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Enable load balancing virtual servers to redirect requests to cache

September 21, 2020
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If a load balancing virtual server is configured to listen on a particular IP address and port combination, it takes precedence over the cache redirection virtual server for any requests destined for that address-port combination. Therefore, the cache redirection virtual server does not process those requests.

If you want to override this functionality and let the cache redirection virtual server decide whether the request should be served from the cache or not, configure the particular load balancing virtual server to be cacheable.

Such a configuration is typically used when an ISP uses a Citrix ADC appliance at the edge of its network and all traffic flows through the appliance.

Enable load balancing virtual servers to redirect requests to the cache by using the CLI

At the command prompt, type:

-  set lb vserver <name> [-cacheable ( YES | NO)]
-  show lb vserver [<name>]

Example:

set lb vserver Vserver-LB-CR –cacheable YES
> show lb vserver vserver-LB-CR
        Vserver-LB-CR (10.102.20.30:80) - HTTP  Type: ADDRESS
        State: DOWN
        Last state change was at Fri Jul  2 08:47:52 2010
        Time since last state change: 0 days, 01:05:51.510
        Effective State: DOWN
        Client Idle Timeout: 180 sec
        Down state flush: ENABLED
        Disable Primary Vserver On Down : DISABLED
        Port Rewrite : DISABLED
        No. of Bound Services :  1 (Total)       0 (Active)
        Configured Method: LEASTCONNECTION
        Mode: IP
        Persistence: NONE
        Cacheable: YES  PQ: OFF SC: OFF
        Vserver IP and Port insertion: OFF
        Push: DISABLED  Push VServer:
        Push Multi Clients: NO
        Push Label Rule: none

1) Service-HTTP-1 (10.102.29.40: 80) - HTTP State: DOWN Weight: 1
 Done

For transparent cache redirection, the appliance intercepts all traffic and evaluates every request to determine whether it is cacheable. Non-cacheable requests are sent unchanged to the origin server.

When using transparent cache redirection, you may want to turn off cache redirection for load balancing virtual servers that always direct traffic to origin servers.

Turn off caching for a load balancing virtual server by using the CLI

To turn off caching for a load balancing virtual, use the unset lb vserver command instead of set lb vserver. Specify a value of NO value for the cacheable parameter.

Enable or disable load balancing virtual servers to redirect requests to the cache by using the GUI

  1. Navigate to Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Virtual Servers.
  2. In the details pane, select the virtual server from which you want to enable/disable the caching, and then click Open.
  3. On the Advanced tab, select/clear Cache Redirection check box.
  4. Click OK.
Enable load balancing virtual servers to redirect requests to cache
September 21, 2020
Contributed by: 
C
September 21, 2020
Contributed by: 
C

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