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NAME
       fastl4 - Configures a Fast Layer 4 profile.

MODULE
       ltm profile

SYNTAX
       Configure the fastl4 component within the ltm profile module using the
       syntax shown in the following sections.

   CREATE/MODIFY
	create fastl4 [name]
	modify fastl4 [name]
	  options:
	    app-service [[string] | none]
	    defaults-from [ [name] | none]
	    description [string]
	    hardware-syn-cookie [disabled | enabled]
	    idle-timeout [immediate | indefinite | [integer] ]
	    ip-tos-to-client [ [integer] | pass-through]
	    ip-tos-to-server [ [integer] | pass-through]
	    keep-alive-interval [integer]
	    ip-df-mode [preserve | set | clear]
	    ip-ttl-mode [proxy | preserve | decrement | set]
	    ip-ttl-value [integer]
	    link-qos-to-client [ [integer] | pass-through]
	    link-qos-to-server [ [integer] | pass-through]
	    priority-to-client [ [integer] | pass-through]
	    priority-to-server [ [integer] | pass-through]
	    loose-close [disabled | enabled]
	    loose-initialization [disabled | enabled]
	    mss-override [integer]
	    pva-acceleration [full | none | partial | dedicated ]
	    pva-dynamic-client-packets [integer ]
	    pva-dynamic-server-packets [integer ]
	    pva-offload-dynamic [ enabled | disabled ]
	    pva-offload-state [embryonic | establish]
	    pva-flow-aging [enabled | disabled]
	    pva-flow-evict [enabled | disabled]
	    reassemble-fragments [disabled | enabled]
	    reset-on-timeout [disabled | enabled]
	    rtt-from-client [disabled | enabled]
	    rtt-from-server [disabled | enabled]
	    server-sack [disabled | enabled]
	    server-timestamp [disabled | enabled]
	    receive-window-size [65535 - 2^31 bytes for window scale enabling]
	    software-syn-cookie [disabled | enabled]
	    syn-cookie-enable [disabled | enabled]
	    syn-cookie-whitelist [disabled | enabled]
	    tcp-close-timeout [immediate | indefinite | [integer] ]
	    tcp-generate-is  [disabled | enabled]
	    tcp-handshake-timeout [immediate | indefinite | [integer] ]
	    tcp-strip-sack [disabled | enabled]
	    tcp-timestamp-mode [preserve | rewrite | strip]
	    tcp-time-wait-timeout [integer]
	    tcp-wscale-mode [preserve | rewrite | strip]
	    late-binding [enabled | disabled]
	    explicit-flow-migration [enabled | disabled]
	    client-timeout [integer]
	    timeout-recovery [ disconnect | fallback ]

	mv fastl4 [ [[source-name] [destination-name]] | [[name] to-folder [folder-name]] | [[name...name] to-folder [folder-name]] ]
	  options:
	    to-folder

	edit fastl4 [ [ [name] | [glob] | [regex] ] ... ]
	  options:
	    all-properties
	    non-default-properties

	reset-stats fastl4
	reset-stats fastl4 [ [ [name] | [glob] | [regex] ] ... ]

   DISPLAY
	list fastl4
	list fastl4 [ [ [name] | [glob] | [regex] ] ... ]
	show running-config fastl4
	show running-config fastl4
	  [ [ [name] | [glob] | [regex] ] ... ]
	  options:
	    all-properties
	    non-default-properties
	    one-line
	    partition

	show fastl4
	show fastl4 [ [ [name] | [glob] | [regex] ] ... ]
	  options:
	    (default | exa | gig | kil | meg | peta | raw | tera | yotta | zetta)
	    field-fmt
	    global

   DELETE
	delete fastL4 [name]

DESCRIPTION
       You can use this component to create, modify, display, or delete a Fast
       Layer 4 profile. The Fast L4 profile is the default profile that the
       system uses when you create a basic configuration for non-UDP (User
       Datagram Protocol) traffic.

