thanks! F5 supports the cookies and is recommended way but the problem is server A is not managed by us and may be very difficult to convience them to enter cookie (changing code). Is it possible to embed cookies for non-browser clients in serverA?
Are there any other options if server A can't be changed. On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Ben Timby <bti...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Mohit Anchlia <mohitanch...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Yes but when we receive request it is not from the end user but other >> host. For eg: >> >> User -> server A (prepares file) -> (http request that need load >> balancing) Our host >> >> So it's server A actually making the request not the user but we need >> to load balance user because this user can sign off and connect again >> to server B. And if server B connects to other data center before file >> is replicated then that will be a problem. > > If you control server A, then it is simple. At least for the load > balancer I am used to using (HAProxy). You can stuff some client > identifying information into a header, cookie, or querystring before > generating the request to the load balancer. > > Then write some rule in the load balancer config to direct traffic > based on that rule. > > http://haproxy.1wt.eu/download/1.3/doc/configuration.txt > > I would be really surprised if a product like F5 does not allow this > level of sophistication. If not, then I would drop it and use > something more flexible. > > Of course nothing bars you from running a proxy like HAProxy in front > of the load balancer to do some intermediary processing that allows > you to take advantage of some other F5 feature. > > Maybe figure out what format F5 uses for it's cookies, and forge one > with the request from server A. Or forge it at an intermediary proxy. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@httpd.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@httpd.apache.org
