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Rich101's avatar
Rich101
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Jun 09, 2011

HTTP Monitor - Host Value

Hi,     I've been scouring the forums for an answer to this but with no luck!   Can anyone detail if it is possible, within a HTTP monitor that's used on a pool to include the IP of the targ...
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hoolio
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Jun 09, 2011
You might also try an HTTP 1.0 send string without a host header:

 

 

HEAD /index.htm HTTP/1.0\r\nConnection: Close\r\n\r\n

 

 

For 10.2+ you should use two \r\n's at the end of the send string. For older versions, just one:

 

 

sol10655: Change in Behavior: CR/LF characters appended to the HTTP monitor Send string

 

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/10000/600/sol10655.html

 

 

If that doesn't work, you can set a host header with an inbuilt HTTP(S) monitor. However if it needs to be specific to the server being polled, you'd need to create a custom monitor for each pool member. As Nitass said using an FQDN should be a simpler solution.

 

 

Aaron