08-19-2010 07:28 AM
If you have a basic configuration on the ACE which consists of
VIP --> serverfarm -----> server1
-----> server 2
if one of the servers is removed or fails will the ACE detect this without probes being configured? and if so how does it detect the failure?
thanks
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08-19-2010 08:20 AM
When you doesn't configure probe, ACE only detects server down with arp table.
It mean rserver goes down when arp timer is expired and rserver state will become ARP_FAILED.
Default arp timeout of rserver is 300 seconds as below.
ACE20/Admin# sh arp timeout
Context:Admin
Refresh Time:
Learned Address : 14400 seconds
Configured Address : 300 seconds
Retry Rate : 10 seconds
Max retries per host : 3
Periodic Sync Interval : 5
You can change this value with 'arp interval' command on configuration mode.
However, this configuration change effects all configured address.
So, I recommend you configure probe.
Regards,
Yuji
08-19-2010 07:54 AM
Hi,
There is no automatic failure detection. You need to have some form of health probe.
HTH
Cathy
08-19-2010 08:12 AM
So if a server is rebooted or disconnected, it will still send data to it?
08-19-2010 08:20 AM
When you doesn't configure probe, ACE only detects server down with arp table.
It mean rserver goes down when arp timer is expired and rserver state will become ARP_FAILED.
Default arp timeout of rserver is 300 seconds as below.
ACE20/Admin# sh arp timeout
Context:Admin
Refresh Time:
Learned Address : 14400 seconds
Configured Address : 300 seconds
Retry Rate : 10 seconds
Max retries per host : 3
Periodic Sync Interval : 5
You can change this value with 'arp interval' command on configuration mode.
However, this configuration change effects all configured address.
So, I recommend you configure probe.
Regards,
Yuji
08-19-2010 08:31 AM
ACE will still send data until it detects server down.
After ACE detects rserver down, it doesn't send new connection to this server.
Regarding existing connection, it depends on the 'failaction' configuration on serverfarm mode.
Regards,
Yuji
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