Need help to write irule

[Aj15]

got confused with irule

I am currently right a irule but not getting an expected output.

used the concept from irule of f5 201 courses

when the client makes a request on https://xyzs.anc.vtc.com/credentialmanager or https://xyzs.anc.vtc.com/credentailAPIservice so the request should get redirect to https://cm.login.abc.com -with 192.168.1.x

but I want my URL should remain the same https://xyzs.anc.vtc.com/credentialmanager or https://xyzs.anc.vtc.com/credentailAPIservice

currently, I am using redirect irule but not getting the output as required

[Nikoolayy1]

Can you share your irule ?

[Aj15]

 Thanks for your response

Currently I am using

when HTTP_REQUEST {

 if { [HTTP::host] equals "xyzs.anc.vtc.com"} {

  if { [HTTP::uri] equals "/CredentialApiService" } {

     HTTP::redirect "https://cm.login.abc.com"

   }

   elseif { [HTTP::uri] equals "CerdentialManager" } {

     HTTP::redirect "https://cm.login.abc.com"

   }

 }

}

Requirement is when client request for https://xyz.anc.vtc.com/CredentialsApiService or /CredentialManager ,traffic must redirect toward https://cm.login.abc.com/CredentialsApiService or /CredentialManager respectively, but User must see https://xyz.anc.vtc.com(Main URL) within Browser

Note https://cm.login.abc.com is FQDN node on F5, so we don't have IP based node for mentioned URL.

[Nikoolayy1 · Accepted solution]

I don't think it is possible for your url to remain the same after you use HTTP redirect as it is the idea HTTP redirect. Use a pool command for this and add all the nodes that are with FQDN cm.login.abc.com in that pool. See : https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/irules/pool.html

If you want the hosts to change from cm.login.abc.com to xyzs.anc.vtc.com then but the URI to remain the same /CredentialApiService /CerdentialManager or then use HTTP redirect your irule should look like HTTP::redirect "https://cm.login.abc.com/CredentialApiService" or HTTP::redirect "https://cm.login.abc.com/CerdentialManager"

Also I see for equals "CerdentialManager" it should be equals "/CerdentialManager" as you missed to add "/" at the start. You may also add a default pool under the VIP if you have not added one if nothing matches this pool willl andle it.

Also HTTP redirect or selecting a pool based on hostname, URI or pool can be done nowadays with local traffic policy, so better use tem as they are better optimized than the iRules:

https://techdocs.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/local-traffic-policies-getting-...

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K26312346

Edit(I forgot to add):

You may also test the command irule ''virtual'' for internally redirecting traffic from one vip to another vip on the same F5 device but it does not work in some cases. Search devcentral discussions about the irule ''virtual'' command:

https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/irules/virtual.html

Example discussion:

https://devcentral.f5.com/s/question/0D51T00006i7kHX/irule-to-redirect-to-another-vs-on-the-same-ltm

[Aj15]

@NiKoolayy1

Yeah, the Concept of a Virtual Server Worked for me.

Thanks 🙂

[Nikoolayy1]

Can you mark the question as closed, so we can close this discussion.