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Kevin_Nail
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Aug 03, 2009

GTM Topology configuration

Hi,

 

 

I have a configuration dilema that I am not sure how to resolve.

 

Here is the scenario. I have 3 GTM's all in one location, so all queries will go the same geographic location. I need to load-balance (for lack of a better term) DNS queries between 4 different servers based on client-IP. The servers are located in:

 

 

Oklahoma

 

Colorado

 

Singapore

 

Korat

 

 

I have created 4 different data centers and placed the Singapore, Colorado, and Korat servers by themselves in their own datacenter. The Oklahoma servers already has a datacenter with several other IPs.

 

 

I need clients from Singapore to get handed back the server in Sinagapore, etc...

 

 

My question is this. Which would be better suited, topology or an iRule. There is 1 wideip and 1 pool that contains the 4 other servers (actually pools of servers. I created 1 pool for each location).

 

 

I could configure topology but I am not sure how to set it up so that I don't run into issues with any other future topology plans. IE: Should the destination be based on datacenter location of specific pool or regions?

 

 

Or should I just use an iRule. Any help or suggestions?

 

 

Thanks,

 

Kevin
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  • Kevin_Nail's avatar
    Kevin_Nail
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    Aug 14, 2009
    ran into a problem...

     

     

    Have the wideip setup on topology

     

    fallback pool is set to oklahoma

     

    Colorado pool is down

     

    When Colorado client hits ths wideip, they are being hand back all 5 of the IPs instead of going to OKlahoma...

     

    Any ideas?

     

     

    The topology records would have 2 matches. One for IP subnet (200 weight), 1 for continet is not Asia (weight 100). The "not Asia" records point to Oklahoma pool, so I expect to see the Oklahoma IP handed back, not all 5
  • dennypayne's avatar
    dennypayne
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    Aug 14, 2009
    Getting all possibilities back means it's hitting the Return to DNS as the Fallback method (straight BIND). But I would also expect the topology weights to have worked there, hmmm.

     

     

    Denny
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    Kevin_Nail
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    Aug 14, 2009
    I would think that also... But maybe it could be the way the pool is set up? There is only one member in the Colo. pool

     

     

    IN the Colo. pool, we have the following

     

     

    Primary: round robin

     

    Alternate: round robin

     

    fallback: return to DNS

     

     

    Is this incorrect? I was hoping that the topology weighting would come into play so that even if the colo pool was down, it would send the request to the next matching record which would be "continent not Asia" and send it to the Oklahoma Pool.

     

     

    Maybe the topology only is used on the initial reuest? SHould I use a different P, A, and fallback?

     

     

    Thanks for your help.

     

     

    Kevin