Inline load balancing and "Loose Initiation" & "Loose Close"
Hi People,
We have a inline load balancing design for Lync (and other applications) where we configure the Lync_edge servers inline (behind the LTM).
Therefore this demands a fastl4 profile with Reset on Timeout enabled, ok.
But i was suggested to enable also "Loose Initiation" & "Loose Close" but not really sure if we need it.
topology is as follow: Internet ---- Checkpoint FW --- extLAN --- LTM (11.4.1) --- intVLAN (with Lync_edge servers) ---- Cisco router---- Internal subets
I read this statement in the forum and i got more confused...becasue in the extVLAN there is also a Cisco Router 6500 which leads to a bunch of other internal subnets..
If a different router exists on any directly connected network, you may need to create a custom fastL4 profile with "Loose Initiation" & "Loose Close" enabled to prevent LTM from interfering with forwarded conversations traversing an asymmetrical path.