       Any changes you make to an active Fast L4 profile (one that is in use
       by a virtual server) take effect after the value of the idle-timeout
       option has passed. That means new connections are affected by the
       profile change immediately. However, for the new values to take effect,
       old connections need to be either aged out or closed.  =head1 EXAMPLES

       create fastl4 my_fastl4_profile defaults-from fastl4

       Creates a custom Fast Layer 4 profile named my_fastl4_profile that
       inherits its settings from the system default Fast L4 profile.

       mv fastl4 /Common/my_fastl4_profile to-folder /Common/my_folder

       Moves a custom fastl4 profile named my_fastl4_profile to a folder named
       my_folder, where my_folder has already been created and exists within
       /Common.

       Please refer to the mv manual page for examples on how to use the mv
       command.

       show fastl4

       Displays statistics for all Fast Layer 4 profiles.

OPTIONS
       app-service
	    Specifies the name of the application service to which the profile
	    belongs. The default value is none. Note: If the strict-updates
	    option is enabled on the application service that owns the object,
	    you cannot modify or delete the profile. Only the application
	    service can modify or delete the profile.

       defaults-from
	    Specifies the profile that you want to use as the parent profile.
	    Your new profile inherits all settings and values from the parent
	    profile specified. The default value is fastl4.

       description
	    User defined description.

       glob Displays the items that match the glob expression. See help glob
	    for a description of glob expression syntax.

       hardware-syn-cookie
	    This option is deprecated in version 13.0.0 and is replaced by
	    syn-cookie-enable.	Enables or disables hardware SYN cookie
	    support when PVA10 is present on the system. The default value is
	    disabled.

	    Note that when you set the hardware-syn-cookie option to enabled,
	    you may also want to set the following bigdb database variables
	    using the db component, based on your requirements:

	    pva.SynCookies.Full.ConnectionThreshold (default: 500000)
	    pva.SynCookies.Assist.ConnectionThreshold (default: 500000)
	    pva.SynCookies.ClientWindow (default: 0)
       idle-timeout
	    Specifies the number of seconds that a connection is idle before
	    the connection is eligible for deletion. The default value is 300
	    seconds. You can also specify immediate or indefinite.

	    When you specify an idle-timeout for the Fast L4 profile, for the
	    profile to work properly, the value needs to be greater than the
	    bigdb database variable Pva.Scrub_time_in_msec.

       ip-tos-to-client
	    Specifies an IP Type of Service (ToS) number for the client-side.
	    This option specifies the ToS level that the traffic management
	    system assigns to IP packets when sending them to clients. The
	    default value is 65535, which indicates, do not modify.

       ip-tos-to-server
	    Specifies an IP ToS number for the server side. This option
	    specifies the ToS level that the traffic management system assigns
	    to IP packets when sending them to servers. The default value is
	    65535, which indicates, do not modify.

       keep-alive-interval
	    Specifies the keep-alive probe interval, in seconds. The default
	    value is disabled (0 seconds).

       ip-df-mode
	    Describe the Don't Fragment (DF) bit setting in the IP Header of
	    the outgoing TCP packet. The available settings are: Pmtu: Set the
	    outgoing IP Header DF bit based on IP pmtu
	    setting(tm.pathmtudiscovery).  Preserve: Set the outgoing Packet's
	    IP Header DF bit to be same as incoming IP Header DF bit.  Set:
	    Set the outgoing packet's IP Header DF bit.  Clear: Clear the
	    outgoing packet's IP Header DF bit.  The default setting is
	    Preserve.

       ip-ttl-mode
	    Describe the outgoing TCP packet's IP Header TTL mode. The
	    available Modes are: Proxy: Set the outgoing IP Header TTL value
	    to 255/64 for ipv4/ipv6 respectively.  Preserve: Set the outgoing
	    IP Header TTL value to be same as the incoming IP Header TTL
	    value.  Decrement: Set the outgoing IP Header TTL value to be one
	    less than the incoming TTL value.  Set: Set the outgoing IP Header
	    TTL value to a specific value(as specified by ip-ttl-v[4|6]).  The
	    default mode is Proxy.

       ip-ttl-v4
	    Specify the outgoing packet's IP Header TTL value for IPv4
	    traffic. Maximum TTL value that can be specified is 255. The
	    default is 255.

