Channel Aggregation & Failover

Configuring channel failover, static and dynamic aggregation.


If you have multiple connections to Internet service providers, you can use them in the following ways:


Preparation

Create an additional connection to the Internet provider. The process of creating connections is described in the article on External Ethernet connection. Thus, the server must have at least two Internet connections.

To work with traffic in SafeUTM, it is important to consider two things: routing and NAT. This applies to both aggregation and failover.


Channel Redundancy

To set up redundancy, go to Services -> Channel Aggregation & Failover and select the Failover mode.
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Access to the Internet via Specific Connection to Provider (Static Aggregation)

Such scheme of connection to several Internet service providers is often used in the following cases:

To configure this connection scheme, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the menu section Services -> Routing.
  2. Add routing rules for a specific list of resources traffic that needs to be directed through the necessary connection to the provider by clicking Add.
Example of a rule:
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In this example, traffic directed to facebook.com from user Jane Smith will be directed through the connection to the provider's Local interface.


Load Aggregation Across Multiple Connections (Dynamic Aggregation)

To configure this connection scheme, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Services -> Channel Aggregation & Failover.
  2. Select the operating mode Channel Aggregation.
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To evenly distribute sessions between connections, you must specify the value Bandwidth – the maximum Internet speed according to the tariffs of your providers. By default, the bandwidth is set to 100 Mbit/s. The server will automatically balance traffic depending on a load of connections.

You do not need to create routes or perform any other settings to balance traffic. Proxy server traffic will also be balanced automatically.


Revision #6
Created 25 August 2022 20:58:31 by Val Redman
Updated 13 October 2022 15:17:32 by Val Redman