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hkatzler_36651
Nimbostratus
Nimbostratushttp redirect with using different pools
Hello,
i need an iRule to redirect http requests. I have to use different pools for diffrent redirects.
Sample:
http://keyaccount.company.com should redirect to http://keyaccount.othercompany.net/path/path/index.html and use pool 1 for the redirect.
http://marketing.company.com should redirect to http://marketing.anothercompany.org/path/path/index.html and use pool 2 for the redirect.
when HTTP_REQUEST {
if { [HTTP::host] contains "keyaccount.company.com" } {
HTTP::redirect "http://keyaccount.othercompany.net/path/path/index.html"
This redirect should use pool 1. But how can i do this?
} elseif { [HTTP::host] contains "marketing.company.com" } {
HTTP::redirect "http://marketing.anothercompany.org/path/path/index.html"
This redirect should use pool 2. And so on.....
}
}
I hope, someone can help me. Thank you for response!
Heiko
5 Replies
hoolioCirrostratus
Hi Heiko,
I think you want to rewrite the host and/or URI not redirect the client to a new location. Here is an example to get you started:when HTTP_REQUEST { switch [string tolower [HTTP::host]] { "keyaccount.company.com" { Rewrite / to /path/path/index.html if {[HTTP::path] eq "/"}{ HTTP::uri "/path/path/index.html" } Rewrite host header to keyaccount.othercompany.com HTTP::header replace Host "keyaccount.othercompany.com" Use pool1 pool pool1 } "keyaccount.company.com" { Rewrite / to /path/path/index.html if {[HTTP::path] eq "/"}{ HTTP::uri "/path/path/index.html" } Rewrite host header to keyaccount.othercompany.com HTTP::header replace Host "keyaccount.othercompany.com" Use pool1 pool pool1 } default { Take some default action for other host header values? } } }
Aaron
hkatzler_36651Hi Aaron,
yes, i want redirect the client to another location. The client comes with 'http://keyaccount.company.com' an should redirect to location http://keyaccount.othercompany.net/path/path/index.html. In this case i want to use a special pool for the redirection to the other location.
I want to use the same for http://marketing.company.com > http://marketing.anothercompany.org/path/path/index.html with special pool for the redirection to the other location.
Similar to URL rewriting with apache reverse proxy function.
Heiko- hoolioRewriting a URI would mean that LTM changes the requested host and/or URI before sending the request to the pool. The client would not see the change to the request as long as the application doesn't include the rewritten host and/or URI in response headers/content. For HTTP, the term redirecting the client denotes sending a 30x response with the Location header set to the new location. The client would see the change in host and/or URI. If the host was changed in a redirect, the client would resolve the new host value to an IP address and make a new HTTP request to that host.
Do you want the client to see the change in host and/or URI? Do the new host values resolve to the same virtual server as the original? The iRule example I posted rewrites the host and URI without redirecting the client. For a more expansive Apache ProxyPass iRule, you can check the Codeshare for two examples (Click here).
Aaron 
WUM_113639Hi Aaron,
On top of your discussion, my question is that Is there any catch involved if we redirect from HTTPs to HTTP in the same situation, or the same configuration will do!!!- hoolioHi Wum,
That example could be used on an HTTP VIP or an HTTPS VIP with a client SSL profile enabled to decrypt the SSL.
Aaron
