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Suraj_25258's avatar
Suraj_25258
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Apr 06, 2009

HTTP Redirection with Big-IP

Hi,   I have a scenario where a webpage, say www.mysite.com is accessed and it is routed to a set of web application servers via a Big-IP. A lookup is done in the web application server against a...
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dennypayne
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Apr 06, 2009
Hi Suraj,

 

 

From a design perspective, one BIG-IP is enough (not considering redundancy). You can do what is referred to as a "bounceback" virtual server in the documentation (some caveats with SNAT depending on what subnet the web servers are on versus the app servers). Of course, depending on traffic levels, it may be better to have 2 separate tiers of BIG-IP if throughput is an issue.

 

 

Not sure I understand your question 2, does the web application not already pass the java code to the app tier in some manner?

 

 

Denny