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If a client's browser does not accept cookies, what occurs when the client connects to a virtual server using cookie persistence?
The correct answer is C. The connection request is loadbalanced to an available pool member.. If a client's browser does not accept cookies, a virtual server configured for cookie persistence cannot establish session stickiness, causing the connection to be handled by the default load balancing method.
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If a client's browser does not accept cookies, what occurs when the client connects to a virtual server using cookie persistence?
Options
- AThe connection request is not processed.
- BThe connection request is sent to a pology server.
- CThe connection request is loadbalanced to an available pool member.
- DThe connection request is refused and the client is sent a "server not available" message.
How the community answered
(44 responses)- A5% (2)
- B11% (5)
- C82% (36)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
If a client's browser does not accept cookies, a virtual server configured for cookie persistence cannot establish session stickiness, causing the connection to be handled by the default load balancing method.
The connection request is still processed by the load balancer; it simply cannot utilize cookie-based persistence.
A 'pology server' is not a recognized term or function in the context of load balancing or persistence failure.
If a client's browser does not accept cookies, the load balancer cannot insert or read the persistence cookie, causing the cookie persistence method to fail. In this scenario, the virtual server will fall back to its configured default load balancing algorithm (e.g., Round Robin, Least Connections) to select an available pool member for the connection.
The connection request is not refused; instead, it is directed to an available server using the virtual server's primary load balancing method.
Concept tested: Cookie persistence fallback behavior
Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/big-ip-15-0-0/big-ip-local-traffic-management-implementation/configuring-persistence-profiles.html
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