Command Line Interface Reference Guide > The SLB Configuration Menu > /cfg/slb/sideband Sideband Connection Menu
/cfg/slb/sideband
Sideband Connection Menu
The sideband connection policy determines the connection between Alteon and sideband endpoint.
* For the Bot Manager solution — The group defines the Bot Manager endpoint and the sideband policy is associated to the Bot Manager policy. (Usually, for the Bot Manager solution, the Bot Manager server is an FQDN server in the cloud.)
* For the DoH/DoT solution — The group defines the DNS group and the sideband policy is associated to the DoH/DoT virtual service.
Alteon uses multiplexing for the sideband communication to reduce the need for connection establishment. Client NAT is always required for multiplexing.
By default, Alteon maintains this connection for 100 milliseconds. If Alteon does not receive a response within the defined period, it ends the connection and passes the request to the backend server.
 
Enter sideband policy id: abc
Enter sideband application [http|dns] [http]:
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[Sideband Menu]
   name - Set descriptive policy name
   group - Set sideband destination group
   sslpol - Set sideband (backend) SSL policy
   port - Set sideband destination port
   pip - Proxy IP Address Menu
   timeout - Set sideband timeout
   appshape - AppShape++ Menu
   fallback - Set the fallback action in case of no-response or failure
   ena - Enable sideband policy
   dis - Disable sideband policy
   del - Delete sideband policy
   cur - Display current sideband policy configuration
 
Sideband Connection Menu Options (/cfg/slb/sideband/<sideband policy ID>) 
Command Syntax and Usage
sideband policy id
 
The ID for the sideband policy.
sideband application [http|dns]
 
The application type for the sideband connection.
*http — For the Bot Manager solution.
*dns — For the DoH/DoT solution.
name [<"policy name">|none]
 
The descriptive name of the policy.
group
 
Associates the sideband policy with the group in which the destination endpoint resides.
Since communication with the sideband endpoint uses multiplexing, Client NAT (PIP) is required for the sideband communication.
Note: The traffic of the sideband connections is sent via the data port.
sslpol
 
The SSL policy with back-end encryption used to encrypt traffic between Alteon and the Bot Manager endpoint.
This is relevant only for the http application.
port <1-65535>
 
The destination port of the sideband endpoint.
Default for HTTP application: 80
When SSL policy is set, the default port changes to 443.
Default for DNS application: 53
pip [type|add|add6|rem|cur]
 
Displays the Proxy IP Address menu. To view this menu, see /cfg/slb/sideband/pip Proxy IP Menu.
timeout <10-5000>
 
The time (in millisecond ) which Alteon waits between sending the request until receiving the response. If Alteon does not receive a response within the defined period, it ends the connection and passes the request to the backend server.
Default: 100 milliseconds
fallback <failopen|failclose>
 
Specifies the fallback action in case of no response or failure.
Specifies the behavior when the sideband respond exceeds the configured timeout or when the communication with the sideband destination fails:
This parameter is available only when the sideband application is of type HTTP.
*failopen - No inspection. Sends the client request to the destination server,
*failclose - Rejects the client request.
Default: failopen
appshape
 
Displays the AppShape++ menu for managing AppShape++ scripts. To view this menu, see /cfg/slb/virt/service/basic-slb/appshape AppShape++ Menu.
This is relevant only for a sideband with dns as the application type.
ena
 
Enables the current sideband policy.
dis
 
Disables the current sideband policy.
del
 
Deletes the current sideband policy.
cur
 
Displays the current sideband policy configuration.