iRule for HTTP redirect with URL based to specific pool member

[charkitp]

Hi There,

I am working on an iRule for redirection URLs and distribute traffic to the specific pool members. below is a requirement

F5 VS perform SSL offload

HTTP profile with "all" rewrite_redirect enable

F5 pool "http_pool" contain

pool member = server_1 (10.1.20.11:80)

pool member = server_2 (10.1.20.12:80)

Redirect URLs

1. From https://abc.com/map1/abc/services TO https://abc.com/land/abc/services then send this traffic to pool member "server_1:80"
2. From https://abc.com/map2/abc/services TO https://abc.com/land/abc/services then send this traffic to pool member "server_2:80"
3. Discard traffic accessing https://abc.com/map1/admin and https://abc.com/map2/admin
4. Discard other paths https://abc.com/*

My iRule so far below

when HTTP_REQUEST {

switch -glob [string tolower [HTTP::uri]] { 

/map1/admin* -

/map2/admin* {

drop

log "Drop direct connection via admin URI"

}

/map1* {

  pool http_pool member 10.1.20.11 80

HTTP::redirect [string map {"map1" "land"} [HTTP::uri]]

log "redirect [HTTP::uri] to [LB::server addr]"

}

/map2* {

  pool http_pool member 10.1.20.12 80

HTTP::redirect [string map {"map2" "land"} [HTTP::uri]]

log "redirect [HTTP::uri] to [LB::server addr]"

}

/land* {

  pool http_pool <<<<<<<<< with this traffic will load balancing among them rather than direct to single server

}

default {

drop

log "Disallow [HTTP::uri]"

  }

  }

}

It is partial works so far. Traffic redirects to /land/ then it will hit the catch on pool configuration. This won't meet the requirement no.1/2 as the traffic need to go to the different pool member. I attempt to insert a specific cookie as part of the redirect condition, update the /land/ with a defined cookie name, and send it out to a particular node. Still not working. Would you mind shade me some light to get it works?

Thanks

CK

[xuwen]

you should use HTTP::uri to rewrite client's http request uri,

iRules:

when HTTP_REQUEST {

switch -glob [string tolower [HTTP::uri]] { 

"/map1/admin*" -

"/map2/admin*" {

drop

log "Drop direct connection via admin URI"

}

"/map1/*" { 

HTTP::uri [string map {"map1" "land"} [HTTP::uri]]

pool http_pool member 10.1.20.11 80

}

"/map2/*" {

HTTP::uri [string map {"map2" "land"} [HTTP::uri]]

  pool http_pool member 10.1.20.12 80

}

"/land/*" {

  pool http_pool

}

default {

drop

  }

  }

}

[charkitp]

Thanks, xuwan for your response. i'll retest the iRule and confirm the soltuion

CK

[Angelo_V]

[OT]

have you considered using a policy instead of an irule?

(I find them much more maintainable and even if they are less flexible they should do what you ask)