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Jason_Peery_467
Nimbostratus
Apr 30, 2012Guidelines for pointing to one web server with many Virtual Sites
Hi all, am looking for advice, suggestions, or reference to best practice for fronting a single web server, with many virtual sites with a BigIP LTM. Do I just set up a virtual server for each site and point it and let the apache instance funnel the request based on the url?
Thanks!
Jason
- Hamish
Cirrocumulus
Software virtual servers? As in multiplexed by name? If so, it's one VS... - Jason_Peery_467
Nimbostratus
Ah, sorry to be so vague, what I mean is an Apache instance (one only) that has a number of virtual server definitions on it, basically it's a "content" server with a number of marketing websites. I was just wondering how best to configure the F5, in that should I use an iRule, or anything, or just set up a virtual server on the F5 for each instance on the web server... - Techgeeeg
Nimbostratus
Hi guys Jason & Hamish, - Hamish
Cirrocumulus
1 more bit... Virtual servers configured on same ip:port (i.e software virtual servers using the host: header) or separate ip/port for each? - Jason_Peery_467
Nimbostratus
Here's a paste from the httpd.conf: - John_Matlock_42
Nimbostratus
I'm a windows guy, but if Apache will handle the requests properly based on the host header you should only need one VIP and the apache server should provide the content for that url. Hope I'm understanding the question properly. - Jason_Peery_467
Nimbostratus
That's kinda what I was thinking, that basically the BigIP will just flow traffic as normal with one VS, but our architecture typically (for logical reasons) separates on a one-to-one basis of BigIP Virtual Server to each individual instance on the web server. I just wasn't sure if this is standard, best practice, etc? Perhaps it would be better to go and create a unique port for each site and make a VS on the BigIP to each port...? - John_Matlock_42
Nimbostratus
Honestly, I don't think there's a need to overcomplicate the architecture unless there are requirements I'm missing. A config like the following should work, and I've seen this done with sharepoint farms: - Jason_Peery_467
Nimbostratus
Perfect, thanks!
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