Configuring Virus Scanning Server Clusters for Blue Coat

For the Blue Coat Port 80 Security Appliance to work with multiple virus-scanning servers, configure a cluster in the Security Gateway (add the cluster, and then add the relevant ICAP services to the cluster).

To configure a cluster using the Web console:

  1. Select Management.

  2. Type the logon user name and password, if prompted.

  3. Click ICAP on the left menu, then click ICAP Clusters.

  4. Click New.

The Add ICAP Cluster screen appears.

  1. In the ICAP cluster name field, type an alphanumeric name and click Ok.

  2. Highlight the new ICAP cluster name and click Edit.

The Edit ICAP Cluster name screen opens.

  1. Click New to add an ICAP service to the cluster.

The Add ICAP Cluster Entry screen opens. The pick list contains a list of any services available to add to the cluster.

  1. Choose a service and click Ok.

  2. Highlight the ICAP cluster entry and click Edit.

The Edit ICAP Cluster Entry name screen opens.

  1. In the ICAP cluster entry weight field, assign a weight from 0-255.

  2. Click Ok, click Ok again, and then click Apply.

Deleting a Cluster Configuration or Entry

You can delete the configuration for an entire virus-scanning server cluster, or you can delete individual entries from a cluster.

To delete a cluster configuration using the Web console:

  1. Select Management.

  2. Type the logon user name and password if prompted.

  3. Click ICAP on the left menu, then click ICAP Clusters.

  4. Click the cluster you want to delete.

  5. Click Delete, then click Ok to confirm.