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Mark_Givens_877's avatar
Mark_Givens_877
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Oct 14, 2005

iRule help with ports and pools

I need to create an iRule that will redirect incoming connections for certain ports to specific pools. I'm not sure how to do it. I found an example for something similar for v.4. I need to do the ...
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Brian_Gupta_115
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Oct 14, 2005
I think there is a disconnect. In F5 terminology a VIP is an IP-Address/Port combination. Multiple VIPs can listen on the same IP address.

 

 

Thos VIPs can all use the same pool/rules and loadbalancing algorithm... It is in effect the same thing as a Cisco VIP listening on multiple ports. You just need to conceptualize it a little defferently

 

 

-Brian

 

 

P.S. - Your F5 rep was correct to tell you that a VIP can listen on port 0 (Meaning all). It is normally used for different purposes however. (e.g. - a forwarding IP)