Figure 15-5 Url-Based Web Cache Redirection - Nortel Web OS Switch Software Application Manual

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The switch is preconfigured with a list of 13 noncacheable items that you can add to, delete, or
modify. These items are either known dynamic content file extensions or dynamic URL
parameters, as described below:
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Dynamic URL parameters: +, !, %, =, &

Figure 15-5 URL-Based Web Cache Redirection

Requests matching the URL are load balanced among the multiple servers, depending on the
metric specified for the real server group (leastconns is the default).
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Common gateway interface files (.cgi)
cold fusion files (.cfm), ASP files (.asp)
BIN directory
CGI-BIN directory
SHTML (scripted html)
Microsoft HTML extension files (.htx)
executable files (.exe)
Host A
Internet
Web Cache Redirector
Implicit load balancing
within the group
Host B
GET/product/Webswitch.html
GET/company/information.html
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Host C
/product
$
information
$
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