adaptive_scope

adaptive_scope — define the scope applicable to adaptive delivery (AD)

adaptive_scope = "auto"

This directive is only valid if the Momentum adaptive module is loaded. See “adaptive – Adaptive Delivery”.

This option controls the scope of adaptive delivery, making it local to the node or cluster-wide (i.e., global). It can be be set to local, global, or auto. When it is set to auto, the scope will be global if the binding is DuraVIP™ enabled and local for all other cases.

When it is set to global for a binding::domain:

• AD is cluster-wide for that binding::domain.

• The stats will be aggregated across all MTA nodes. Although stats are replicated across the cluster, rules are only evaluated for the binding::domain pair on the node where messages have been sent. This may cause a small latency for a recently transferred virtual IP that has activity in its previous host (but only if the transfer occurs while rules are being evaluated).

• Any action triggered for a binding::domain, where adaptive_scope is global, will affect the same binding::domain across all MTA nodes.

Note: If adaptive_scope evaluates to "global" for a binding::domain combination, it does not imply that it will also evaluate to the same value for that binding alone.

If adaptive_scope evaluates to "global" for a binding scope, the age set for that binding through the warmup action will be applied to the binding across the whole cluster.

The following use cases apply to the adaptive_scope option:

• In a standalone MTA, adaptive_scope is local no matter what value the option is set to.

• In a cluster where more than one MTA is doing the sending and all traffic goes through a network router, you will want to set adaptive_scope to global for the relevant bindings/domains. This is because the outside world sees only one source IP.

• When a binding is DuraVIP™ enabled, it may be relocated to another host. For this reason, set the scope to global or auto (which is effectively global for a DuraVIP™ binding).

• In all other circumstances, set the scope to local to save CPU and network bandwidth. For example, where different IPs are used for different bindings (and the binding is not DuraVIP™), adaptive_scope should be local.

The default value for this option is auto.

adaptive_scope is valid in the binding, binding_group, domain, and global scopes.

“adaptive – Adaptive Delivery”, adaptive_enabled