{"id":602,"date":"2011-11-05T09:43:39","date_gmt":"1999-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fir3netwp.gmsrrpobkbd.com\/?p=602"},"modified":"2021-07-27T16:44:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T16:44:33","slug":"brocade-adx-content-switching-csw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/loadbalancers\/brocade\/brocade-adx-content-switching-csw.html","title":{"rendered":"Brocade ADX &#8211; Content Switching (CSW)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Content Switching provides the ability to distribute \/ rewrite traffic based upon a sessions Layer 7 payload. This feature also provides the ability to persist connections to a given server\/server group. There are 4 main methods to Layer 7 switching:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cookie Switching<\/strong> &#8211; Uses either a server sent cookie or ADX injected cookie to direct traffic to specific server or server group<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cookie Hashing<\/strong> &#8211; Generates a hash of teh cookie sent from the server to persist further requests when client uses the same cookie.<\/li>\n<li><strong>URL Switching<\/strong> &#8211; Uses a user specified piece of the URL to direct to specific server or server group<\/li>\n<li><strong>URL Hashing<\/strong> &#8211; Hashes the URL string to direct to a specific server or server group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6622d0f4e6274\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6622d0f4e6274\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/loadbalancers\/brocade\/brocade-adx-content-switching-csw.html\/#Layer_7_Content_Switching\" title=\"Layer 7 Content Switching\">Layer 7 Content Switching<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/loadbalancers\/brocade\/brocade-adx-content-switching-csw.html\/#1_Define_CSW_Rule\" title=\"1. Define CSW Rule\">1. Define CSW Rule<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/loadbalancers\/brocade\/brocade-adx-content-switching-csw.html\/#Create_a_policy\" title=\"Create a policy\">Create a policy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/loadbalancers\/brocade\/brocade-adx-content-switching-csw.html\/#Bind_Policy\" title=\"Bind Policy\">Bind Policy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/loadbalancers\/brocade\/brocade-adx-content-switching-csw.html\/#Cookie_Switching_with_cookie_inserted\" title=\"Cookie Switching (with cookie inserted) \n\">Cookie Switching (with cookie inserted) \n<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/loadbalancers\/brocade\/brocade-adx-content-switching-csw.html\/#Configure_Server_Group_IDs\" title=\"Configure Server Group ID`s\">Configure Server Group ID`s<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/loadbalancers\/brocade\/brocade-adx-content-switching-csw.html\/#Create_a_Policy\" title=\"Create a Policy\">Create a Policy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/loadbalancers\/brocade\/brocade-adx-content-switching-csw.html\/#Define_CSW_Rule\" title=\"Define CSW Rule\">Define CSW Rule<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/loadbalancers\/brocade\/brocade-adx-content-switching-csw.html\/#Assign_to_Virtual_Server\" title=\"Assign to Virtual Server\">Assign to Virtual Server<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/loadbalancers\/brocade\/brocade-adx-content-switching-csw.html\/#URL_Switching\" title=\"URL Switching\">URL Switching<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Layer_7_Content_Switching\"><\/span><strong>Layer 7 Content Switching<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Define_CSW_Rule\"><\/span><strong>1. Define CSW Rule<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Specfies content to match in HTTP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Header<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config) # csw-rule rule4 header host exists<\/p>\n<p><strong>URL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config) # csw-rule rule3 rule exists<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config) # csw-rule rule1 method eq PUT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Versions\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config) # csw-rule rules 2 version eq 1.1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_a_policy\"><\/span><strong>Create a policy<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Specifies action to take when rule is matched.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Create a policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config) # csw-policy p1<br \/>\n(config-cws-p1) #<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Action<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Match rule\/take action in one statement. We can either<\/p>\n<p>a) Forward<\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config-csw-p1) # match rule1 forward 1029<\/p>\n<p>b) Redirect<\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config-csw-p1) # match rule1 redirect &#8220;*&#8221; &#8220;*&#8221; ssl (first * is match all domains, second * is match all URLs.)