Global source NAT Similar to F5’s Automap Automap will SNAT any traffic going towards the real-server. The client’s source IP will be replaced with the self-IP configured on the Brocade’s interface closest to the real servers. SNAT is implemented for ALL the real servers. server … “Brocade ADX Source NAT”
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TERMINOLOGY: Primary – A primary server is used by the ServerIron ADX when load balancing client requests for an application. Backup – A backup server is used by the ServerIron ADX only if all the primary servers are unavailable for the requested application. Local – … “Brocade ADX – Fall Back Server”
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Brocade ADX can crash due to failure of Management Processor (MP) or Barrel Processor (BP). In order to narrow down the issue, check the output for the following commands:Brocade ADX Crash Brocade ADX can crash due to failure of Management Processor (MP) or Barrel Processor … “Brocade ADX Crash”
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This is an example for JSession ID based persistence for Brocade ADX: csw-rule “JSESSION” header “cookie” pattern “JSESSIONID=” case-insensitive csw-rule “URI” url pattern “JSESSIONID=” case-insensitive csw-policy “CSW_JSESSION” case-insensitive match “JSESSION” persist offset 0 length 32 passive-persist match “URI” persist offset 0 length 32 passive-persist default … “Brocade ADX – JSession Persistence”
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Brocade ADX: 12.4S code version will disable SSLv3 by default and this would protect against the Poodle Vulnerability.
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When using CSW Rule with POST method and load balancing based on incoming URI, you could run into a defect that prevents the right configuration. By default, “case-insensitive” CSW Rules would have to be added to “case-insensitive” CSW Policies. However, “case-insensitive” key word at the … “Brocade ADX – CSW HTTP Method”
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With the newer Brocade ADX code versions (12.4G+), it is possible to alter the TCP profile settings that is associated with the Virtual Server. Why Change the TCP Profile: I have run into issues when there is slowness in data transfer between the client and … “Brocade ADX – TCP Profile & Slowness”
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By default, when we configure SSL Health Check for a Real-Server: server real RS-web8 192.168.200.232 port ssl port ssl keepalive port ssl url “HEAD /” port ssl status-code 200 200 The ADX will perform a simple SSL handshake. It doesn’t really check the content/status code. … “ADX – SSL Simple Health Check”
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By default, when a real-server is created, the ADX will perform the following checks: Layer 2 ARP Layer 3 ICMP Ping After the real-server is attached to the virtual-server using the bind command, the ADX will perform Layer 4 or Layer 7 checks based on … “ADX Health Check”
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csw-rule “CSW_RESPONSE_Cookie” response-header “Set-Cookie” pattern “PHPSESSID” csw-rule “CSW_URI” url pattern “PHPSESSID” csw-rule “CSW_PHPSESS” header “Cookie” pattern “PHPSESSID” csw-policy “POLICY_PHPSESSID” match “CSW_RESPONSE_Cookie” passive-persist offset 0 length 7 match “CSW_PHPSESS” persist offset 0 length 7 passive-persist match “CSW_URI” persist offset 0 length 7 passive-persist The above CSW … “CSW PHPSESSID Persistence”
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