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Pras_73305
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusHow to I persist sessions across multiple BIGIP pools ?
Problem :
The BIGIP has 2 pools defined. One for port 80 and one for port 443. Let’s call them webtopuat_80 and webtopuat_443 respectively. There are 2 web app servers under these pools poin...
Pras_73305Nimbostratus
NimbostratusThanks CB.
I was wondering if there is a simpler option, like using Active HTTP Cookie to do the same. Will it load balance accross multiple pools ?
I'm saying simpler because, i've not seen my network team use any Election has balancing method on any of the controllers yet. So this might be a tough sell for me.
Cookie Name
You can set up multiple pools with the same cookie name. If you have multiple pools with the same cookie name and the same node as a member of those pools, the persistent session goes to any pool with that cookie name that has the node the session is persisting to.
Enter any name in the Cookie Name box. Names can contain any alphanumeric characters, dashes (-), and underscores(_).
The attribute Cookie Name is used with any of the three cookie persistence types. For Passive HTTP Cookie persistence and Active HTTP Cookie persistence it is an optional attribute. If you do not enter a cookie name, the BIG-IP creates a cookie name using the default.
•The Passive HTTP Cookie persistence default cookie name is the pool name.
•The Active HTTP Cookie persistence default cookie name is BIGipServer.
For Cookie Hash persistence, you must enter a name for the HTTP cookie being set by a Web site. It can be any name you choose. For example, you might use Apache or ASPSESSIONID.
