify that name in this field. If you selected Forward Received Host Name, this option is not available.

    For iChain administrators, the Web Server Host Name is the alternate hostname when configuring a web server accelerator.

  4. Click OK.

  5. To continue, select one of the following: