Re: Redirecting on URL rules ...

["Karl Kopper" <karl_kopper@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

About the best you can do today is route based on port numbers (static pages on port 80, CGI scripts on port 8080 perhaps . . . )

If you can specify the URL plus port number combination you can use FWMARK rules to select the pool of real servers.

--Karl

>From: Greg Cope

>

>Frédéric Schwien wrote:

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I need a load balancer which should accept redirecting rules on URLs . For

> > example, Those with "/cgi-bin" to a group of servers, others (for static

> > data) to another group of servers . Is this planed to be done ? Do somebody

> > ever tried to do it ? (I have never put my nose into LVSs softs code, but

> > would it be difficult to add this feature?)

>

>LVS is a layer 3 router thing (IP layer - i.e IP or UDP address).

>

>You are after a Layer 7 (application i.e HTTP URL) layer router thing.

>

>Apprently there are rumours for this - but do not hold your breath.

>

>Greg

>

> >

> > THanks,

> >

> > Fred,

> >

 

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