ltm rule command forward

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forward
       Sets the connection to forward IP packets.

SYNOPSIS
       forward

DESCRIPTION
       Sets the connection to forward IP packets. This is strict forwarding and will bypass any pool configured on
       the virtual server.  The request will be forwarded out the appropriate interface according to the routes in
       the LTM routing table. No destination address or port translation is performed.

       Syntax

       forward

	    * Sets the connection to forward IP packets, bypassing load
	      balancing.

RETURN VALUE
VALID DURING
       AUTH_ERROR, AUTH_FAILURE, AUTH_RESULT, AUTH_SUCCESS, AUTH_WANTCREDENTIAL, CACHE_REQUEST, CACHE_RESPONSE,
       CACHE_UPDATE, CLIENT_ACCEPTED, CLIENT_CLOSED, CLIENT_DATA, CLIENT_LINE, CLIENTSSL_CLIENTCERT,
       CLIENTSSL_HANDSHAKE, HTTP_CLASS_FAILED, HTTP_CLASS_SELECTED, HTTP_REQUEST, HTTP_REQUEST_DATA,
       HTTP_REQUEST_SEND, HTTP_RESPONSE, HTTP_RESPONSE_CONTINUE, HTTP_RESPONSE_DATA, LB_FAILED, LB_SELECTED,
       NAME_RESOLVED, PERSIST_DOWN, RTSP_REQUEST, RTSP_REQUEST_DATA, RTSP_RESPONSE, RTSP_RESPONSE_DATA,
       SERVER_CLOSED, SERVER_CONNECTED, SERVER_DATA, SERVER_LINE, SERVERSSL_HANDSHAKE, SIP_REQUEST, SIP_REQUEST_SEND,
       SIP_RESPONSE, SIP_RESPONSE_SEND, STREAM_MATCHED, USER_REQUEST, USER_RESPONSE, XML_BEGIN_DOCUMENT,
       XML_BEGIN_ELEMENT, XML_CDATA, XML_END_DOCUMENT, XML_END_ELEMENT, XML_EVENT

EXAMPLES
	when CLIENT_ACCEPTED {
	  if { [class match [IP::client_addr] equals my_hosts_class]} {
	    snat 192.168.100.12
	  } else {
	    forward
	  }
	}

HINTS
SEE ALSO
CHANGE LOG
       @BIGIP-9.0.0 --First introduced the command.

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