How to match URI string with "#" character?

Hi Wallst,

its not possible to parse on this specific information. Well, its not a fault of your iRule or even F5, its more a thing of the underlying HTTP standart.

In the URI world the Hash-Sign () is called a "Fragment" and is completely suppressed from sending by every browser.

scheme:[//[user:password@]host[:port]][/]path[?query][fragment]

So everthing after the Hash-Sign never hits the wire and therefor never reaches your F5.

For more information refer to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragment_identifierBasics

Note: The Basics fragment of the Wiki site causes your Browser to jump to the section containing the code 'id="Basics"'

But you may want to change your iRule to exclude everything after the Hash-Sign. It would allow you to select the [pool] accordingly...

when HTTP_REQUEST { 
    switch -glob [HTTP::uri] { 
        "/clientxyz*" { pool pool.1 } 
        default { pool pool.2 } 
    }
}

Cheers, Kai