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failover issue between datacenters with GSLB
Ok I have been looking for the best solution for an application requirement.
I have an app that will be living in two datacenters. Each location has 4 servers running. What they want is the application to run 100% of the time in DC1 unless 2 or more servers fail in DC1 and then failover to DC2
I thought this would be rather easy, but I have been unable to find a way to get the VIP to go into a down state if two servers have gone down.
Does anyone have a idea how I could implement this?
Thanks
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Also the old F5 DNS/GTM "Dependency List" option is nice under the Virtual Server https://techdocs.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip-dns/manuals/product/bigip-dns-concepts-12-0-0/2.html#taskid
- VGF5
Cumulonimbus
Update GSLB pool configuration with Minimum Active Members to 3. This means the VIP will be marked down if fewer than 3 servers are up (i.e., if 2 or more fail) . The BIG-IP DNS monitors the VIP. If the VIP is down, GTM will failover to DC2.
- Injeyan_Kostas
Nacreous
Hi VGF5 is there such an option?
I couldn't find it.
- Injeyan_Kostas
Nacreous
here is an example
#!/bin/bash POOL="Your_Pool_name" THRESHOLD=2 UP_COUNT=$(tmsh show ltm pool $POOL members | grep "Available Members" | awk '{print $4}') echo "[$(date)] Pool $POOL has $UP_COUNT members up" >> /var/log/pool_monitor.log if [ "$UP_COUNT" -lt "$THRESHOLD" ]; then echo "[$(date)] Pool DOWN: Only $UP_COUNT members up" >> /var/log/pool_monitor.log exit 1 else echo "[$(date)] Pool UP: $UP_COUNT members up" >> /var/log/pool_monitor.log echo "Pool is healthy" exit 0 fi
- Injeyan_Kostas
Nacreous
Hello Brandon_TN
Did you managed to test it?
- Injeyan_Kostas
Nacreous
Hello Brandon_TN
You could use an External Monitor with a custom script to achieve you goal
check this https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K71282813You could then create a dummy Virtual server with a dummy pool and assign the external monitor to it
And finally use this dummy VS as Dependency for you actual VS in GSLB
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