Routing rules configuration
Use this topic to create the advanced configuration routing rules to ensure that work requests arrive at the proper generic server cluster.
To view this console page, click Servers > Proxy Servers > server > Proxy Server Properties > Routing Rules > rule_name.
You can edit routing rules configurable field settings on the Configuration tab.
Configuration tab
- Name
The name field is required and is a user-defined field.
The name field cannot contain the following characters: # \ / , : ; " * ? < > | = + & % '
The name that is defined must be unique among routing rules and cannot begin with a period or a space. A space does not generate an error, but leading and trailing spaces are automatically deleted.
- Enable this rule
You can create routing rules and then not enable them. This capability is useful when planning for the maintenance of nodes or emergencies.
By default, the rule is enabled.
- Virtual host name
The virtual host name field is a selectable field that is preconfigured with the defined virtual hosts in the cell.
If you do not see the virtual host that you are looking for in the menu, click Environment > Virtual Hosts from the console and define the virtual host there.
- URI group
The URI group field is populated with all the preconfigured URI groups in the cell.
If you do not see the URI group that you are looking for, click Environment > URI Groups and create one.
- Routing rule
This option specifies to the proxy server how to route a request that matches the given criteria (virtual host and URI group) that you defined. You have three options for this field.
Generic Server Cluster: If you want only the proxy server to seek a preconfigured generic server cluster, select that option and use the drop-down box to select the generic server cluster.
Failure Status Code: To reject the requests that match the specific criteria, you use the failure status code and provide an HTTP status code to use in the response to the sender.
Redirect URL: Use this last option to send a redirect to the client. If you select this option, enter a fully qualified URL like http://abc.xyz.com. Usually, the URL is somewhere within the enterprise, sometimes right back to the proxy on a different port. You can use this option to ensure a request is routed through protocols like SSL.
Related tasks
Routing requests from a plug-in to a proxy server
Reference topic