CSM ssl-sticky question

[c.downie]

can someone help explain what the following command is used for under the vserver command mode:

"ssl-sticky offset 20 length 6"

The complete config is:

vserver xxx-SSL

virtual x.x.x.x tcp https

vlan 100

serverfarm xxx-SSL001

ssl-sticky offset 20 length 6

sticky 60

persistent rebalance

inservice

Many thanks.

[Gilles Dufour]

it means you only use the 6 bytes (length 6) from bytes number 20 (offset 20) in the SSLID (sticky-ssl) to search and create sticky entries.

If you know each server will maitain those 6 bytes constant and different from the other servers, it makes sens to only look at those 6 bytes instead of the complete 32 bytes.

Regards,

Gilles.