Using mod_proxy_balancer some client requests receive 503 response

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Issue

  • Testing a disaster recovery by downing a node in a mod_proxy_balancer configuration similar to the following results in some clients receiving 503 responses:
<Proxy balancer://cluster1>
    BalancerMember http://member1:8180 route=member1 max=20 ttl=120
    BalancerMember http://member2:8180 route=member2 max=20 ttl=120
    ProxySet lbmethod=byrequests
    ProxySet stickysession=JSESSIONID
    ProxySet nofailover=Off
</Proxy>
  • Clients are not stuck with a down node, however some requests are made and bring a 503 to clients

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9
  • mod_proxy_balancer

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