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tickermcse76_16
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May 02, 2016Connection limit per node and source IP persistence conflict; who wins?
I have a pool of 5 web server nodes. The maximum connection count of each web server is set to maximum of 100. Also the VIP persistence is set to source IP.
Now suppose the are a few hundred c...
tickermcse76_16
Nimbostratus
May 02, 2016•Status of Override Connection Limit setting (Persistence Profile)
When disabled, the persistence record will be discarded and connection will go to another node (load-balancing occurs)
Assuming Override is disabled, the F5 will be able to keep track of client to node session/socket information, correct? Client session data is currently on the web server (though in the process of migrating off).
- Hannes_RappMay 02, 2016
Nimbostratus
BigIP identifies client connection as IP:SRC-PORT combination, not just the IP address. Therefore, all 100 connections, despite coming from the same IP are seen as unique connections from different clients. Each client will end up having a dedicated connection record. They won't share the client-side connection.
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