Overview

When using PeerApp (PA) Cache, you might encounter errors when a website is being cached, or you might not want sensitive information to be cached from a website. To avoid these issues, you need to bypass specific URLs in PA Cache.

This article provides the steps on how to bypass a URL in the Management portal/UBview.

Solution

1. Log in to the Management portal/UBview.

   Note: If you encounter a Forbidden (403) error, please refer to this article about Fixing Forbidden (403) Errors.

2. Navigate to Configuration > Policy Manager:

   

3. Click on the Categories tab:
   
4. Click the Add button at the lower right corner of the screen. 

5. In the Add Category box, type Bypass URLs in the Name field.

6. Select the Application: Match domains option from the Type dropdown list:

   

   Note: Make sure you only use the domain name (www.abc.com) and not add the URL path, adding the URL path will result in the step not working. If specified URI (http://www.abc.com/def.jpg) need to bypass, it needs to select "Application: Match URIs"

7. Type/Paste the URL into the Domain field and press the Enter key.

   Note: The bypass option is only applicable to URLs and does not include the ports used. The cache engine will bypass traffic from all the URLs provided in the domain field, regardless of the port numbers used. Repeat this step for all the URLs that you want to add. 

8. Once completed, click the Add button.

9. Navigate to Configuration > Policy Manager > Rules:

   

10. Click the Add button at the lower right corner of the screen. 

11. In the Add Rule window, complete the following fields:

    Field	Action
    Name	Provide the name of the rule you want to add.
    Parent	None (default)
    Direction	Select the option: Any from the dropdown list.
    Add Category	Select the Application option from the dropdown list.
    Application	Select the category you have defined in Step 6.
    Add policy	Select the Disable Media Cache and Disable Web Cache options from the dropdown list.
    Add timeplan	Leave this field blank.

    

12. Click the Add button. 

13. Click the Publish link:

    

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Testing

To test the result, you will need to verify from the CDR log by following these steps:

1.  Login to Management Server
2. Go to /opt/pang/cdrs
3. Check zgrep or grep command: 

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