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Rajesh_A_142089
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NimbostratusHow to check request as result of 301
How to check if a given request on a VIP is result of a 301 temporary redirect?
Assuming that the user lands on a BigIP virtual after being redirected.
Normally there is nothing in the request to indicate how a user landed on a site. If however, the server which sent the redirect is being proxied by a BigIP, you can intercept the redirect and include a some tracer. The best way here may be to include a special query parameter. When the bigip receives the request, it will detect the parameter and act on that. The bigIP can also strip the query parameter before sendging to backend so application does not see it.
HTH
Rajesh_A_142089Thank you John. Yes the redirect is initiated by the same BigIp and the Redirect Site is also being served by the same BigIP. In this scenario I am thinking of best approach to include something in the redirect to let the new request on the redirect know its a sort of 302 request.... I will post my findings here later...