       ip-ttl-v6
	    Specify the outgoing packet's IP Header TTL value  for IPv6
	    traffic. Maximum TTL value that can be specified is 255. The
	    default is 64.

       link-qos-to-client
	    Specifies a Link Quality of Service (QoS) (VLAN priority) number
	    for the client side. This option specifies the QoS level that the
	    system assigns to packets when sending them to clients. The
	    default value is 65535, which indicates, do not modify.

       link-qos-to-server
	    Specifies a Link QoS (VLAN priority) number for the server side.
	    This option specifies the QoS level that the system assigns to
	    packets when sending them to servers. The default value is 65535,
	    which indicates, do not modify.

       priority-to-client
	    Specifies internal packet priority for the client side. This
	    option specifies the internal packet priority that the system
	    assigns to packets when sending them to clients. The default value
	    is 65535, which indicates, do not modify.

       priority-to-server
	    Specifies internal packet priority for the server side. This
	    option specifies the internal packet priority that the system
	    assigns to packets when sending them to servers. The default value
	    is 65535, which indicates, do not modify.

       loose-close
	    Specifies that the system closes a loosely-initiated connection
	    when the system receives the first FIN packet from either the
	    client or the server. The default value is disabled.

       loose-initialization
	    Specifies that the system initializes a connection when it
	    receives any Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) packet, rather
	    than requiring a SYN packet for connection initiation. The default
	    value is disabled.

       mss-override
	    Specifies a maximum segment size (MSS) override for server
	    connections. Note that this is also the MSS advertised to a client
	    when a client first connects.

	    The default value is 0 (zero), which disables this option. You can
	    specify an integer from 256 to 9162.

       name Specifies a unique name for the component. This option is required
	    for the commands create, delete, and modify.

       partition
	    Displays the administrative partition within which the component
	    resides.

       pva-acceleration
	    Specifies the Packet Velocity(r) ASIC acceleration policy. The
	    default value is full. In 12.1, dedicated mode is the new low
	    latency policy which replaces guaranteed. The full and partial
	    mode has same effect for ePVA platforms.

       pva-dynamic-client-packets
	    Specifies the number of client packets before dynamic ePVA
	    hardware re-offloading occurs. The valid value is 0~10. The
	    default value is 2.

       pva-dynamic-server-packets
	    Specifies the number of server packets before dynamic ePVA
	    hardware re-offloading occurs. The valid value is 0~10. The
	    default value is 2.

       pva-offload-dynamic
	    Specifies whether PVA flow dynamic offloading is enabled or not.
	    The default is enabled.

	    For a flow or flow(s) in a connection to be offloaded to ePVA
	    hardware, both the client (pva-dynamic-client-packets) and server
	    (pva-dynamic-server-packets) flow packets setting need to be
	    satisfied. If only one direction packets need to be taken into
	    consideration, the other direction packets should set to zero.

       pva-offload-state
	    Specifies at what stage the ePVA performs hardware offload. The
	    default value is embryonic and implies at TCP CSYN or the first
	    client UDP packet. establish implies TCP 3WAY handshaking or UDP
	    CS round trip are confirmed.

       pva-flow-aging
	    Specifies if automatic aging from ePVA flow cache upon inactive
	    and idle for a period, default to enabled.

       pva-flow-evict
	    Specifies if this flow can be evicted upon hash collision with a
	    new flow learn snoop request, defaults to enabled.

       reassemble-fragments
	    Specifies whether to reassemble fragments. The default value is
	    disabled.

       regex
	    Displays the items that match the regular expression. The regular
	    expression must be preceded by an at sign (@[regular expression])
	    to indicate that the identifier is a regular expression. See help
	    regex for a description of regular expression syntax.

       reset-on-timeout
	    Specifies whether you want to reset connections on timeout. The
	    default value is enabled.

       rtt-from-client
	    Enables or disables the TCP timestamp options to measure the round
	    trip time to the client. The default value is disabled.

       rtt-from-server
	    Enables or disables the TCP timestamp options to measure the round
	    trip time to the server. The default value is disabled.

       server-sack
	    Specifies whether to support server sack option in cookie response
	    by default. The default value is disabled.

