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Datacom1
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Dec 13, 2020

persistent session

I have a noob question. I have web servers that are hitting an f5 for round robin load balancing to a pool of applications servers. I need to configure the f5 so when a web server hits the f5, that it keeps going to the same application server the entire session.

 

 

  • Hello.

    Your best option is to use cookie (session) persistence. You have some different flavours. I recommend you to check this out:

    ​https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K83419154

     

    Regards,

    Dario.

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      Datacom1
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      Would this work between 2 servers with an f5 between them?. The whole chain is client --> f5 --> web server --> 2nd f5 --> application server.

      With how the application server programmers have it coded. The client has to hit the same web server and application server during the session.

      • Definitely. In that you should have to apply persistence in both devices. Decrypting (SSL Bridging) could be mandatory depends on the scenario.

        Regards,

        Dario.