Configuring the WSM using Device Manager

Cookie-based preferential load balancing

Preferential services for customers can be based on cookies, ensuring that certain users are offered better access to resources than other users when site resources are scarce.

Note: Cookie-based persistent load balancing is described in About cookie-based persistence.

Cookie-based preferential services:

• Redirect higher priority users to a larger server or server group.
• Identify a user group and redirect them to a particular server.
• Serve content based on user identity.
• Prioritize access to scarce resources on a Web site.
• Provide better services to repeat customers, based on access count.

See also:

• Example of cookie-based preferential load balancing
• Defining cookie-based criteria
• Configuring cookie-based preferential load balancing
• Content-intelligent switching
• Server load balancing basics
• Virtual server load balancing
• Load balancing special services
• Configuring filters for Layer 4 switching