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Apr 24, 2014

Handling iRules in a Virtual Server

I have a Virtual server that has already associated an iRule. This iRule has a "When CLIENT_ACCEPTED" sentence. I want to add another iRule to this Virtual server that has a "When CLIENT_ACCEPTED" se...
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Apr 24, 2014

You can apply multiple iRules to the same virtual server that trigger on the same events. And you can set priority on them as well:

 

https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iRules.priority.ashx

 

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    Cory_50405
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    Apr 24, 2014
    Though it may be possible to combine the iRules into one for simplicity if you so choose.
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    Rene_125890
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    Apr 24, 2014
    so, does it means that iRules are not applied in the order They appear into the VS?
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    Apr 24, 2014
    They are applied in the order they appear. When applying priority to events, the highest priority event is executed last in order, ensuring that it takes precedence over any previous matches.