You should be able to deal with this by adding more ips to your haproxy box and configuring 2 backends in haproxy pointing to the same F5 VIP, but with different source-ips [1].
Remember to configure HAproxy for source persistence as well, if your application needs it. [1] http://cbonte.github.com/haproxy-dconv/configuration-1.4.html#source%20%28Server%20and%20default-server%20options%29 Regards, Lukas ________________________________ > Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 18:05:32 +0000 > From: alex.dema...@suny.edu > Subject: Haproxy & F5 usage question > To: haproxy@formilux.org > > > I have a situation where a backend server defined in HAProxy may be a > vip on our F5. The F5 vip is setup for source persistence. Right > now all the requests to this vip from the haproxy box are all going to > one pool member. Obviously the f5 is seeing the ip of the server and > not the true client. I do have haproxy sending out the > X-Forwarded-For. But the f5 does not see it. > > > > Anyone have an example of how scenario like this would work? Do I > need to modify haproxy or is this an f5 issue? > > > > Thank you again in advance.. > > > > [circle]<http://www.suny.edu/> > > > Alex DeMarco > Manager of Technical Services > The State University of New York > State University Plaza - Albany, New York 12246 > Tel: 518.320.1398 Fax: 518.320.1550 > Be a part of Generation SUNY: > Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/generationsuny> - > Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/generationsuny> - > YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/generationsuny> > > > > >
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