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Nimbostratusinserting client ip address into header when using SNAT
iRules novice here !!
I have a need to add the real client IP into the HTTP header when using a SNAT rule, but I need to do it dynamically. this is due to the upstream proxy using clie...
Ok, this error is very misleading and I have created a bug entry for us
to clarify the error message.
What is going on is that you have used the HTTP::header command in a
rule event where it's not normally allowed (unless you are using the
FastHTTP profile).
I'm not sure what you have done as my original example had it in the HTTP_REQUEST event, perhaps you inadvertantly put it in a CLIENT_ACCEPTED event?
You do need to have an http profile on the virtual for the HTTP_REQUEST event to work, but you do not need a FastHTTP profile.
If you were using the HTTP_REQUEST event but did not configure the http profile on the virtual, then the error would look like this:
01070394:3: HTTP_REQUEST event in rule (preserve_client_ip) requires an associated HTTP or FASTHTTP profile on the virtual server (myvirt).
Also, note that FastHTTP will not work with SSL termination.
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