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HG's avatar
HG
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Oct 20, 2017

GTM Global availability Maintenance page I-rule

Hi all. I'm trying to set up GTM module by using global availability algorithm on wide IP level. That way as long as my primary datacenter (A) is up no loadbalancing will take place. The concept is t...
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Stanislas_Piro2
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Oct 26, 2017

Hi,

 

The only gtm capability is to manage DNS REQUEST / RESPONSE.

 

Maintenance page is managed in HTTP context.

 

You can configure maintenance page on LTM

 

  • if DC A VS is not available, DC A LTM will display maintenance page but GTM will send DC B addresses
  • of both VS are not available, GTM will reply with 2 addresses (return to DNS) and both LTM will display maintenance page.