Client accessing a specific server under a vip ACE Module

[jackwikinski]

Hi All,

I have a need to allow QA/developers to check updated appliactions on a particluar server.

Is there any way on an ACE blade to allow a client to access a particular server under a vip?

The ACE is configured in Routed mode and the version is A2.3.4.

Any help or pdf's would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

Jack.

[Surya ARBY]

Create a serverfarm with the server you want to reach.

Then create a class-map matching the source IP address of developpers' stations.

[jackwikinski]

Hi,

Thanks for the response.

I have one more query, that I would appreciate some assistance with.

If I have an exisitng serverfarm with 6 rservers in it, is there any way to direct a specific client to a specific server.

I understand in one respect that if they are all inservice this may not be possible, but I thought I would ask the question anyway.

Thanks again for the assistance.

Jack

[Surya ARBY · Accepted solution]

If the application is based on HTTP (web browsing), you have to configure stickyness based on cookie insertion, and then forge a cookie (there is a 1-to-1 relationship between persistence cookies and backend services)

in any other way, the answer is no.

[jackwikinski]

Thanks for your help.

You have answerd my question.

Jack

[alexgeaney]

Is there any documentation/tutorial (pdf) for solving this kind of problem?

acoolme

[Surya ARBY]

no because it's not a problem.

the goal of a load balancer is to balance the load (LOL) over multiple server according to a configured (sometimes dynamic) algorithm.

Allowing a user to choose the back end server is just a nonsense regarding the feature provided by the device.