Header persistence from client

You need to add a persistence record on the HTTP_RESPONSE using persist uie add.

See "K7392: Overview of universal persistence".

You lead me to the resolution. I already had the universal persistence record to parse for the header, but it's the client doing a POST, so I changed HTTP_REQUEST to HTTP_RESPONSE and it fixed the issue. Thanks much

It's partially working. Now they want a 35 minute persistence timer once the iRule sees the header. I added the following but I don't see a persistence record in the F5

when HTTP_REQUEST { if {[HTTP::header exists "jsessionid"]} { {[ persist uie {persist_600] 2100}}

You apply the timer when you add the persistence record into the table. Below adds a persistence record with 600 second timeout. You add the record on the initial response when the cookie is set. then you persist on it in subsequent requests.

when HTTP_RESPONSE { look for jsession id cookie if { [HTTP::cookie "JSESSIONID"] ne "" } { persist add uie [string tolower [HTTP::cookie "JSESSIONID"]] 600 if exists and has a value, add a persistence record } }

How will that rule impact my header? What I'm trying to accomplish is if I see header "SessionID", apply a 35 minute sticky to it

So not jsessionid, but a Header SessionID: with a value?

Yes. The client is doing a POST with "SessionID" as the header value, and based on that value, add a 35 minute sticky timer

Ok, is "SessionID" the name of a header, or is it a value? if it is a value, what is the name of the header? if you have a live http header capture, it would help. it should be straight forward, i am just unclear on some specifics.

SessionID is the name of the header. My apologies.