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DLally
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Unable to download IaaS components off load balanced URL

So I've got my 2 vCAC appliance setup behind a load balancer, when I go to the URL https://test.com:5480/i/.  It just times out and will not load.  I can browse to the individual appliance's page and it will connect.  So right now, it's just the load balanced name.  Which I need to get, to do my IaaS installs.

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DLally
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Ok so I realized the documentation says setup the vCAC load balancer to forward port 5480, once I did that I could get my installer.  However now my services are failing b/c they're trying to hit https URLs and are failing since i'm no longer forwarding 443.    I'm a bit confused now.  Should I stick with 443? 

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stvkpln
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You can't load balance both?

-Steve
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DLally
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Just wanted to update this.  I got ahead of myself and saw that you need to port forward 5480 initially to download the package, then you can remove it afterwards!  Only 443 is needed after.

GMCON
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What you should do and what I know works since I did it myself is you should actually set up two separate load balancing rules for those appliances.  You set one up for regular http/https and then another configuration just for port 5480.