10 Configuring Traffic Server
Traffic Server provides several options for configuring the system.
This chapter discusses the following topics:
Configuring Traffic Server using Traffic Manager‚ on page 73
Configuring Traffic Server using Traffic Line‚ on page 76
Configuring Traffic Server using configuration files‚ on page 78
Configuring Traffic Server using Traffic Manager
You can use Traffic Manager to view and change your Traffic Server configuration. You set configuration
options using Traffic Manager's Configure mode.
NOTE
Starting Traffic Manager Configure mode
To start Traffic Manager Configure mode:
1. Open your web browser.
Traffic Manager requires Java and JavaScript; be sure to enable Java and JavaScript in your browser.
2. Type one of the following locations in your browser:
Standard
SSL
where
nodename
Traffic Manager port, which is port 8081 by default.
NOTE
Traffic Manager starts by default in Monitor mode.
3. Click the Configure tab to display the Configure mode buttons (shown below).
Certain Traffic Server configuration options can only be changed by editing
configuration variables either in the
command-line interface. Refer to
page 78
and
Configuring Traffic Server using configuration files‚ on page
http://nodename:adminport/
https://nodename:adminport/
is the name of the web cache appliance and
Use the SSL
command to access Traffic Manager only if you have restricted
https
access to Traffic Manager via SSL connections; otherwise, use the standard
command.
file or from the Traffic Line
records.config
Setting configuration options in batch mode‚ on
is the number assigned to
adminport
78.
http
73