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Nick_Palmer_f5
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Apr 24, 2012

iRule Redirect Issue

Greetings!

 

 

I needed to separate traffic to URIs containing /specific/folder/ in them. So, I created a simple iRule that, I thought, would do that:

 

 

when HTTP_REQUEST {

 

set my_uri [string tolower [HTTP::uri]]

 

if { $my_uri contains "/specific/folder/" } {

 

pool www.specificpool.com

 

}

 

}

 

 

All calls with /specific/folder/ in them should go to a different pool of servers, www.specificpool.com. All other calls should be directed to the original pool of servers. Instead I'm seeing all types of traffic on www.specificpool.com, both to /specific/folder/ and to other folders as well.

 

 

Asking for your expertise to help me make sure no other calls but to /specific/folder/ end up in www.specificpool.com. Greatly appreciate your time!
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  • Chris_Miller's avatar
    Chris_Miller
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    Apr 25, 2012
    I'd expect this to use your default pool but let's add an else just in case: 

    
when HTTP_REQUEST { 
      set my_uri  [string tolower [HTTP::uri]]
      if { $my_uri contains "/specific/folder/" } { 
          pool www.specificpool.com
      } else {
          pool default_pool
      }
}
  • Nick_Palmer_f5's avatar
    Nick_Palmer_f5
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    Apr 25, 2012
    Hi Chris, and thank you for the solution! It worked great. I do appreciate your help.
  • jgranieri's avatar
    jgranieri
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    Apr 06, 2016

    I recommend doing this with a HTTP policy. should be very easy to add any specific URL and direct it to a pool... you can add rules for each URI and a default "catch-all" rule that forwards everything else to all.