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Awkrd1_7470
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Jul 22, 2011

Current connections not dropped when using command:discard

Hello,     I have a simple i-Rule implemented that is not doing what I expect it to do. I would like to discard any current or new connections to the pool (TCP reset) when the pool members <2. ...
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L4L7_53191
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Jul 23, 2011
The CLIENT_ACCEPTED event fires upon completion of the 3-way handshake, so established connections wouldn't actually fire this event and as you've discovered, you won't get the results you want. You may consider other options to deal with the established connections. A custom EAV with action on service down may be one option, although I bet other folks will have other ideas :)

 

 

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