Each domain can have several virtual paths. A virtual path can be connected to other servers than the main server for the domain. This way, you can, per path and/or document, determine which server should handle a request. Different licenses allow different numbers of virtual paths. These settings will override the settings of the domain. The first virtual path, with the path box set to " /", is called the root path. It should not be deleted. Virtual paths are not case sensitive, so "/NEWS/", "/news/" and "/News/" are identical.
Example, given these virtual paths;
| · | / -> 192.168.0.45
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| · | /News/ -> 192.168.0.150
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All requests will be forwarded to 192.168.0.45, except those that begin with "/News/".
OctaGate Switch™ will check all virtual paths and find which best matches the requested document. If the requested document is "/News/US/About.html" and these virtual paths exist;
| · /
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| · /News/
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| · /News/US/
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| · /News/Europe/
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then /News/Us/ will be considered the best match. All of the first three paths are matches, but the third is the best match. The fourth path is not a match at all. You do not have to enter a virtual path for each path you expect OctaGate Switch™ to forward, only the root path, and the paths that differ from the default settings.
Path
Requested documents are compared to this path. If it is a matching path, and if it is the longest (best) matching path, the settings of the virtual path will be used when forwarding the request.
Target address
Please see Target address for domain. If this field is empty, OctaGate Switch™ will use the default for the domain.
Host replace
Please see Host replace for domain. If this field is empty, OctaGate Switch™ will use the default for the domain.
Path replace
This is an advanced option and should only be used if you understand the difference between relative and none relative paths in a HTML document. If you do not want to use Path replace, just leave it empty.
OctaGate Switch™ can rewrite the document request to match the internal path structure of the web server, if the internal path structure is different from the external path structure.
For this option to work, the web site has to use only relative paths. Typically, it is much better to make sure that the internal structure matches the external structure of the web page.
Outport
Defines to which port the requests are sent to. Typically, your web servers will all listen to port 80, but web applications / web servers can listen to ports other than 80.
Server Cluster
Indicates which (if any) Server Cluster a virtual path should use. Server Clusters are used for Load Balancing and Failover.
If the value in "Server Cluster" is "- No Selection -", then that means that the virtual path should not use a Server Cluster.
If the value in "Server Cluster" is "- Domain Def -", then that means that the virtual path should use the same Server Cluster as the Domain does.
On/Off
Enables and disables the Virtual path. Use it if you temporarily want to disable the virtual path but you do not want to delete it.
Remove
Remove the Virtual Path. This action can not be undone.
New path
Create a new Virtual Path. The new Virtual Path will be added at the of the grid.