F5 BIG-IP Administration Support and Troubleshooting (F5CAB5) exam F5CAB5 Question # 13 Topic 2 Discussion
F5CAB5 Exam Topic 2 Question 13 Discussion:
Question #: 13
Topic #: 2
Some users who connect to a busy Virtual Server have connections reset by the BIG-IP system. Pool member resources are NOT a factor in this behavior. What is a possible cause for this behavior?
When troubleshooting intermittent connection resets on a "busy" Virtual Server, the administrator must examine the configured thresholds62. A "Connection Limit" is a hard cap on the number of concurrent connections a Virtual Server or pool member can handle63. If this limit is set too low, the BIG-IP will reset any new connection attempts once the threshold is reached64. The key indicator in this scenario is that the problem only affects "some users" and happens when the server is "busy," suggesting that the system is hitting a capacity ceiling rather than suffering from a persistent configuration error65. Unlike a missing SSL profile, which would likely cause all connections to fail, or a "Connection Rate Limit," which throttles how fast connections arrive, a "Connection Limit" focuses on the total volume66. Identifying this as the cause requires reviewing the Virtual Server's statistics to see if the "Current Connections" count is consistently peaking at the configured limit value.
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