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Fletcher_Cocquy's avatar
Fletcher_Cocquy
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Mar 06, 2007

loadbalancing IIS (wentrends smartsource)

Hi,

 

It looks like f5isapi.dll may solve my issue - I am searching for a reference on how to implement the integration of Microsoft IIS and BigIP 9.1.x

 

 

I am loadbalancing two webtrends smartsource data collector servers which NEED the client IP to record for web statistics analysis

 

 

I found the f5isapi.dll in /var/windlls - now what?

 

 

thanks,

 

Fletcher.
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2 Replies

  • James_Harris_11's avatar
    James_Harris_11
    Historic F5 Account
    Mar 07, 2007
    Hi Fletcher,

     

     

    Take a look at:

     

     

    https://tech.f5.com/home/bigip-next/manuals/bigip9_0/bigip9_0config/ConfigGuide9_0-15-1.htmlwp1186504

     

     

    If you don't have an askF5 account it is free and there are no strings attached to signing up.

     

     

    - James
  • Ryan_Korock_46's avatar
    Ryan_Korock_46
    Historic F5 Account
    Mar 07, 2007
    Fletcher, it sounds like you need to log the true IP address of the client on your IIS servers, however the source IP is being rewritten because you are SNATting the connection on the BIG-IP.

     

     

    Is this the case?

     

     

    If so, you'll need to configure the BIG-IP to insert the true source IP into the http header (Insert XForwarded For).

     

     

    Then you will want to configure IIS to create logs using the IP address in the http header, and not the source IP of the packet (which is now the BIG-IP IP address because of the SNAT). Take a look at Joe's post here -> http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/joe/archive/2005/09/23/1492.aspx. Joe wrote an ISAPI filter that will actually force IIS to create the log based off of the IP in the http header.

     

     

    -Ryan