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ra3ac_138315
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May 10, 2014

LTM - load balancing to the same web server

Hi,   I'm hoping someone has had the same scenario.   We have two identical web servers. The web servers host multiple sites which uses the same IP and a URL to differentiate the pages. I hav...
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Henrik_Gyllkran
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May 10, 2014

Depending on the number of virtual hosts you're running, my initial reaction is that it might be more trouble than it's worth. The virtual hosts are merely front ends, right? So I don't really see one virtual host taking a dive when all the others are available, unless someone accidentally deletes the content.

 

Having said that, if you absolutely want that solution I would create one pool for each site with its' individual monitoring even though it is the same servers in all the pools. Then I would create an iRule that checks the Host header and sends the requests to the correct pool. That way you can do it with only one virtual server. Would that be useful?