Backend farm section

The backend farm section specifies the properties of a back-end server farm. A back-end server farm is a group of homogenous back-end servers. A client making a request through the Relay Server farm must specify the back-end server farm it is targeting. There is one backend farm section for each back-end server farm.

This section is identified by the backend_farm keyword.

Backend farm section properties

The following properties can be specified in a backend farm section:

  • enable   Specifies whether to allow connections from this back-end server farm. Possible values are:

    • Yes   Allow connections from this back-end server farm.

    • No   Disallow connections from this back-end server farm.

    The default is Yes. This property is optional.

  • id   The name assigned to the back-end server farm, to a maximum of 2048 characters.

  • client_security   Specifies the level of security the back-end server farm requires of its clients. The possible values are:

    • on   Indicates that clients must connect using HTTPS.

    • off   Indicates that clients must connect using HTTP.

    This property is optional. If no value is specified, clients can connect using either HTTP or HTTPS.

  • backend_security   Specifies the level of security required of an Outbound Enabler in the back-end server farm to connect to the Relay Server farm. The possible values are:

    • on   Indicates that all connections from the back-end farm must by made using HTTPS.

    • off   Indicates that all connections from the back-end farm must be made using HTTP.

    This property is optional. If no value is specified, either HTTP or HTTPS can be used to connect.

  • description   Enter a custom description to a maximum of 2048 characters. This property is optional.