NimbostratusIt is the number of times the F5 has triggered an iRule. The event used by the iRule determines how often it will be executed.
NacreousIt is the number of times the F5 has triggered an iRule. The event used by the iRule determines how often it will be executed.
NimbostratusThe event I am using is HTTP_REQUEST. Is this described or defined in the docs anywhere?
NacreousYes and no. Its described in the iRule training but it requires an understanding of protocol behaviour as well. HTTP_REQUEST can be triggered many times in a single connection as HTTP/1.1 specification keep connections open for a time so the browser can reuse them for subsequent requests. A single web browser can have multiple connections.
NacreousIf you not seeing consistent statistics the turn on developer mode in your browser and disable caching. Refreshes of a page will pull images out of the local browser cache and they wont request it from the F5.
NimbostratusThank you. I guess the only other follow-up question I have is ... can the iRule be accessed and yet the execution count not be incremented? For example if "event disable all" is called.
NacreousEvent disable will turn off all future events for that individual connection. However to execute that command the iRule must at least have been executed once.