       server-timestamp
	    Specifies whether to support server timestamp option in cookie
	    response by default. The default value is disabled.

       receive-window-size
	    Specifies the window size to use, minimum and default to 65535
	    bytes, the maximum is 2^31 for window scale enabling.

       software-syn-cookie
	    This option is deprecated in version 13.0.0 and is replaced by
	    syn-cookie-enable.	Enables or disables software SYN cookie
	    support when PVA10 is not present on the system. The default value
	    is disabled.

       syn-cookie-enable
	    Enables syn-cookies capability on this virtual server.  For the
	    details on the threshold at which syn-cookies are triggered please
	    see default-vs-syn-challenge-threshold and global-syn-challenge-
	    threshold or the tcp-half-open vector in the DoS profile. The
	    default is enabled.

       syn-cookie-whitelist
	    Specifies whether or not to use a SYN Cookie WhiteList when doing
	    software SYN Cookies. This means not doing a SYN Cookie for the
	    same src IP address if it has been done already in the previous
	    tm.flowstate.timeout (30) seconds. The default value is disabled.

       tcp-close-timeout
	    Specifies a TCP close timeout in seconds. You can also specify
	    immediate or indefinite. The default value is 5 seconds.

       tcp-generate-isn
	    Specifies whether you want to generate TCP sequence numbers on all
	    SYNs that conform with RFC1948, and allow timestamp recycling. The
	    default value is disabled.

       tcp-handshake-timeout
	    Specifies a TCP handshake timeout in seconds. You can also specify
	    immediate or indefinite. The default value is 5 seconds.

       tcp-time-wait-timeout
	    Specifies a TCP time_wait timeout in milliseconds. The default
	    value is 0 milliseconds.

       tcp-strip-sack
	    Specifies whether you want to block the TCP SackOK option from
	    passing to the server on an initiating SYN. The default value is
	    disabled.

       tcp-timestamp-mode
	    Specifies how you want to handle the TCP timestamp. The default
	    value is preserve.

       tcp-wscale-mode
	    Specifies how you want to handle the TCP window scale. The default
	    value is preserve.

       late-binding
	    Specifies whether to enable or disable intelligent selection of a
	    back-end server pool. The default value is disabled. With this
	    option enabled, an iRule can read a Layer 7 (FIX) packet to select
	    a server pool, and then can send the FIX stream down to the ePVA.
	    The ePVA then manages the FIX stream at a low latency, for as long
	    as the stream persists. To keep the latency low, the BIG-IP
	    software does not examine any more Layer-7 data in that FIX
	    stream.

	    If you enable this option, you also need a FIX profile in the
	    Performance FastL4 Virtual Server configuration.

       explicit-flow-migration
	    Specifies whether to have the iRule code determine exactly when
	    the FIX stream drops down to the ePVA hardware. The default value
	    is disabled.

	    The explicit flow migration state indicates whether connections
	    are automatically migrated into the ePVA hardware (disabled), or
	    the iRule must explicitly migrate them with the
	    BIGTCP::release_flow command (enabled).

       client-timeout
	    Specifies late binding client timeout in seconds. This is the
	    number of seconds allowed for a client to transmit enough data to
	    select a server pool. If this timeout expires, the timeout-
	    recovery option dictates whether to drop the connection or
	    fallback to the normal FastL4 load-balancing method to pick a
	    server pool. The default timeout is 30 seconds.

       timeout-recovery
	    Specifies late binding timeout recovery mode. This is the action
	    to take when late binding timeout occurs on a connection. This
	    could be disconnect if only the L7 iRule actions are acceptable to
	    pick a server or fallback if the normal FastL4 load-balancing
	    methods are acceptable to pick a server. The default action is to
	    disconnect.

       to-folder
	    fastl4 profiles can be moved to any folder under /Common, but
	    configuration dependencies may restrict moving the profile out of
	    /Common.

SEE ALSO
       create, delete, edit, glob, list, ltm virtual, modify, mv, regex,
       reset-stats, show, tmsh

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BIG-IP				  2016-12-09		 ltm profile fastl4(1)