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NimbostratusCustomize monitor
Customize monitor I have one VIP XYZ which is listening on port '6161', Pool having pool member 'abc' which is listening on 6161. But I want to set up a customize monitor where I need to monitor server 'abc' on port 8443.
I have a page setup for whose output is UP(string).
How I can make this work?
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Dylan_375544Cirrocumulus
One of the main points of having a customer monitor is to check that the port you are using for actual traffic is available. It seems less than ideal to monitor a separate port. What happens if a firewall rule is added in between your BIG-IP and back end servers that blocks 6161, but not 8443? Then as far as your BIG-IP knows, the pool member is available and will send traffic to it, but since the traffic port is being blocked, clients won't be able to connect.
I would advise you to monitor the same port you intend on sending traffic to. That will keep the clients and bosses happy. (:
Is there a specific reason you want to monitor a different port?
- JG
Cumulonimbus
You can put "8443" (no quotes) in the field of "Alias Service Port" when you set up the monitor.
And as Dylan rightly explained, you probably should monitor the service on port 6161 as well, but with a different, additional monitor.
jaikumar_f5Noctilucent
I think your server "abc" running service on 6161 has dependency on port 8443, maybe which is why you are thinking to watch for 8443. You can simply use "and" operation in monitors and achieve your task.
