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caulfiedd_spurr
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May 20, 2020

how GTM monitor work , what is the process of a GTM https montor

create monitor https m-test-host.c-name.test.doamin.com-HTTPS-8090 interval 15 timeout 60 send "HEAD /test.html HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: test-host.test.doamin.com:8090\r\n\r\n" recv "HTTP/1.[01] [23][0-9][...
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rob_carr
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May 21, 2020

In general, BIG-IP doesn't do name resolution as part of the monitor process, instead using the IP addresses defined for pool members, so you may only see the Step 4 traffic.

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    caulfiedd_spurr
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    May 21, 2020

    thank for your reply . if GTM doesn't request DNS resolution,what is the host in the monitor configuration used for ? ​ thanks .

    create monitor https m-test-host.c-name.test.doamin.com-HTTPS-8090 interval 15 timeout 60 send "HEAD /test.html HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: test-host.test.doamin.com:8090\r\n\r\n" recv "HTTP/1.[01] [23][0-9][0-9]"