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A_124585
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusDynamic GTM load balancing for generic hosts?
Can a GTM be to used to dynamically load balance between generic host servers. [I don't have an LTM]
I see that the big3d agent is needed to collect statics for dynamic load balancing, and I ca...
Techgeeeg_28888Nimbostratus
NimbostratusHi A Just a quick question from you how are you monitoring the Links on your GTM box.... I mean do you have any realistic monitor that tries to fetch like www.google.com and based on that marks a link to the ISP as up or down??
Regards
A_124585I understand about the different sorts of dymanic monitors, e.g. CPU etc. But as Techgeeg suggests I don't understand how the F5 knows what the CPU availability of my generic hosts is. I was just going to use a TCP half open connection.
Gregory_ThiellEmployee
Techgeeeg, Just to clarify, your question about monitoring a Link object is very different than the concept of "Probing" for Dynamic Load Balancing Methods. By that, I mean that your question deserves its own entry on this web site. :) Now, to answer your question: to monitor a Link in a GTM implementation, follow SOL6848: https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/6000/800/sol6848.html You will create this "realistic monitor" you were talking about. GTM implementations with multiple ISPs can be complex. You can talk to your F5 representative to get a Professional Services Consultant (some guy like me) to help you implement GTM.
