Re: BigIP LTM Default persistence failing

[email protected] Sun, 2 May 2010 15:47:59 -0500
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<FONT face=3D"Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size=
=3D2><div>I have the same issue with cookie persistence users not showing u=
p in stats view. I would assume this was by design since cookie persistence=
 doesn't maintain a state on the Big-IP. I know you can't mirror cookie per=
sistence and it wouldn't be necessary to do so, hence; there isn't a "cooki=
e persistence table" and likely why there isn't anything in stats view. I d=
on't see how upgrading will help here and don't understand why they advised=
 you too.</div><div><br><div><br></div><font color=3D"#990099">-----lb-l-bo=
[email protected] wrote: -----<br><br></font><blockquote style=3D"padding-rig=
ht:0px;padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px;border-left:#000000 2px solid;margi=
n-right:0px">To: Load Balancing Mailing List &lt;[email protected]&gt;<br>From=
: Bill Blackford &lt;[email protected]&gt;<br>Sent by: lb-l-bounces@ve=
gan.net<br>Date: 05/02/2010 02:49PM<br>Subject: Re: [load balancing] BigIP =
LTM Default persistence failing<br><br><font face=3D"Courier New,Courier,mo=
nospace" size=3D"3">Opened a Support Case. My issue appears to be a cosmeti=
c only issue<br>with the GUI. The behavior I'm seeing is showing what appea=
rs to be<br>proper affinity. In fact, when I disable the fallback persisten=
ce of<br>[source address] then make a connection, I see nothing in the<br>s=
tatistics view but I do seem my session stuck to one node. TAC<br>recommend=
s going to 9.48.<br><br>thanks to all. I'm confident that F5 TAC nailed the=
 issue.<br><br>-b<br><br><br>On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Tony Bourke &=
lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:<br>&gt; Hi Bill,<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Check the dat=
e on the BIG-IP. &nbsp;Sometimes if you have the date set wrong, the<br>&gt=
; cookie expires in the past, so your browsers never send the cookies.<br>&=
gt;<br>&gt; Also, load up HTTPfox (or other browser plug-in) and see if you=
 can see the<br>&gt; cookies generated by the F5. &nbsp;You can also check =
the date the cookies are<br>&gt; set to expire (if they're not session cook=
ies).<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Tony<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; On 5/2/2010 10:39 AM, Bi=
ll Blackford wrote:<br>&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt; Issue: BigIP LTM only using fal=
lback persistence<br>&gt;&gt; Unit: 1600<br>&gt;&gt; Ver: 9.45<br>&gt;&gt;<=
br>&gt;&gt; I have a VIP set to use default persistence as Cookie and fall =
back to<br>&gt;&gt; use source address. Cookie method is 'HTTP Cookie Inser=
t'<br>&gt;&gt; Statistics are showing the persistence mode of Source Addres=
s Affinity<br>&gt;&gt; only.<br>&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt; Am I missing something=
?<br>&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt; Thank you,<br>&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt; -b<br>&gt;&gt;=
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