04-26-2012 08:18 AM
Hello,
I am trying to audit an existing configuration of CSM module.
Unfortunately have not an experience in CSM module configaration.
The main goal is to understand if there are any direct connection between servers
in different serverfarms (i.e. server from one serfarm opens session to server in
second serverfarm to VIP or to real IP). Also I need to know if there exist any
server initiated connection.
For serverfarms in CSM configuration there are two options configured
1)
nat server
nat client <pool>
2)
nat server
no nat client
As I understand, if there is no "static nat" lines in CSM configuration it means that
there can not be server initiated connections. Is this correct?
What is the best way to check if there are any direct connections between different serverfarms?
Is it enough to take an output of "show conn" command like
prot vlan source destination state
----------------------------------------------------------------------
In UDP 149 10.13.205.20:57944 10.36.22.20:23235 ESTAB
Out UDP 449 10.36.22.24:23235 10.13.205.20:57944 ESTAB
and check if there is "In" connection from <source IP> in one serverfarm to <destination IP>
in second serverfarm? As for now I did not see such connections.
Will be presented direct server-server/VIP or server initiated connections in "sh conn" command
output for CSM module?
Could you advise me how to check this in CSM configuration or show commands output?
Thank you in advance.
05-09-2012 01:21 AM
If the vserver to vserver connection is made between devices in the same subnet and the client uses the vsever address (rather than a vip address) then this will not be seen via the CSM at all. If the client vserver targets the vip address, then it is probable that you will require source nat to make it work. If a vserver starts a connection to another vserver addess (not vip) in a different subnet and the connection flows via the CSM, then the CSM will show this in its connection table. You can test this via "telnet
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