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lipos_54863
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Jun 24, 2010

iRule affecting node state

Hi,     I need to reboot servers every 4 hours and drain the connecting before a reboot.   I'm thinking about an iRule that will be triggered every 4 hours and reboot disable a node 10mins be...
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Jun 24, 2010
Posted By lipos on 06/24/2010 10:51 AM

 

True, but our policy says that we can't do things like that on the F5s.

 

Meaning handle something that is not supported directly by the F5s.

 

I know that sounds funny, but they are just too important for us.

 

 

Really good point though.

 

I guess this is the easiest solution so far.

 

 

It wouldn't have to run on the F5s...it could run on another linux box too, provided you don't mind storing login credentials to a critical system in a file.