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ka_49032
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusHTTP keep-alive problem: Need it on client side, but can't allow it on server side.
Hi!
I'm in a situation where the server side can't handle HTTP keep-alive connections, but I need to have it enabled on the client side.
CLIENT ---- keep-alive ----- BIG-IP ------ no keep-alive ------ SERVER
I've created an iRule that modifies the HTTP Connection header of the clients request to include "Connection: close", when sent to the server side. When the server responds it also has a "Connection: close" header, which I remove, but the BIGIP still sends a FIN, ACK to the client and closes the connection.
Any advice is appriciated.
Thanks
hoolioCirrostratus
Hi Ka,
We discussed this scenario here:
http://devcentral.f5.com/Community/GroupDetails/tabid/1082223/asg/52/afv/topic/aft/1174682/aff/31/showtab/groupforums/Default.aspx
Can you try testing with a OneConnect profile as described in that post? You might also need to limit the HTTP requests to 1 on the HTTP profile.
Aaron
ka_49032Thanks for the reply.
I forgot to mention one more constraint, I think I need to apply this with an iRule as it should only affect certain URLs.
I don't think I can apply the oneconnect profile within an iRule to only that traffic?
// Ka- hoolioHi Ka,
You can use ONECONNECT::reuse enable|disable to selectively enable/disable serverside connection re-use:
http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/default.aspx/iRules/ONECONNECT__reuse.html
Aaron - ka_49032Thanks for the help!
It seems to be working.
//Ka