Multi-level setup

Configure the top-level Stick Table Aggregator

We will erase the content of the default /etc/hapee-extras/hapee-stktagg.cfg top-level Stick Table Aggregator configuration file, then implement the following sandbox configuration:

global
  stats socket /tmp/stktagg.socket

aggregations myl2
  peer aggr3     192.168.56.113:22222 local
  peer aggr1     192.168.56.111:11111 down
  peer aggr2     192.168.56.112:11111 down
  from .aggr to .l2

1. Enable the Stick Table Aggregator CLI in the global section.

   The stats socket directive enables a CLI that lets you view data that the aggregator has stored.

   Access the API locally	global stats socket /tmp/stktagg.socket
   Access the API remotely	global stats socket ipv4@192.168.56.113:9999

2. Create an aggregations section with the name of your choice, and make the top-level Stick Table Aggregator listen to incoming remote peer connections through the local keyword.

   aggregations myl2
     peer aggr3 192.168.56.113:22222 local

3. Make the top-level Stick Table Aggregator listen to Stick Table Aggregators that are one level lower, denoted by the down keyword.

   aggregations myl2
     peer aggr3 192.168.56.113:22222 local
     peer aggr1 192.168.56.111:11111 down
     peer aggr2 192.168.56.112:11111 down

4. Aggregate stick tables <name>.aggr to <name>.l2

   aggregations myl2
     peer aggr3 192.168.56.113:22222 local
     peer aggr1 192.168.56.111:11111 down
     peer aggr2 192.168.56.112:11111 down
     from .aggr to .l2

   The top-level Stick Table Aggregator will aggregate <name>.aggr stick tables from the intermediate Stick Table Aggregators to the <name>.l2 stick table.

Configure the intermediate Stick Table Aggregators

We will edit the /etc/hapee-extras/hapee-stktagg.cfg Stick Table Aggregator configuration file we created in the Single-level setup section. We will implement the following sandbox configuration:

global
  stats socket /tmp/stktagg.socket

aggregations myaggr
  peer aggr1  192.168.56.111:11111 local
  peer hapee1 192.168.56.101:44444
  peer hapee2 192.168.56.102:44444
  from .uncombined to .aggr
  peer aggr3  192.168.56.113:11111 up
  forward .l2

We will populate the file from top to bottom.

1. Add a new peer directive for the top-level Stick Table Aggregator.

   The upper-level Stick Table Aggregator is denoted by the up keyword.

   Each Stick Table Aggregator is only aware of the HAProxy Enterprise nodes it manages and of the top-level Stick Table Aggregator.

   global
     stats socket /tmp/stktagg.socket
   
   aggregations myaggr
     peer aggr1  192.168.56.111:11111 local
     peer hapee1 192.168.56.101:44444
     peer hapee2 192.168.56.102:44444
     from .uncombined to .aggr
     peer aggr3  192.168.56.113:11111 up

2. Make the intermediate Stick Table Aggregator forward the aggregate stick table from the top-level aggregator to HAProxy enterprise nodes through the forward directive.

   Intermediate Stick Table Aggregator aggr1	global stats socket /tmp/stktagg.socket aggregations myaggr peer aggr1 192.168.56.111:11111 local peer hapee1 192.168.56.101:44444 peer hapee2 192.168.56.102:44444 from .uncombined to .aggr peer aggr3 192.168.56.113:11111 up forward .l2
   Intermediate Stick Table Aggregator aggr2	global stats socket /tmp/stktagg.socket aggregations myaggr peer aggr2  192.168.56.112:11111 local peer hapee3 192.168.56.103:44444 peer hapee4 192.168.56.104:44444 from .uncombined to .aggr peer aggr3 192.168.56.113:11111 up forward .l2

The intermediate Stick Table Aggregators' configuration files are mostly identical, but:

• the peer directives in the aggregations section are specific to each intermediate Stick Table Aggregator

• the peer directives containing the up keyword are the same.

Configure the HAProxy Enterprise nodes

We will edit the /etc/hapee-2.7/hapee-lb.cfg HAProxy Enterprise configuration files we created in the Single-level setup section. We will implement the following sandbox configuration:

HAProxy Enterprise node hapee1

global
  stats socket /var/run/hapee-2.7/hapee-lb.sock

defaults
  mode http

frontend mytable.uncombined
  bind *:80
  stick-table type ip size 100 expire 1h store http_req_rate(1h) peers mypeers
  http-request track-sc0 src
  http-request deny deny_status 200

backend mytable.aggr
  stick-table type ip size 100 expire 1h store http_req_rate(1h) peers mypeers

backend mytable.l2
  stick-table type ip size 100 expire 1h store http_req_rate(1h) peers mypeers

peers mypeers
  server hapee1
  server aggr1 192.168.56.111:11111

The HAProxy Enterprise nodes' configuration files are the same, except for the server directive in the peers section.

peers mypeers
  server hapee1
  server aggr1 192.168.56.111:11111

peers mypeers
  server hapee2
  server aggr1 192.168.56.111:11111

peers mypeers
  server hapee3
  server aggr2 192.168.56.112:11111

peers mypeers
  server hapee4
  server aggr2 192.168.56.112:11111

1. Define the mytable.l2 stick table, either in a backend section or in the peers section.

   Stick table definitions in a backend section

   backend mytable.l2
     stick-table type ip size 100 expire 1h store http_req_rate(1h) peers mypeers

   Stick table definitions in peers section

   peers mypeers
     server hapee1
     server aggr1 192.168.56.111:11111
     table mytable.uncombined type ip size 100 expire 1h store http_req_rate(1h)
     table mytable.aggr       type ip size 100 expire 1h store http_req_rate(1h)
     table mytable.l2         type ip size 100 expire 1h store http_req_rate(1h)