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teemo_13
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Dec 21, 2022

Which takes precedence? iRule or Cookie-based Persistence?

Hi DevCentral, I am wondering what would take precedence in this type of scenario. A VS with a cookie persistence applied with an iRule to redirect traffic based on the URL on the request. If a...
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muhamed_elfiky
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Dec 22, 2022

Hi teemo_13 

I think in this case that f5 IRule will take precedence first as the incoming traffic hits first in the IRules configured on the box.

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    teemo_13
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    Dec 22, 2022

    Is this true for both fresh connection and a persistent connection?

    For example a client is connected with a persistent connection and the same client had a  request with the URL identifier set on the iRule. Will the iRule still take precedence?

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      muhamed_elfiky
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      Dec 22, 2022

      Hi teemo_13 

      yes, this true for both fresh connection and a persistent connection