Content Based Routing
For HTTP and HTTPS services, the Content Based Routing component performs load balancing for servers based on the content of the client request. The Content Based Routing component works in conjunction with the Application Server Caching Proxy component.
IMPORTANT: The Content Based Routing (CBR) component is available on all supported platforms, with the following exceptions:
- CBR is not available with Load Balancer installations on platforms running a 64-bit JVM.
Alternatively, for this type of installation, you can use the cbr forwarding method of Load Balancer's Dispatcher component to provide content-based routing of HTTP and HTTPS requests without the use of Caching Proxy. See the WebSphere® Application Server Load Balancer Administration Guide for more information.
- CBR is not available with Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 installations.
Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 supports only the Dispatcher component's mac forwarding method. The nat and cbr forwarding methods are not supported.