redirect to pool based from uri

Hi Steve,

 

 

"the host name needs to remain constant. it can't be changed to something like the server name."

 

There are several ways that you could tackle this, but if the Hyperlinks on the page would otherwise redirect them to a different host I would suggest using a Stream Profile to change the Host Value in the Hyperlink (cleanest way that comes to mind. If you try URI Masking that can get messy and tricky).

 

 

You can apply them in two different ways:

 

1. Create a custom stream profile and apply it to your Virtual Server.

 

2. Create a "blank" stream profile and apply it to your Virtual Server and then use an iRule to perform the actual replacements.

 

 

The first option is cleaner (if you want more details on the first option just let us know), but you can learn more about the second here:

 

LTM stream profile: Multiple replacements & regular expression

 

STREAM::expression

 

 

"if i use src addr as a persistence method and check the match fields that you suggest. won't the connection persist to the default pool?"

 

If you modify the Host Value of each URL, yes the connections would all go to the default pool applied to the Virtual Server unless you use an iRule to split the traffic to go to different pools (based on the URI or some other value). Once they are directed to go to different pools, then the source_addr persistence would send the traffic to the same server (if that server is a member of that pool).

 

 

There is a good write-up on how source_addr persistence works here: Enabling Session Persistence