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ajay1986
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusLoad balancing between node pools
I have 2 nodes configured under pool , with least connection , the requirement is to send traffic for one of the pool members and after 3 hour stop sending traffic to the first one and switch to the...
Philippe_CLOUP
Employee
EmployeeHi ajay1986 ,
i assume that you refer to a BIG-IP platform, correct ?
you mention script or automation as an option, so i assume that having an iRule will not be okay to cover your need.
I would recommend creating 2 pools with different weight:
pool 1 - member A prio 100, member B prio 50
pool 2 - member A prio 50, member B prio 100
with the automation, you switch from one pool to the other every 3 hours (it can be an iCall running locally on the BIG-IP).
In that case, if one of your pool member is failing (server down, upgrade, ...) you still work on the remaining pool.
If the idea of running an iCall locally seems ok, let me know, i can send you an example. If you want something external (using API calls, ANSIBLE, Terraform, ...) let me know.
This can be achieved with 1 pool and changing the pool members prio from automation too.
regards