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t_rajneesh_2252
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Oct 03, 2015

Least connection Method : Load balancing algorithm is not working as expected

Hi All,   Least connection method is not working as expected when used with source affnity persistance. All traffic is diverted to single server. I would like to let you know that Natting ( Public...
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Amanpreet_Singh
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Oct 06, 2015

Hi Rajneesh,

 

The problem is not with the combination of Source Affinity with Least connection. The problem is using NAT on firewall and using source affinity. LB is assuming all the connections to be originating from a single client IP. Have you tried using "only Destination NAT" with LB having default route towards firewall? (assuming it as a traffic coming from Internet)

 

Regards, Aman

 

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t_rajneesh_2252
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Oct 06, 2015
Thanks Amanpreet. Image and hotfix details running currently on box. ALso we are not using anyconnect profile here Image: BIGIP-11.6.0.0.0.401.iso HF: Hotfix-BIGIP-11.6.0.4.0.420-HF4.iso Model: BIG-IP 2200