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David_Noonan_67
Nimbostratus
Apr 17, 2009execute script on server
I've got an application that wants to use the BigIP for failover. They'll have two servers in the pool but they want the service on the backup to be turned off until the primary fails.
The question: If a monitor fails can I make an iRule execute a script on the backup server to start it's service?
The more I think about this the more broken I think the whole plan is but I'll leave the question anyway as the info might prove useful in the future.
Thanks
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Dave
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- L4L7_53191
Nimbostratus
Dave: Barring some back-end nuances that prevent it, the way to do this is to use priority groups with the appropriate priority scores. This way you can keep both active and you won't have to worry about traffic going to the 'primary' pool member vs. the 'secondary'. BigIP will just do the right thing. If the primary fails, then the secondary will kick in... - hoolio
Cirrostratus
Hi Dave, - David_Noonan_67
Nimbostratus
I'm aware of priority groups and planned to use them for part of this solution. Starting the app service is the tricky bit.
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