Forum Discussion

t_rajneesh_2252's avatar
t_rajneesh_2252
Icon for Nimbostratus rankNimbostratus
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...
Amanpreet_Singh's avatar
Amanpreet_Singh
Icon for Cirrostratus rankCirrostratus

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

 

Amanpreet_Singh's avatar
Amanpreet_Singh
Icon for Cirrostratus rankCirrostratus
Oct 07, 2015
Hi, Ok, that should not be a issue. Try to avoid Source Affinity when you are using NAT on firewall. Source persistence. "Source address affinity persistence directs session requests to the same server based solely on the source IP address of a packet" If your traffic is HTTP, I would rather suggest to go for cookie persistence.