The Hits and Connections section contains the overall statistics for hits and transactions that pass through the ADC. So what do hits and connections mean?
A Hit is defined as a Layer 7 transaction. Typically used for web servers, this is a GET request for an object such as an image.
A Connection is defined as a Layer 4 TCP connection. Many transactions can occur over 1 TCP connection.
Overall Hits Counted
The figures within this section show the cumulative number of non-cached hits since the last reset. On the right-hand side, the figure will show the current number of hits per second.
Total Connections
The Total Connections value represents the cumulative number of TCP connections since the last reset. The figure in the second column indicates the TCP connections made per second to the ADC. The number in the right-side column is the number of TCP connections per second made to the Real Servers. Example 6/8 connections/sec. We have 6 TCP connections per second to the Virtual Service and 6 TCP connections per second to the Real Servers in the example shown.
Peak Connections
The peak Connections value represents the maximum number of TCP connections made to the ADC. The number on the rightmost column indicates the current number of active TCP connections.
