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pgsmith_120398
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Dec 02, 2013

Persistence Settings BMC Remedy

We have put up a BMC Remedy server behind our F5 LTM. I have a few questions about persistence behavior and how we can possibly better configure the persistence settings that Remedy uses to provide a...
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IheartF5_45022
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Dec 04, 2013

Hi - to be brief - if you are using either no persistence, or source IP persistence, then a given client session (from the web server) will remain on the same application server for the duration of the TCP session, regardless of any idle periods.

 

My point was about the persistence timeout on the "source address affinity" persistence profile - the default is 180 but it can adjusted - and how that setting can be affect long running/idle sessions.

 

I think what I am hearing from you is that you only require TCP level persistence which is a default when you don't have a persistence profile (or source IP). I think you do not need to enable any persistence profile at your application tier and you will get the behaviour you want - each TCP session will be balanced separately and will stay on the same server.

 

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    Ofelia_Carter_2
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    Feb 08, 2016
    Hello, I am having the same issue as described in this thread. Except TAC suggested I create a persistence profile for the WEB and APP virtual and apply it to teach along with HTTP. Using Source Addr Affinity/source addr It is not working for me. Any other feedback, greatly appreciated. thank you,