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rsacheen's avatar
rsacheen
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Nov 24, 2017

BIG-IP request logging profiles

I want to keep track of all the access from the external I/F so that I am able to identify the access information when the backend pool members are down and take proper action later. To achieve this ...
application delivery
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Stanislas_Piro2
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Nov 27, 2017

Request logging occurs between HTTP_REQUEST_SEND and HTTP_REQUEST_RELEASE

 

Response logging occurs between HTTP_RESPONSE_SEND and HTTP_RESPONSE_RELEASE

 

So request logging occurs on server side and response logging occurs on client side.

 

Request variable are captured in request event, so I guess this profile may not help you when pool down.

 

You can try with layered virtual server for maintenance page. Host the maintenance page on another virtual server and forward requests to it when pool members are down.