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spirrello_22970
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Jul 21, 2016

Create HTTP Header from URI then Load Balance Off Of HTTP Header

Hi,   Doesn anyone know if it's possible to create an HTTP header from the URI of a PUT request and then load balance off of the HTTP header inserted into the request? The goal would be to always...
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IanB
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Jul 21, 2016

Yes, it is possible to do that, but I think you're overthinking the problem.

 

Using 'Insert cookie' persistence would likely do what you need - the BigIP inserts a cookie before the reply gets sent to the client, which contains the IP address and port of the pool member it came from. The client then presents that cookie in all subsequent requests, and the BigIP persists on it.