SSL session ID | Configure source IP affinity for MAC and NAT forwarding

Load Balancer: Server affinity conclusion

When using IBM WebSphere Edge Components Load Balancer, the types of server affinity that IBM recommends to use for WebSphere Commerce are source IP affinity and cross-port affinity.

While using SSL, session ID affinity is possible for HTTPS traffic using the CBR forwarding method. Source IP affinity and cross-port affinity are not configurable at the same time for HTTP ports (only basic rule-based affinity is possible).

Passive cookie affinity cannot be used with WebSphere Commerce cookies.

Active cookie and URI affinity methods require advanced configurations. This configuration requiring IBM WebSphere Edge Components Caching Proxy is not covered in this book. Another reason for not covering it here is that the Caching Proxy is also deprecated as of IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6.1.