How to adjust the LVS (ipvs) TCP timeout with the Load Balancer Add-on or keepalived?

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Issue

  • TCP connections handled by the ip_vs LVS module time out after 15 minutes. How can this be increased or decreased?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Load Balancer Add-on or keepalived

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