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john_45664
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Jan 26, 2009

redirect to node name based on URI

Is there a way to redirect to a node name based on a URI (without creating a list of IP addresses and names for lookup within the iRule)

 

 

Something like:

 

 

www.google.com/?serverA

 

 

redirects to a node named serverA

 

 

I can do this by creating a look-up list, but this then hardcodes the IP's in the iRule, making it another maintenance consideration.

 

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

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2 Replies

  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
    Icon for Cirrostratus rankCirrostratus
    Jan 26, 2009
    Hi John,

     

     

    I don't think there is a way to resolve a node name to an IP address from an iRule.

     

     

    You could potentially create aliases without hardcoding a name to an IP:port combination. Something like:

     

     

    serverA - "lowest" IP address in the pool

     

    serverB - second "lowest" IP address in the pool

     

    ...

     

     

    You can get a list of the active members of a pool using [active members -list] (Click here). You need to be running 9.4.2 or higher to use this command.

     

     

    Aaron
  • JRahm's avatar
    JRahm
    Icon for Admin rankAdmin
    Jan 28, 2009
    This is possible with the NAME::lookup/NAME::response commands. Check out this thread: http://devcentral.f5.com/default.aspx?tabid=53&view=topic&forumid=5&postid=1332 Click here