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David_Chen_2112
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusHow to switch from layer 7 to layer 4?
We would like to use http header (which requires layer 7) to decide which server to connect to, then use layer 4 for the connection so that we get the benefit of performance and lower mirroring overhe...
Ahh, so you're talking about the load balancing profile settings. Gotcha.
Well, unfortunately as you've pointed out above, you do need to enable the appropriate layer 7 profile if you're going to be doing that HTTP inspection. I'm not aware of a way around this.
Perhaps there are some tricks out there to minimize mirroring overhead. I'd poke around the forums and search for some pertinant posts. I'll take a look too, but I don't remember anything like this off the top of my head.
Colin
