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Gill_32697
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Jun 20, 2013

Exchange application Custom Health Monitor

Hello, Needing recommendations to create an application Health Monitor for MS Exchange 2010.   Currently I have two pool members health check monitor is https(443), I know I can use SMTP, but Exch...
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pete_71470
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Jun 20, 2013
A similar situation arose here and the solution was to let the folks who run exchange decide from themselves - simply by using a RECV string on the https monitor. Fetch, say, /status.html and check for 'Service is up'. Then the application folks can decide whenever they want a node removed from service by changing the string - no guesswork on the F5 side and they are feeling empowered by having control over availability.