<\/p>\n<p>c) Rewrite<\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config-csw-p1) # match rule1 rewrite request-insert client-ip<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bind_Policy\"><\/span><strong>Bind Policy<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Bind policy and enable CSW<br \/>\nBind poicy and turn on csw to a paritcluar VIP<\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config) # server virtual cswVIP 192.168.1.1<br \/>\n(config-vs-cswVIP) # port http<br \/>\n(config-vs-cswVIP) # port http csw-policy p1<br \/>\n(config-vs-cswVIP) # port http csw<br \/>\n(config-vs-cswVIP) # bind http rs1 http<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cookie_Switching_with_cookie_inserted\"><\/span><strong>Cookie Switching (with cookie inserted)<br \/>\n<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Configure_Server_Group_IDs\"><\/span><strong>Configure Server Group ID`s<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config) # server real-name rs1 10.10.10.201<br \/>\n(config-rs-rs1) # port http group-id 10 10<br \/>\n(config-rs-rs1) # exit<\/p>\n<p>(config) # server real-name rs1 10.10.10.202<br \/>\n(config-rs-rs2) # port http group-id 10 10<br \/>\n(config-rs-rs2) # exit<\/p>\n<p>As group ids are sqencial you have to speficy the groups that it will be a member of. If you you only want it to be group 109 then you have to spefcy that it will be in group 10 through to group 10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Configure Server ID`s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config) # server real-name rs1 10.10.10.201<br \/>\n(config-rs-rs1) # port http server-id 1024<br \/>\n(config-rs-rs1) # exit<\/p>\n<p>(config) # server real-name rs1 10.10.10.202<br \/>\n(config-rs-rs2) # port http group-id 1025<br \/>\n(config-rs-rs2) # exit<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_a_Policy\"><\/span><strong>Create a Policy<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Next create a policy that defines the action that is taken when the rule is matched.<\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config)# csw-policy myCookie<br \/>\n(config-csw-myCookie)#<\/p>\n<p>Within this example we take 3 actions. They are :<\/p>\n<p><strong>Persist<\/strong> &#8211; if rule 1 is matched then send (persist) to server<\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config-csw-myCookie)# match r1 persist offset 0 length 3 group-or-server-id<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forward<\/strong> &#8211; if we dont match against that rule we will forward to group 10<\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config-csw-myCookie)# default forward 10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rewite<\/strong> &#8211; if i dont see the cookie I will insert it<\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config-csw-myCookie)# default rewite insert-cookie<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Define_CSW_Rule\"><\/span><strong>Define CSW Rule<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Next we define a content switching rule. This rule spefies which content to match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config)# csw-rule r1 header &#8220;cookie&#8221; search &#8220;ServerID&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Assign_to_Virtual_Server\"><\/span><strong>Assign to Virtual Server<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">(config) # server virtual cookieVIP 2.1.1.1<br \/>\n(config-vs-cookieVIP) # port http<br \/>\n(config-vs-cookieVIP) # port http cookie-name &#8220;ServerID&#8221;<br \/>\n(config-vs-cookieVIP) # port http csw-policy &#8220;myCookie&#8221;<br \/>\n(config-vs-cookieVIP) # port http csw<br \/>\n(config-vs-cookieVIP) # bind http rs1 http rs2 http<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"URL_Switching\"><\/span><strong>URL Switching<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(config)# csw-rule products url prefix \/PRODUCTS case-insensitive<br \/>\n(config)# csw-rule products url prefix \/PARTNERS case-insensitive<\/p>\n<p>(config)# csw-policy &#8220;myUrlPolicy&#8221; case-insensitive<br \/>\n(config-csw-myUrlPolicy)# match products forward 201<br \/>\n(config-csw-myUrlPolicy)# match support forward 202 (server group)<br \/>\n(config-csw-myUrlPolicy)# default forward 201<\/p>\n<p>(config)# server virtual url-sw-VIP [IP]<br \/>\n(config-vs-url-sw-VIP)# port http<br \/>\n(config-vs-url-sw-VIP)# port http csw-policy &#8220;myUrlPolicy&#8221;<br \/>\n(config-vs-url-sw-VIP)# port http csw<br \/>\n(config-vs-url-sw-VIP)# bind http rs1 http rs2 http<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content Switching provides the ability to distribute \/ rewrite traffic based upon a sessions Layer 7 payload. 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