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Jay_Wong_141181
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Jan 12, 2014

how to get what node is stuck with an F5 virtual - Persist type: dest_addr

Hi,   There are a few F5 virtuals used in my firm. Let's say one is called "virtual_persist". Behind that, we have two nodes - A & B. The problem is that the virtual directs request to node A excl...
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BinaryCanary_19
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Jan 12, 2014

If you want traffic to only go to Node B when Node A is actually down, use Priority Groups.

 

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/lc_9_x/manuals/product/lc_config_10_2/lc_pools.html?sr=34369937

 

Look for the version of the manual that applies to your software version.

 

You should also be able to configure custom SNMP alerts to send you an email/or raise an SNMP trap whenever Node A or Node B goes down.

 

Search http://ask.f5.com for Custom SNMP Alerts