Mode: None (Round Robin)
Select a user and send a request to see server selection.
Sticky Sessions (Session Persistence) Visual Explainer
Watch how the load balancer chooses servers with and without persistence.
Clients
Load Balancer
Servers
LB
Decision Point
Round Robin / Persistence Lookup
Round Robin / Persistence Lookup
What to observe: Without persistence, requests rotate across servers. With persistence, the same user is sent back to the same server.
Green = new mapping created. Blue = existing mapping reused.
User → Server Mapping
Updates dynamically as requests are sent.
Legend
Client request to Load Balancer
New persistence mapping
Existing mapping reused
Traffic path
Modes:
None → round robin only
Source IP → client ID acts like an IP key
Cookie-Based → cookie ID maps client to a server
None → round robin only
Source IP → client ID acts like an IP key
Cookie-Based → cookie ID maps client to a server