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squeezebox_2829's avatar
squeezebox_2829
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Aug 05, 2016

HTTP::retry doesn't work on BIGIP LTM 10.2.4

I am attempting to reference an external service which performs a lookup based on the request's ip address and returns a response either allowing or disallowing the traffic. I am using the solution p...
application delivery
BIG-IP
iRules
Kai_Wilke's avatar
Kai_Wilke
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Aug 05, 2016

Hi Squeezebox,

using 

HTTP::retry
to query external services is an very outdated approach and also with lots of limitations and performance implications.

I'd like to strongly recommend to update your box to at least TMOS v11 and query the external service using a 

[SIDEBAND]
connection feature and if somehow possible try to cache the results into LTMs session 
[table]
.

If this is not possible, then report back and I'll try my best to catch all the glitches in your existing iRule... 😞

Cheers, Kai