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Deee-blue_14536
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NimbostratusRequest logging IRule blocking connection
Hi All,
I have an IRule, not created by myself, which works in one enviornment and blocks all connections in the second environment. For the blocked session the SSL handshake is perfomred successf...
@Deee-blue: you asked about template examples. These two articles should be of assistance:
- https://devcentral.f5.com/questions/configuring-a-request-logging-profile
- https://devcentral.f5.com/questions/request-logging-profile
Here is a small subset of the things you are trying to log in an appropriate template format (on the response side):
Status=$HTTP_STATUS Method=$HTTP_METHOD XFF=${X-Forwarded-For} Total-Time=$RESPONSE_MSECS
I recommend looking in /var/log/ltm. My first guess would be that you are getting an HSL exception. Naturally, for this to work, the associated Virtual Server must have an http profile attached.
I will also say that, depending on which version of BIG-IP you are running, you can likely replace this iRule with a Request Logging Profile (which is more efficient). For example, with 11.5.x:
Deee-blue_14536Thnaks vernon, I have been looking at the Request-logging profile but I'm not sure of the format used to add multiple elements into the template. do you know of any examples?
