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SSHSSH_97332
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Jan 21, 2012

ASM HTTP Class Question

When Creating HTTP Class i can see option : Hosts : match Only hots   what does the host mean here ? source ip ?   and what is difference between host type : "pattern strin...
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hoolio
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Jan 23, 2012
Hi SSHSSH,

 

 

As Nathan said, the Host field refers to the HTTP host header as defined in RFC2616 for HTTP 1.1. You can use one or more HTTP classes to select different pools for different classes of HTTP traffic. For example you could have host1.example.com request sent to one ASM policy and a separate pool compared with host2.example.com.

 

 

For details on the HTTP class object, you can check these links:

 

 

The HTTP Class profile type

 

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/ltm-concepts-11-1-0/ltm_protocol_profiles.html1210980

 

 

sol8018: Overview of the BIG-IP HTTP class traffic flow

 

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/8000/000/sol8018.html?sr=18877158

 

 

Aaron