Brocade Virtual ADX Server Load Balancing Guide (Supporting ADX v03.1.00) - Manual (Page 264)

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Layer 7 content switching
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XML tag rules
XML tag rules cause the Brocade Virtual ADX to make a load balancing decision based on the
contents of an XML tag in an incoming packet. Rules for up to 200 different XML tags can be
specified in an Layer 7 content switching configuration. In a given policy, you can include rules for
up to 5 XML tags.
Table 25 lists the XML tag rules for Layer 7 content switching.
Header
Equals Matches if the
contents of the
specified HTTP
header field are
equal to the
specified value. [no] csw-rule rule-name
header header-name
equals value csw-rule r1 header "host" equals
"www.example4.com"
Header
Search Matches if the
specified HTTP
header field
contains any one
of up to five
specified values.
This type of rule
can be used with
the persist action. [no] csw-rule rule-name
header header-name
search value
csw-rule r1 header "cookie" search
"ServerId1"
csw-rule r1 header "cookie" search
"ServerId2"
TABLE 25 XML tag rules for Layer 7 content switching
XML tag rule
name Description Syntax Example
XML Tag
Exists Matches if the
specified XML
tag exists in the
incoming packet. [no] csw-rule rule-name xml-tag
tag-name exists
csw-rule r1 xml-tag "name"
exists
XML Tag
Prefix Matches if the
value in the
specified XML
tag begins with
the specified
prefix. [no] csw-rule rule-name xml-tag
tag-name prefix value
csw-rule r1 xml-tag "name"
prefix "ge"
XML Tag
Suffix Matches if the
value in the
specified XML
tag ends with the
specified suffix. [no] csw-rule rule-name xml-tag
tag-name suffix value
csw-rule r1 xml-tag "name"
suffix "ge"
XML Tag
Pattern Matches if the
specified pattern
exists anywhere
within the
specified XML
tag. [no] csw-rule rule-name xml-tag
tag-name pattern value csw-rule r1 xml-tag "name"
pattern "org"
TABLE 24 HTTP header rules for Layer 7 content switching (Continued)
HTTP header
rule name Description Syntax Example