Combine Two Rules Into One

I like the last option, but just be sure to use a OneConnect profile if you're not specifying a pool for all cases. Else, you could save the name of the VIP's default pool and specify it as a default:

  
  when CLIENT_ACCEPTED {  
    
      Save the name of the VIP's default pool  
     set default_pool [LB::server pool]  
  }  
  when HTTP_REQUEST [   
     if { [HTTP::uri] starts_with "/products" } {   
        switch [string tolower [HTTP::host]] {   
           "www.domain1.com" { pool Altruik-Furniture; return  }  
           "www.domain2.com" { pool Altruik-CarpetOne; return }  
        }   
     }  
      If we're still in the rule, there wasn't a match  
      so explicitly use the default pool  
     pool $default_pool  
  }  
  

If you don't specify the pool in all cases and don't use a OneConnect profile, multiple requests on the same TCP connection can go to the wrong pool. See this post for details:

http://devcentral.f5.com/Default.aspx?tabid=53&view=topic&postid=1167449&ptarget=1167577

Aaron