In a content switching vServer with multiple policies, CSPOL_7 has been invoked. Which policy will be invoked next given the priorities CSPOL_7 (100), CSPOL_5 (90), CSPOL_9 (110), CSPOL_4 (120), CSPOL_8 (210)?

In a content switching vServer with multiple policies, CSPOL_7 has been invoked. Which policy will be invoked next given the priorities CSPOL_7 (100), CSPOL_5 (90), CSPOL_9 (110), CSPOL_4 (120), CSPOL_8 (210)?

• A. CSPOL_4
• B. CSPOL_5
• C. CSPOL_9
• D. CSPOL_8

Answer: (C)

Content switching policies are evaluated in order of their priority, with smaller numbers checked first. The system goes through the list from the lowest priority value upward until a policy matches and is applied. If the policy with priority 100 (CSPOL_7) has just been invoked, the next candidate in line is the policy with the next higher priority value, which is 110 corresponding to CSPOL_9. Therefore, CSPOL_9 will be invoked next. (A policy with priority 90 would have been evaluated earlier, so it would have been chosen if it matched.) After CSPOL_9, the subsequent checks would proceed to priorities 120 (CSPOL_4) and then 210 (CSPOL_8) if needed.

Content switching policies are evaluated in order of their priority, with smaller numbers checked first. The system goes through the list from the lowest priority value upward until a policy matches and is applied. If the policy with priority 100 (CSPOL_7) has just been invoked, the next candidate in line is the policy with the next higher priority value, which is 110 corresponding to CSPOL_9. Therefore, CSPOL_9 will be invoked next. (A policy with priority 90 would have been evaluated earlier, so it would have been chosen if it matched.) After CSPOL_9, the subsequent checks would proceed to priorities 120 (CSPOL_4) and then 210 (CSPOL_8) if needed.