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Guilherme_1990_'s avatar
Guilherme_1990_
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Jul 03, 2015

HTTP Client timeout on health monitor

Hi all!

 

I've a simple http health monitor that sends a post request to a server and wait for a reply that matches a String.

 

Everything is working fine, but my application team is asking me about the timeout of the http client request.How long will BIGIP wait for a http response from the server?I've searched a lot and didn't find anything, could anyone help me?

 

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  • arpydays's avatar
    arpydays
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    Jul 03, 2015

    the timeout/retry settings are in the monitor setup. I believe default is 5sec and 16sec. This means that the F5 will retry every 5secs and after 16sec total will mark the node down. These numbers allow for 3 retries, you can adjust as required,

     

    cheers

     

  • Guilherme_1990_'s avatar
    Guilherme_1990_
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    Jul 03, 2015

    @Arpydays

     

    Let me try to explain a little better.Actually I need to know what is de default timeout of a single HTTP request/method.

     

    For example: The BigIP health monitor send a POST request to a server, for How long will BigIP wait for a http response from the server for this single request.

     

    Every browser has a default timeout.You can check the Firefox timeout in about:config, Internet Explorer on configuration file and so on.I need to know what is the default timeout for http request on BIG IP.