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Bhanu_9561
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Oct 12, 2012

Interesting scenario with client intelligence

I have a VIP listening for tcp traffic on port 8800 load balancing to a pool (2 servers). The client is using a polling mechanism to poll the users whenever both the servers are down.   The requir...
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hoolio
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Oct 12, 2012
Hi,

 

 

When you add a TCP profile to a virtual server, it's not currently possible to refuse the three way handshake. What type of client is this? Is it possible to modify its behavior to verify the availability based on a layer 7 check instead of a TCP handshake?

 

 

Else, you might be able to disable ARP on the virtual address via a script if all pool members are down (assuming this is the only virtual server on the IP address).

 

 

Aaron