4.3.5 Defining cookie switching

The <cookie-switching> tag is specified when using the cookie switching functionality of the load balancer.

This setting enables a series of HTTP requests to be processed by a single Web server or J2EE server.

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Can be omitted.

Can be omitted.

The <cookie-switching-enabled> tag is specified when using the cookie switching functionality.

The following strings can be specified:

• true

  The <cookie-switching-enabled> tag is specified when using the cookie switching functionality.

• false

  Specify false if you do not want to use the cookie switching functionality.

Can be omitted.

Can be omitted.

The <cookie-name> tag specifies a cookie name with a string of 1 to 64 characters.

The permitted name is a combination of alphanumeric characters or underscore (_).

The following name is used by the Web container and is case sensitive:

• JSESSIONID

Note:

This specification is disabled when you specify ACOS in <load-balancer-type> and API in lb.connect_type.IP-address of lb.properties.

• For BIG-IP

  Specify a character string of 64 characters or less with alphanumeric characters or underscore "_". Note that the 1^st character must be specified as an upper case or lower case character.

• For ACOS

  Specify a character string of 63 characters or less with alphanumeric characters or underscore "_".

Can be omitted.

Can be omitted.

In version 08-53 or later versions, do not specify a value in this tag. If specified, the value is disabled.

In version 08-53 or later versions, do not specify a value in this tag. If specified, the value is disabled.

Can be omitted.

Can be omitted.

Specifies the management IP address or host name set up in the load balancer.

If the same load balancer is between multiple Web systems, specify the same management IP address or host name in the Web systems sharing the load balancer.

The following strings can be specified:

• Host name

  Specifies the management IP address in dot notations (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) where xxx is an integer in the range from 0 to 255.

• IPv4 address

  The permitted host name is the combination of alphanumeric characters or underscore (_) and hyphen (-).

Cannot be omitted.

Cannot be omitted.

In a system with redundant load balancers, specifies the management IP address or host name set up in the second load balancer.

If the same load balancer is between multiple Web systems, specify the same management IP address or host name in the Web systems sharing the load balancer.

For details about tags specifiable in each definition, see 4.7 Tags that can be specified in the Easy Setup definition file and the configuration change definition files.

The following strings can be specified:

• Host name

  The permitted host name is the combination of alphanumeric characters or underscore (_) and hyphen (-).

• IPv4 address

  Specifies the management IP address in dot notations (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) where xxx is an integer in the range from 0 to 255.

Can be omitted.

Can be omitted.