Re: BigIP LTM Default persistence failing
[email protected] Sun, 2 May 2010 21:04:35 -0500
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--===============1177859981== Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" <FONT face=3D"Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size= =3D2><div>While I don't always agree with that logic (only upgrading if you= need the "gee wiz features,") why wouldn't they recommend 10.0.1 which alr= eady had 4 HFs? I've found 10 to be extremely efficient and stable and woul= d be surprised to hear it not officially recommended by F5. </div><div= ><br></div><div>Anywho, that discussion could be had in a separate thread. = It appears we've successfully answered Bill's question.</div><div><br><div>= <br></div><font color=3D"#990099">[email protected] wrote: -----<= br><br></font><blockquote style=3D"padding-right:0px;padding-left:5px;margi= n-left:5px;border-left:#000000 2px solid;margin-right:0px">To: Load Balanci= ng Mailing List <[email protected]><br>From: Hamish Marson <hamish@tr= avellingkiwi.com><br>Sent by: [email protected]<br>Date: 05/02/2010= 05:25PM<br>Subject: Re: [load balancing] BigIP LTM Default persistence fai= ling<br><br><font face=3D"Courier New,Courier,monospace" size=3D"3"><br>On = 2 May 2010, at 23:08, [email protected] wrote:<br><br>> I wonder w= hy they didn't recommend going to 10.1 instead of 9.4.8...if you're plannin= g upgrade anyways, I'd recommend asking the tech about going to 10.1<br>>= ; <br>> <br><br><br>9.4.8 is a GS (General Sustainability) version. ie. = it's stable, and updates are only to fix bugs.<br>10.1 (And 10.0) are GA ve= rsions (General Availability). They have updates to add features and fix bu= gs. <br><br>Because of the 'Add Features' feature of GA versions you'll fin= d new bugs introduced at times. So it's not generally recommended to run GA= versions in production unless you actually need to. (i.e. there might be s= ome gee wiz feature you need etc).<br><br>H<br><br><br>> ----- Original = Message -----<br>> From: Bill Blackford [[email protected]]<br>>= Sent: 05/02/2010 02:15 PM MST<br>> To: Load Balancing Mailing List <= [email protected]><br>> Subject: Re: [load balancing] BigIP LTM Default = persistence failing<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Thank you. What you'= re stating is exactly what I'm experiencing. BTW,<br>> the code upgrade = was a suggestion to get us up to a more current<br>> version. I think it= may have been an assumption of the TAC tech that<br>> an upgrade may fi= x the "cosmetic" problem. I'm hearing that what I'm<br>> expecting to se= e in the stats, may not exist or may not be added as a<br>> feature requ= est. I'm still waiting to hear back.<br>> <br>> Thank you,<br>> <b= r>> -b<br>> <br>> <br>> On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 1:47 PM, &= lt;[email protected]> wrote:<br>>> I have the same issue wit= h cookie persistence users not showing up in stats<br>>> view. I woul= d assume this was by design since cookie persistence doesn't<br>>> ma= intain a state on the Big-IP. I know you can't mirror cookie persistence<br= >>> and it wouldn't be necessary to do so, hence; there isn't a "cook= ie<br>>> persistence table" and likely why there isn't anything in st= ats view. I<br>>> don't see how upgrading will help here and don't un= derstand why they advised<br>>> you too.<br>>> <br>>> ---= [email protected] wrote: -----<br>>> <br>>> To: Load Bal= ancing Mailing List <[email protected]><br>>> From: Bill Blackford= <[email protected]><br>>> Sent by: [email protected]= <br>>> Date: 05/02/2010 02:49PM<br>>> Subject: Re: [load balanc= ing] BigIP LTM Default persistence failing<br>>> <br>>> Opened = a Support Case. My issue appears to be a cosmetic only issue<br>>> wi= th the GUI. The behavior I'm seeing is showing what appears to be<br>>&g= t; proper affinity. In fact, when I disable the fallback persistence of<br>= >> [source address] then make a connection, I see nothing in the<br>&= gt;> statistics view but I do seem my session stuck to one node. TAC<br>= >> recommends 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 Bo= urke <[email protected]> wrote:<br>>>> Hi Bill,<br>>>>= <br>>>> Check the date on the BIG-IP. Sometimes if you have= the date set wrong,<br>>>> the<br>>>> cookie expires in = the past, so your browsers never send the cookies.<br>>>> <br>>= >> Also, load up HTTPfox (or other browser plug-in) and see if you ca= n see<br>>>> the<br>>>> cookies generated by the F5. &nbs= p;You can also check the date the cookies are<br>>>> set to expire= (if they're not session cookies).