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NimbostratusBraces are required around expression when HTTP_REQUEST
We have BigIP LTM 10.2.4 HF3. We are trying to test having an iRule help with web site down/maintenance window messages. When attempting to create the iRule below I receive, 01070151:3: Rule [MaintenanceTest] error: line 1: [braces are required around the expression] [when HTTP_REQUEST { if { [active_members Test_Pool] < 1 } { HTTP::respond 200 content.......
I am pretty limited in my iRule and HTML skills but from what I have been able to find is that this may be due to v10 and iRule with double byte character.
Or maybe I am going about this entirely the wrong way.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Sample of iRule trying to create
when HTTP_REQUEST { if { [active_members Test_Pool] < 1 } { HTTP::respond 200 content {
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} Cache-Control No-Cache Pragma No-Cache
} }
2 Replies
- JRahm
Admin
you would want a fully compliant html page there complete with tags. Most use iFiles, which of course are not yet available to you on your version, but you can put the html in a variable in RULE_INIT.
when RULE_INIT { set static::sorry_page "..." } when HTTP_REQUEST { if { [active_members Test_Pool] < 1 } { HTTP::respond 200 content $static::sorry_page Cache-Control "no-cache" Pragma "no-cache" } } 
fasteddyeI was copying the text from notepad into the iRule screen through the F5 web interface. It does appear it may have ended up being a wierd dash character. I went through one by one changing each dash and after changing the last dash the iRule went through. I also went ahead and changed to the recommended HTML format as well. (Thanks Kevin!)
We will have v11 in the not too far future so hopefully we will then be able to utilize iFiles. (Thanks Jason!)
