Persistence provides client connections to the same SAP server node of a scaled out cluster deployment for each subsequent request to the Virtual Service.

Source IP Address Persistence

Source IP Address persistence can be used but take care before enabling it because:

  • Clients from behind a Network Address Translation (NAT) device show up as a single IP address

  • It can result in uneven connection distribution

Cookie Persistence

If cookies are used, there is no negative impact. The name of the cookie does not have any specific requirements.