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Feb 28, 2018Nimbostratus
Delayed Fail over to a secondary server
Hi All,
I have a unique requirement where the client would like to have a delayed fail over between 2 nodes in a pool. There will be a database application behind an LTM with a pool containing 2...
- Feb 28, 2018
Seems like all you need is a ratio configuration to make sure your primary DB node gets all connections as long as its available, and a health-check monitor. Maybe even tcp-half-open healt-check monitor will do. As long as the Standby Database Node keeps its TCP listener closed while it's sub-services are unavailable, you will not need any complex alchemy. That's how most database systems operate - if service is down, TCP listener is closed. BigIP can identify this and not send any traffic there. What DB system are you using?