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Jo_97199
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusBig-IP ASM and websockets
Hi, I'm trying to let websockets (ws://) connections run through ASM, the backend application is based on socket.io/nodejs. It seems that connections are falling back to xhr-polling whic...
JorjjjNimbostratus
NimbostratusHello,
I am using v11.6.0, VMware Virtual Edition
Is there any thing specific to configure to enable the WebSocket support over ASM?
Regards,
Georges
Hannes_RappNimbostratus
NimbostratusYou will still need to use the workaround. Websockets support only covers LTM. Depending on what other iRules you use, the HTTP::disable and HTTP::enable functions might be eligible for removal (you'll have to test it for yourself). The ASM::disable & ASM::enable MyPolicyName are still required, and so is the iRule workaround.
You can also use an LTM Policy (Local Traffic > Policy) for the purpose.