Configuring the WSM using Device Manager

Configuring redirection requests

To configure redirection requests:

1. From the device view, select the Web Switching Module.

The Web Switching Module is highlighted.

2. From the Edit menu, choose WSM Card > L4 Switching > URL Parsing.

The URL Parsing dialog box opens to the Expressions tab.

3. Click the Redirection tab.

The Redirection tab opens.

4. In the Redirect non-GETs to Origin Server field, click Enabled to redirect all non-GET requests to the origin server.
5. In the Redirect Cookies to Origin Server field, click Enabled to redirect all requests that contain cookie: in the HTTP header to the origin server.
6. In the Redirect no-cache to Origin Server field, click Enabled to redirect all requests that contain Cache-control: no cache in the HTTP 1.1 header or Pragma:no cache in the HTTP 1.0 header to the origin server.
7. Click Set > Apply > Close.

The noncacheable requests are defined and the URL Parsing dialog box closes.

See also:

• Configuring URL-based WCR
• URL-based Web Cache Redirection
• URL-based WCR illustration
• Defining URL-based WCR expressions
• Content-intelligent switching
• Server load balancing basics
• Virtual server load balancing
• Load balancing special services
• Configuring filters for Layer 4 switching