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Separating HTTP from non-HTTP content on port 80
Posted by tcp-me Can an aFlex switch HTTP content to my cache servers and non-HTTP content over the same port directly out to my firewall? My cache servers throw up a lot of error messages when non-HTTP content (such as P2P or Video) runes through it. Since it can't cache it, it would be great if the AX can switch it for…
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Is it possible to call a subroutine to share
Posted by TODDH I have a customer that is looking to have a include function in an aFlex. Most of this can be accomplished by allowing multiple aFlexes bound to the same VIP as in 2.6, but do we have any plans to support calling common code as in the customers examples below? Thanks! -Todd- ** Aflex #1 test-aflex ** -…
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Log all HTTP headers
Posted by tcp-me I was working with someone today that needed their AX to log all HTTP request headers for security auditing purposes. They have their company employees using the AX as the gateway to get out to the Internet. Their IT staff wanted the AX to capture all HTTP request headers including any cookies being sent…
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gateway in the nat pool
Posted by fitwate When the gateway will use nat pool? I have a question, ip nat pool ys 192.168.0.10 192.168.0.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway ? When this parameter will be used gateway ? Thanks,I guess you will follow me
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Cookie Persistency & URL Switching
Posted by mischa Is there a way that we can do cookie persistency & url switching at the same time? A customer would like to be able to provide persistency while at the same time have all the static content on a separate service-group.
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Replace Host Header based on server selection
Posted by kberton I have a web app that's picky about the host HTTP header that it receives. The backend servers expect the web clients to hit the backend server hostname directly, so when servers reach it through the hostname assigned to the load balancer, the app gets confused. Is there any way via aFlex that I can a)…
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aFlex to rewrite an IIS respose
Posted by TODDH Hi aFlex Wizards. I have a quick question. When using port translation (80 - 8080) standard port 80 on the frontend to a non-standard port on the backend. IIS responds with a redirect with the port# as part of the redirect which is past through to the client. this ends up as a dead link on the frontend. Is…
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tcp payload lb and persistence for diameter
Posted by jmaddox i need an aflex that will select new server for new "session-id" and persist on session id. session id is in tcp payload. client to vip tcp connection will be long lived and multiple session-ids will be sent over same. attached is a sample wireshark capture from the wireshark forums. packet 21 is of…
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Sorry page when all servers are down
Posted by ddesmidt I received an interesting request today. A customer wanted his AX to reply itself a sorry page when all the servers behind the VIP are down => users requests are not dropped but they receive a "sorry" web page. Here is the aFleX I shared with him: Code: when HTTP_REQUEST {# log "LB::status = [LB::status…
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aflex for individual server cookie persist
Posted by jmaddox Do we have an aflex where individual load balanced servers could each have a unique cookie and persistence is achieved by observing that cookie, as opposed to inserting one at the load balancer level?
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Using aFleX when service group is down
Posted by mischa A very quick way of reselecting a different service group when the primary fails. Code: when LB_FAILED {pool sg-http-backup}
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Juniper DX (Redline Apprue) - AX aFleX conversion
Posted by ddesmidt HTTP and HTTPS web applications were front ended by Juniper DXs (acquisition of Redline Networks). In addition to load balancing, the Juniper DX was removing SSL to talk to the servers via http. To transparently remove SSL for their application, the Juniper DX utilized Apprules to rewrite some elements…
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Basic HTTP Switching aFlex
Posted by kberton What follows is a basic aFlex that will switch HTTP requests based on three different criteria -- User-Agent, URI and Host -- to the desired Service Group. when HTTP_REQUEST { if { [HTTP::header "User-Agent"] contains "Auto Installer"} { pool sg_Auto_Installer } if { [HTTP::uri] starts_with "/en" } { pool…
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aflex for post data load balancing and persistence
Posted by jmaddox Do we have a generic aflex somewhere that does the following? Look inside a POST for user=xxxxxxx, and load balance/persist based on name=value?
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Aflex for PeopleSoft application
Posted by ssacchi Peoplesoft uses some special cookies / javascripts to enable session / log-in tracking. And, it appears that, those only work under secure back-end AND secure-front end. So, basically, configuring client-ssl and server-ssl with some cookie name replacement, cookie value replacement, cookie domain…
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Centralized server log (not web) on AX
Posted by ddesmidt I guess that's the "logging question week"!!! After one customer asking me "how to centralize web server log on AX" (see: aFleX forum - Centralized web server log on AX), I just received a question from one A10 System Engineer on "how to centralized server log (not web) on AX". That's pretty much the…