Persistence will provide client connections to the same Oracle server node of a scale out cluster deployment for each subsequent request to the Virtual Service.

More information on Virtual Services and other LoadMaster features can be found in the Web User Interface (WUI), Configuration Guide.

Source IP Address Persistence

If enabling Source IP Address persistence note that:

  • 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.