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Dave_Mehlberg
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Feb 13, 2025
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Can i use shared objects as I do data groups, in iRules?

I need to write a few iRules for policy NATing and using Shared Objects, would make the task (and iRules) cleaner and less complex.   For instance:  when CLIENT_ACCEPTED {   if {[matchclass[IP::r...
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  • Michael_Saleem's avatar
    Michael_Saleem
    Feb 13, 2025

    I don't believe it is possible to reference Shared Objects within an iRule; you can only reference internal or external data groups. I agree, it would be useful to have it as a feature though.

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Michael_Saleem
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Feb 13, 2025

I don't believe it is possible to reference Shared Objects within an iRule; you can only reference internal or external data groups. I agree, it would be useful to have it as a feature though.

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    Dave_Mehlberg
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    Feb 13, 2025

    The weird part is that the irule (as I have written above) gets saved without any errors.  I haven't applied the rule to a VIP - because I wanted to wait for confirmation that it should work.

     

    Dave

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      Michael_Saleem
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      Feb 13, 2025

      I know that certain objects that you reference (e.g. a pool name) get validated when you try to save the iRule to see if they actually exist (if it doesn't exist, you will get an error), but I don't think there is any validation for objects that are referencing using the match class / class match command.