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sectoroverload2
Nimbostratus
Nimbostratusclone web requests for load stress testing
I'm trying to setup two pools in my F5. I have a Production pool with 7 servers and a Test pool with 3 servers. I'm trying to setup an iRule to clone the web requests from Prod > Test but am not havin...
hoolio
Cirrostratus
Cirrostratussectoroverload2k, can you clarify why you're trying to duplicate the traffic to a test pool?
As Bhattman suggests, SOL8573 notes that you can clone the traffic after the destination address has been translated. However, LTM won't clone the traffic with the destination address translated to the server in the clone pool--it will get the MAC address of the clone pool member and send the request to that server with the destination address of the primary pool of the VIP.
In general, the clone pool config or iRule option will only work for IDS type devices. It will not work to duplicate traffic for a layer 7 service like a web app which needs to interact with the client to establish a TCP connection or complete an HTTP transaction.
Aaron
