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almudena_3796
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Nov 28, 2013

How to avoid F5 BIGIP LTM close the connections?

My virtualserver in F5 LTM is: virtual VS_172.16.179.11_1521 { snat automap pool ORACLE_1521 destination 172.16.179.11:1521 ip protocol 6 } I need this kind of virtualserver because I need GTM too. The problem is F5 LTM closes the connection after some minutes, and Oracle needs the connections to stay open indefinitely, so What profile do I have to create and assign to this virtualserver, please? (profile in client side and/or server side?) Thx in advance.

 

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  • Mar_Kus_64551's avatar
    Mar_Kus_64551
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    Nov 28, 2013

    Setting the tcp timeout value in the tcp profile to indefinite should be enough i think. Of course this should be done on client and serverside then.

     

  • PeteWhite's avatar
    PeteWhite
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    Nov 28, 2013

    Just one point here, you should create a new TCP profile with a parent of the main TCP profile and just make the changes required to your new profile. If you make major changes to the main TCP profile this will affect a number of virtual servers. Obviously, leaving connections open for a long period has an impact on the f5 so should be limited only to virtual servers where it is required, and use the shortest possible timeout. eg 1 hour rather than indefinite. There are a number of settings available, these should be considered for their benefits Look Here