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madhava
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Jun 21, 2023
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Http server node receives partial http request big-ip load balancer

I am trying to setup BIG-IP load balancer first time, here is my setup. Client send traffic to virtual server and I have a node behind internal server. I am sending a simple get request to virtual s...
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    Mohamed_Ahmed_Kansoh
    Jun 22, 2023

    Hi madhava , 

    I see in the Pcap that no completed flow between client side and server side , Bigip Resets the connection when seeing the HTTP GET request , I see also this GET request maybe truncated , something corrupted in this Request and not follow the standard of http. 

    Please test the below steps : 
    1) change the standard http Virtual server to >>> Performance layer 4 , you have to remove http profile prior to changing the virtual server type. 
    Performance layer 4 Virtual server  means that >>> Bigip will forward all requests ( somehow acts as a router ) Not http Checks.

    2) repeat the Tcpdump command that I sent in the first reply , and upload it. 

    Let us see what will be the behavior and decide what is the suitable workaround for your issue. 

    Look forward to hearning from you soon 🙂 

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madhava
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Jun 21, 2023

It seems like worked after changing virtual server type from "Standard" to "Performance(HTTP)", Weired but works 🙂

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whisperer
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Jun 22, 2023

I would be interested in root cause here as well. You can always allocate another VIP on client side referencing the same pool. This would allow testing at leisure. Performance HTTP loses quite a bit of capabilities when it comes to traffic modification.