Get Pool Members

Joe,

 

 

Thanks for the detailed explanation. You were right in the sense that "BIG-IP will have to resolve a name to an address anyway to be able to create the physical connection to the backend server".

 

 

Finally, I have configured the Big-IP.

 

 

Virtual Server 20.20.20.20

 

- member = 10.10.10.10

 

- member = 10.10.10.20 (SAY) because though I saved typing LT-KM3478.us.f5.com, but it was saved as IP address).

 

 

Now, when I send a request to Virtual Server IP (say http://20.20.20.20:4343/ofr/index.jsp?app=om), typically it should forward it to http://10.10.10.10:4343/ofr/index.jsp?app=om. But client will see "http://20.20.20.20:4343/ofr/index.jsp?app=om" only.

 

 

Now problem is even if the request is forwarded to "http://10.10.10.10:4343/ofr/index.jsp?app=om" internally, "http://10.10.10.10:4343/ofr/index.jsp?app=om" does not work. because it has to be

 

"LT-KM3456.us.f5.com:4343/ofr/index.jsp?apps=om" this to work.

 

 

Thats the reason I was actually trying to save the pool members by their names rather than by IP.

 

 

Is there a way around it ? writing something like

 

 

if (request){

 

hostname = getHostName(getNextPoolMembersIP());

 

sendRequestToHostName and attach the browser session (hostName)

 

}

 

 

if (response){

 

convert hostName to IP of Virtual Server, and send back response to client.

 

Yea, we have to maintain the session so that every time that same client send request.

 

It should go to the same Pool Member.

 

}

 

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I am not sure if that should be the approach, but this is what I am thinking. Let me know if you know the way around it.

 

 

Thanks,