Trying to improve performance via Profiles

For information on these (Performance (HTTP) and Performance (Layer 4)) or the other Virtual Server Types. Click on any Virtual Server on your LTM and then change to the "Help" Tab. It will provide the following:

 

 

•Standard: Specifies a virtual server that directs client traffic to a load balancing pool and is the most basic type of virtual server. When you first create the virtual server, you assign an existing default pool to it. From then on, the virtual server automatically directs traffic to that default pool.

 

•Forwarding (Layer 2): Specifies a virtual server that shares the same IP address as a node in an associated VLAN.

 

•Forwarding (IP): Specifies a virtual server like other virtual servers, except that the virtual server has no pool members to load balance. The virtual server simply forwards the packet directly to the destination IP address specified in the client request.

 

•Performance (HTTP): Specifies a virtual server with which you associate a Fast HTTP profile. Together, the virtual server and profile increase the speed at which the virtual server processes HTTP requests.

 

•Performance (Layer 4): Specifies a virtual server with which you associate a Fast L4 profile. Together, the virtual server and profile increase the speed at which the virtual server processes layer 4 requests.

 

•Reject: Specifies that the BIG-IP system rejects any traffic destined for the virtual server IP address.

 

 

“OneConnect” Profile:

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/default.aspx/AdvDesignConfig/oneconnect.html

 

 

“http-wan-optimized-compression” Profile:

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/default.aspx/AdvDesignConfig/HTTPProfileWANOptimizedCompressionCaching.html

 

 

Hope this helps.