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lttarvina
Cirrus
CirrusDeployment of X-forwarder on all VIP
The X-Forwarded-For (XFF) HTTP header field is a common method for identifying the originating IP address of a client connecting to a web server through an HTTP proxy or load balancer. To enable the...
boneyard
MVP
MVPEnabling this via profile won't cause an interuption. Via iRule shouldn't if you don't make any mistakes.
Yes you can script this. But some experience with them is probably useful before just doing that in production.
lttarvinaThank you for letting me know that enabling the X-Forwarded-For option in the Load Balancer via an http profile or an iRule won't cause an interruption as long as we don't make any mistakes in iRule.
Could you share a Knowledge Based article for a step-by-step procedure on how to do it through a script to simultaneously configure multiple VS?
Thanks a lot.
- boneyard
I don't believe such a knowledge article exists. Writing articles for scripts quickly becomes quite a tasks because so much is possible.
Here is a suggestion I could find:
https://community.f5.com/t5/technical-forum/modify-multiple-virtual-servers/td-p/46610
Are you familiar with specific scripting languages or tools like Ansible?
- lttarvina
Thank you once again for the code that outlines a TMSH sequence to clone a single virtual server based on this link: Modify multiple virtual servers - DevCentral (f5.com)
I am NOT familiar with specific scripting languages or tools like Ansible. We just create a customized startup script based on this article: https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K11948.