Before You Configure a NIC Proxy

Before you configure a NIC proxy, you should have a good understanding of:

• NIC resolution
• NIC data types
• How NIC proxies work

See Locating Subscriber Management Information, NIC Resolution Process Overview, and NIC Proxy Configuration Overview.

Note: You cannot configure a local NIC host when the NIC is running on a C Series Controller.

The values that you configure for a NIC proxy depend on the particular application; for example, you must specify the type of data used for the key and the type of data used for the value for each application.

Before you configure a NIC proxy for an application, obtain the following information from the system manager who maintains the NIC configuration for NIC hosts:

• The name of the resolver that the application uses.
• The type of key the application will provide to the NIC host.
• The type of value the NIC host is to return.
• Whether or not the application will use a local NIC host.
• If the application does not use a local NIC host:
  • The size of the NIC proxy cache.
  • The groups to be listed for NIC host selection. These groups provide NIC replication.

Related Documentation

• Configuring a NIC Proxy (C-Web Interface)
• Configuring Resolution Information for a NIC Proxy (SRC CLI)
• Changing the Configuration for the NIC Proxy Cache (SRC CLI)
• Instantiating a Configuration Manager
• Configuration Statements for NIC Proxies