Enable access to services when down

September 14, 2021

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You can enable access to a service when it is disabled or in a DOWN state by configuring the Citrix ADC appliance to use Layer 2 mode to bridge the packets sent to the service. Normally, when requests are forwarded to services that are DOWN, the request packets are dropped. When you enable theAccess Downsetting, however, these request packets are sent directly to the load balanced servers.

For more information about Layer 2 and Layer 3 modes, seeIP Addressing.

For the appliance to bridge packets sent to the DOWN services, enable Layer 2 mode with the accessDown parameter.

To enable access down on a service by using the CLI

At the command prompt, type:

set service  -accessDown

Example:

set service Service-HTTP-1 -accessDown YES

To enable access down on a service by using the GUI

Navigate toTraffic Management > Load Balancing > Services, and open a service.
In Advanced Settings, selectTraffic Settings, and selectAccess Down.

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Enable access to services when down

September 14, 2021

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September 14, 2021

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Enable access to services when down

To enable access down on a service by using the CLI

To enable access down on a service by using the GUI

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