<br>>>> <br>>>> Tony<br= >>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> On 5/2/2010 10:39 AM, Bill = Blackford wrote:<br>>>>> <br>>>>> Issue: BigIP LTM = only using fallback persistence<br>>>>> Unit: 1600<br>>>&= gt;> Ver: 9.45<br>>>>> <br>>>>> I have a VIP set= to use default persistence as Cookie and fall back to<br>>>>> = use source address. Cookie method is 'HTTP Cookie Insert'<br>>>>&g= t; Statistics are showing the persistence mode of Source Address Affinity<b= r>>>>> only.<br>>>>> <br>>>>> Am I miss= ing something?<br>>>>> <br>>>>> Thank you,<br>>&= gt;>> <br>>>>> -b<br>>>>> <br>>>>>= ; <br>>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> __________________= _____________________________<br>>>> lb-l mailing list<br>>>= > [email protected]<br>>>> <a href=3D"http://vegan.net/mailman/lis= tinfo/lb-l">http://vegan.net/mailman/listinfo/lb-l</a><br>>>> Sear= chable Archive: <a href=3D"http://vegan.net/lb/archive">http://vegan.net/lb= /archive</a><br>>>> <a href=3D"http://lbdigest.com">http://lbdiges= t.com</a> Load Balancing Digest<br>>>> <a href=3D"http://lbwi= ki.com">http://lbwiki.com</a> Load Balancing Wiki<br>>>> <br>= >> <br>>> <br>>> <br>>> --<br>>> Bill Blackfo= rd<br>>> Network Engineer<br>>> <br>>> Logged into realit= y and abusing my sudo privileges.....<br>>> _________________________= ______________________<br>>> lb-l mailing list<br>>> lb-l@vegan= .net<br>>> <a href=3D"http://vegan.net/mailman/listinfo/lb-l">http://= vegan.net/mailman/listinfo/lb-l</a><br>>> Searchable Archive: <a href= =3D"http://vegan.net/lb/archive">http://vegan.net/lb/archive</a><br>>>= ; <a href=3D"http://lbdigest.com">http://lbdigest.com</a> Load Balanci= ng Digest<br>>> <a href=3D"http://lbwiki.com">http://lbwiki.com</a>&n= bsp;Load Balancing Wiki<br>>> <br>>> __________________________= ______<br>>> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:<br>>> This is a transmissi= on from Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.<br>>> and may contain informat= ion which is confidential and proprietary.<br>>> If you are not the a= ddressee, any disclosure, copying or distribution or use<br>>> of the= contents of this message is expressly prohibited.<br>>> If you have = received this transmission in error, please destroy it and<br>>> noti= fy us immediately at 262-703-7000.<br>>> <br>>> CAUTION:<br>>= ;> Internet and e-mail communications are Kohl's property and Kohl's res= erves<br>>> the right to retrieve and read any message created, sent = and received.<br>>> Kohl's reserves the right to monitor messages by = authorized Kohl's<br>>> Associates at any time<br>>> without an= y further consent.<br>>> <br>>> _______________________________= ________________<br>>> lb-l mailing list<br>>> [email protected]<b= r>>> <a href=3D"http://vegan.net/mailman/listinfo/lb-l">http://vegan.= net/mailman/listinfo/lb-l</a><br>>> Searchable Archive: <a href=3D"ht= tp://vegan.net/lb/archive">http://vegan.net/lb/archive</a><br>>> <a h= ref=3D"http://lbdigest.com">http://lbdigest.com</a> Load Balancing Dig= est<br>>> <a href=3D"http://lbwiki.com">http://lbwiki.com</a> Lo= ad Balancing Wiki<br>>> <br>>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>&= gt; --<br>> Bill Blackford<br>> Network Engineer<br>> <br>> Log= ged into reality and abusing my sudo privileges.....<br>> ______________= _________________________________<br>> lb-l mailing list<br>> lb-l@ve= gan.net<br>> <a href=3D"http://vegan.net/mailman/listinfo/lb-l">http://v= egan.net/mailman/listinfo/lb-l</a><br>> Searchable Archive: <a href=3D"h= ttp://vegan.net/lb/archive">http://vegan.net/lb/archive</a><br>> <a href= =3D"http://lbdigest.com">http://lbdigest.com</a> Load Balancing Digest= <br>> <a href=3D"http://lbwiki.com">http://lbwiki.com</a> Load Bala= ncing Wiki<br>> <br>> ***********************************************= ***********************<br>> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: <br>> This is a = transmission from Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.<br>> and may contain in= formation which is confidential and proprietary.<br>> If you are not the= addressee, any disclosure, copying or distribution or use of the contents = of this message is expressly prohibited.<br>> If you have received this = transmission in error, please destroy it and notify us immediately at 262-7= 03-7000.<br>> <br>> CAUTION:<br>> Internet and e-mail communicatio= ns are Kohl's property and Kohl's reserves the right to retrieve and read a= ny message created, sent and received. 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