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Rahul_Gupt_2401
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Mar 26, 2018

Query regarding show sys connection output

I did a "show sys connection cs-server-addr X.X.X.X" and get the below output: Sys::Connections A.A.A.A:54722 X.X.X.X:80 any6.any any6.any tcp 16 (slot/tmm: 1/0) none B.B.B.B:55142 X.X.X.X:80 any6.any any6.any tcp 22 (slot/tmm: 2/0) none

 

Could you please tell me what any6.any means in this output ?

 

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  • Per K7758: The BIG-IP connection table command output may contain any6 entries, "The any6 entry in the server section of the table occurs when a client connects to a virtual server but a load balancing decision has not yet been made. The any6 entry refers to an undetermined IPv6 address. The :any or .0 entries refer to a port, even if the protocol being used does not use ports, such as ICMP." So, what you are probably seeing is a connection that has only been established on the client-side (from the client to the virtual server) but not on the server-side (BIG-IP to pool member). Depending on the profiles on the virtual server, that connection may not be established until the client sends the first HTTP request, for example.