Sticky Situation with CSS-11503

mark.blair · ‎08-11-2005

Looking for help with a sticky setting on a CSS Content Switch.

I have 3 (IIS 6.0) web servers which connect to a SQL2K application that clients connect to via the CSS using SSL. The CSS has a ssl module which

decrypts the traffic and sends http to the web servers. The issue is if I have more than one web server running, the sessions don't appear to stick to the server and sql session. I don't think I can set an advanced balance cookie rule as the cookie would get stripped out when the http gets converted back to https and sent to the client. The web servers are running http so I don't think using application ssl and advanced balance ssl would work in the rule either as no ssl is coming off the backside of the css to the web servers. I currently have a balance aca rule running which spreads the load across the web servers very well but, clients can't seem to stay stuck to the original sessions. I'm also not sure if everything is in the right place in the

config. Also, can I get away with running the balance aca and an advanced balance line in the same rule ? I am posting my current config below. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for any advice you can offer..

Mark B.

PLS-NOSPAM-qwik...@hotmail.com

Gilles Dufour · ‎08-12-2005

Mark,

why do you think the cookie would be stripped out ?

There is no reason for the SSL module to remove any part of the data.

So the cookie will be forwarded to the client and the client will use it for both HTTP and HTTPS since the cookie is linked to a website independently of the protocol being used.

So your best solution is the cookie.

And you can combine ACA with any advanced-balance method.

Regards,

Gilles.