In most scenarios, the configuration settings are automatically synchronized between partners every two minutes. If a new Virtual Service is created, the settings are immediately synchronized. Because of this, creating a new Virtual Service is a good way of checking if the synchronization is working. To trace this, follow the steps below:

  1. Start a TCP dump, as detailed in the Run a TCP Dump section, but use port 6973.
  2. Create a Virtual Service.
  3. Stop the TCP dump.
  4. Download the TCP dump file.
  5. Analyse the results.

After creating a Virtual Service, a lot of traffic should have been immediately triggered.

Generally, if a lot of packets are being transferred it means that the synchronization is working. If only a few packets are transferred, it may mean that the connection was unsuccessful. In this case, there may be a problem such as unmatched SSH keys.