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besogon_9363
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Jan 23, 2012

VIP not to accept connections

Hello,     Can somebody please help me with an iRule that would not accept connections when there no active pool members?   I know this sounds crazy, but the application guys did not want to d...
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Jan 23, 2012
If the VIP's pool does not have any available members, the end user will receive a TCP reset. There currently is not a method in iRules for dropping connection (ignoring the first SYN) similar to a firewall rule. If all you want is a reset, then your current setup should work.

 

 

-George