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Re: [lvs-users] Dynamic Redirects

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Subject: Re: [lvs-users] Dynamic Redirects
From: Jay Faulkner <jay.faulkner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 13:34:37 -0500
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lvs-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lvs-users-
> Subject: [lvs-users] Dynamic Redirects
> 
> LVS Team -
> 
> Is there a way to capture the User-Agent from an HTTP Header, then
> query a
> database for that User-Agent, then based on the result of the database
> query, transparently route the request to an appropriate server?
> 

Hey Sean,

LVS is a layer 3/4 load balancer -- that means it has no logic as to what data 
is in the actual packet, like HTTP. A task like what you want is better suited 
for a layer 7 web proxy, such as Nginx (http://nginx.org/).

Jason Faulkner
Linux Engineer, Rackspace Email & Apps
jason.faulkner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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