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Messe
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Mar 10, 2015

Which is processed first...iRule or Persistence Record?

I am going to be adding an iRule to a VS that already has persistence configured. The iRule is going to be looking at a HTTP header and based off of it is setting a key and then setting persistence o...
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Mar 11, 2015

Depends on which event(s) the iRule is using. Typically Layer 7 persistence is set in when HTTP_REQUEST event. The persistence (profile ) occurs after HTTP_REQUEST_DATA event. So you can set/override the persistence profile (or merely select/set proper one) before it.

 

Have a look on What Lies Beneath's superb iRule Event Order - HTTPS/SSL -Client & Server Side. Check also iRule persist command from iRules Wiki.