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API's for assigning an iRule to a VIP/code

Nikson_M
Cirrus
Cirrus

Team,

We are looking at some automated solution to assign an iRule to a VIP. The idea is that this would a iRule redirecting traffic to a maintenance page.

During the application downtime this iRule would kick in and give the required message to end users/customers.

 

The iRule will be created beforehand and kick in when needed through some automation.

 

Any suggestions?

 

 

Thanks!!

N.

5 REPLIES 5

Hi Nikson,

 

K14702105: Use an iRule to display a maintenance page when the pool is down

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K14702105

 

K20405069: Redirect users to a maintenance page containing text and images

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20405069

 

K36560003: iRule to display a maintenance page using an image

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K36560003

Thanks Enes.

 

What I am looking for is some API to kick in this iRule. We do not needed some F5 operations folks to make this iRule live.

Some code on-demand should push this iRule.

 

However, your link to the iRule which says when both the nodes are down kick in this iRule seems to be an option we can look at.

 

The API would still help best. 🙂

 

 

Regards!!

N.

MaximP
Cirrus
Cirrus

For the same case we use a little trick: we added a fake pool (POOL-trigger in code below) with one fake node without a monitor, that works just like trigger in an Irule. 

In normal conditions than the fake node in Unknown state the Irule passes traffic to usual logic and than you disable the fake node by hand or API Irule switch traffic to a maintenace pool or hardcore text.  

And this approach has nice benefit, you don't need to share admin account rights. Account with Operator role can execute this trigger.

 

when HTTP_REQUEST {

if { ([active_members POOL-trigger] < 1) } { 

pool POOL-maintenance

}

else {  

# usual logic

}

}

 

Sample API requests for disable/enable trigger node:

 

<PATCH> /mgmt/tm/ltm/pool/~partitionname~POOL-trigger/~partitionname~fakenode:443/ -d '{"session":"user-disabled"}'

<PATCH> /mgmt/tm/ltm/pool/~partitionname~POOL-trigger/~partitionname~fakenode:443/ -d '{"session":"user-enabled"}'

Hi Maxim,

Do you know any links to these API's documentation?

 

Regards,

Nikhil Kulkarni.