can i use an irule to route traffic

Are you averse to creating a pool? This would be the simplest approach. You could alternately specify the server in a node statement within the iRule, assuming you have some logic to what goes where. Example:

when HTTP_REQUEST {
    switch -glob [string tolower [HTTP::uri]] {
        "/foo*" {
            node 10.5.5.5 80
        }
        "/bar*" {
            node 10.6.6.6 80
        }
        "/test*" {
            node 10.7.7.7 80
        }
    }
}

Hello, yes you can use the irules "node" command to route traffic directly to a server. For example.

when HTTP_REQUEST {
    if { [HTTP::uri] ends_with ".gif" } {
         node 10.1.2.200 80
    }
}

However this doesn't take advantage of any of the load balancing technology and you still have to define the nodes in the iRule. Another option you might want to have a look at depending on your architecture and application design is a forwarding VIP. This can be used to route traffic to an endpoint.

Does that answer your question?

Hi mulhollandm, i am not sure i get your question.

Within an iRule, the "node" command can help you target a destination IP, whatever it can be.

But traffic has to be captured through a Virtual Server forthat.

So if your idea is to have a Virtual Server "wildcard" for a network, and use in the iRule something like "node [IP::local_addr]", then you can do something here. But you even don't need to use an iRule if there is no default pool configured on that VS. By default, if there is no default pool on you VS, we will forward to the destination (as far as the destination IP is existing and alive).

But i have porbably missed what you are looking for.

Hi mulhollandm, i am not sure i get your question.

Within an iRule, the "node" command can help you target a destination IP, whatever it can be.

But traffic has to be captured through a Virtual Server forthat.

So if your idea is to have a Virtual Server "wildcard" for a network, and use in the iRule something like "node [IP::local_addr]", then you can do something here. But you even don't need to use an iRule if there is no default pool configured on that VS. By default, if there is no default pool on you VS, we will forward to the destination (as far as the destination IP is existing and alive).

But i have porbably missed what you are looking for.