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mhuss3y_61750
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Aug 02, 2011

Virtual server: impact of http profile

hi, i'd like to know more about the impact of the http profile on connections. We have a virtual server setup to laod balance to MySQL servers - when we apply the http profile to our SQL VIP it seems...
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johns
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Aug 02, 2011
HTTP profile makes BIG-IP turn on its HTTP proxy, and it will try to make sure that traffic conforms to HTTP spec. If it does not, then it will stop processing, which is what is happening on your virtual server. I would not enable HTTP profile anything but HTTP traffic virtual server.