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TLL_91858's avatar
TLL_91858
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Feb 18, 2011

change pool based on external control

I'm not sure how to start this one... here's what I want to do   I want a rule to run and look for something, so that when it exsists will change the pool (or pool members) for a vip.     Bac...
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hoolio
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Feb 18, 2011
Hi TLL,

 

 

I think you could allow the server admins to control which servers receive traffic by using an inbuilt HTTP/S LTM monitor to poll the servers looking for a specific file and file content. When the admins want to take a server down, they can rename the file or change the contents.

 

 

Another option might be to use the iControl API to allow the server admins to programmatically change the LTM pool configuration. This option is more complicated than the monitor based solution, but should give more flexibility on scheduling the changes.

 

 

Aaron