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slizarraga
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Apr 20, 2022

When should I change Maximum Answers Returned in a Wide ip pool?

I have web servers with different IP addresses in a pool. Right now I am balancing, sometimes the reply is IP A, and other times IP B. In case I increase the Maximum Ansers Returned parameter for 2...
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Kevin_Davies
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Jun 20, 2023

Allowing both replies simply means there is a backup option. Often DNS serves will round robin these responses by default. Test wil show you if thats happening but BIG-IP DNS gives you the control so unless there is a specific reason for more than one leave it as is.