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prashanth_86276
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Aug 01, 2012

SIP Message Based Load Balancing

Hi

 

I am finding it difficult to make SIP MBLB work on BIG-IP 11.2.0 Virtual Edition.

 

Client side is SIP TCP with large number of connections...Server side want to have a pool (instead of 1:1)

 

Followed the instructions in http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/13000/500/sol13575

 

Got 2 pool members & min-conn set to 4. However F5 is making 1-1 connection instead of creating/re-using pool of connections.(in this case it should ideally be 2/pool member)

 

 

 

 

 

Is this a standard configuration supported for SIP profile or is an iRule required to achieve this

 

 

 

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  • naladar_65658's avatar
    naladar_65658
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    Aug 02, 2012
    Do you mind sharing the mblb profile that you are using? As long as it is applied to the VIP it should work based off those instructions.
  • prashanth_86276's avatar
    prashanth_86276
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    Aug 03, 2012
    Pls find the mblb profile & VIP details

     

     

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    ltm profile mblb /Common/snpmblb {

     

    defaults-from /Common/mblb

     

    ingress-high 10000

     

    ingress-low 9000

     

    isolate-abort enabled

     

    isolate-client disabled

     

    isolate-expire enabled

     

    isolate-server enabled

     

    min-conn 4

     

    tag-ttl 60

     

    }

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ltm virtual /Common/snpsip {

     

    destination /Common/192.168.3.203:1979

     

    ip-protocol tcp

     

    mask 255.255.255.255

     

    pool /Common/snpsip

     

    profiles {

     

    /Common/sip { }

     

    /Common/snpmblb { }

     

    /Common/tcp { }

     

    }

     

    snat automap

     

    translate-address enabled

     

    translate-port enabled

     

    vlans-disabled

     

    }

     

     

     

     

    ltm pool /Common/snpsip {

     

    members {

     

    /Common/192.168.101.63:1979 {

     

    address 192.168.101.63

     

    }

     

    /Common/192.168.101.237:1979 {

     

    address 192.168.101.237

     

    }

     

     

    }

     

    monitor /Common/gateway_icmp

     

    }

     

     

    ltm profile mblb /Common/mblb {

     

    defaults-from none

     

    ingress-high 50

     

    ingress-low 5

     

    isolate-abort enabled

     

    isolate-client disabled

     

    isolate-expire enabled

     

    isolate-server enabled

     

    min-conn 4

     

    tag-ttl 60

     

    }

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • prashanth_86276's avatar
    prashanth_86276
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    Aug 14, 2012
    Hi

    Has anyone else faced similar issue?

     

    What irule is required to make this work...just the configuration doesn't seem to suffice