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fkuser_104673
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Sep 15, 2009

Client and server side TCP connections?

Hi!

I'm trying to monitor both client and server side connections. Into the statistics Web UI page, what kind of connections are shown? I think that are server side connections... isn't it? Maybe I'm wrong...

Now, I would like to monitor the client side connections but I don't know how to do that... myabe with the command: 

b conn server  client show

In other words, I just want to get both, client and server side connection to a specific server.

Thanks!
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  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
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    Sep 15, 2009
    Hi,

     

     

    'b conn server 1.1.2.3 show all' should show you the client and serverside connections for a specific server IP address:

     

     

     

    b conn server 1.1.2.3 show all

     

     

    VIRTUAL 1.1.2.3 <-> NODE 1.1.2.3:443 TYPE local 1/0

     

    CLIENTSIDE 2.2.42.20:2127 <-> 1.1.2.3:443

     

    (pkts,bits) in = (5, 1159) out = (5, 1411)

     

    SERVERSIDE 2.2.42.20:2127 <-> 1.1.2.3:443

     

    (pkts,bits) in = (5, 1411) out = (5, 1159)

     

    PROTOCOL 6 UNIT 0 IDLE 4 (300) LASTHOP external 00:11:22:73:f6:05

     

     

    VIRTUAL 1.1.2.3 <-> NODE 1.1.2.3:22 TYPE local 1/1

     

    CLIENTSIDE 2.2.42.20:2305 <-> 1.1.2.3:22

     

    (pkts,bits) in = (11971, 915192) out = (12094, 1.702M)

     

    SERVERSIDE 2.2.42.20:2305 <-> 1.1.2.3:22

     

    (pkts,bits) in = (12094, 1.702M) out = (11971, 915192)

     

    PROTOCOL 6 UNIT 0 IDLE 1 (300) LASTHOP external 00:11:22:73:f6:05

     

     

     

     

    If you're interested in a specific IP:port, you can use that as well to filter:

     

     

    'b conn server 1.1.2.3:443 show all'

     

     

    Aaron
  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
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    Sep 16, 2009
    The online help in 10.x shows the following:

     

     

     

    Bits

     

     

    Represents the cumulative number of bits (including all headers) that have been received from (In) or sent to (Out) the virtual server.

     

     

    Packets

     

     

    Represents the cumulative number of ethernet packets that have been received from (In) or sent to (Out) the virtual server.

     

     

    Connections

     

     

    Represents information about connections using this virtual server.

     

     

    Current: Represents the number of currently open connections to the virtual server.

     

    Maximum: Represents the maximum number of concurrent connections to the virtual server.

     

    Total: Represents the cumulative number of connections to the virtual server.

     

     

    Requests

     

     

    Displays the cumulative number of requests (Total) that have been made to the node.

     

     

     

     

    Aaron
  • fkuser_104673's avatar
    fkuser_104673
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    Sep 16, 2009
    I'm using 9.4.7 version and the help is the same.

     

     

    That text doesn't explain the side of the connections... I guess that:

     

     

    Statistics type: Virtual Servers -> Client side connections

     

    Statistics type: Pools -> Server side connections

     

     

    Am I wrong?
  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
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    Sep 16, 2009
    Yeah, I think you're correct. I'd assume virtual server connection counts refer only to the client to VS connection and pools are LTM to pool members.

     

     

    Aaron