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cody8411_186897
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusActive/Standby load balancing dynamically with LTM
I'm not sure if I'm using the right terminology, but some application folks want to set up identical web servers where they can test upgrades and changes to server A while maintaining production traf...
Priority groups. You can assign nodes in a pool to different priority groups so that some nodes will only be used if others with a better priority are down.
ekaleido_26616
Cirrocumulus
CirrocumulusPriority groups. You can assign nodes in a pool to different priority groups so that some nodes will only be used if others with a better priority are down.
cody8411_186897Is there some other way I can monitor those devices to make it so they can trigger the priority in those pools? For instance, if I just use a basic TCP port monitor, those ports will never go down or be disabled.
- ekaleido_26616
You can create a custom health monitor such that they can modify something to cause the server to be removed from the pool, if that's what you're after.
- cody8411_186897
Great idea, I'll start to look at making a GET to return a string and take the the pool member down if it doesn't exist. That way they can remove the string on the passive node.