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mj16othman
Altostratus
AltostratusLoadbalancing issue
Guys i have two pool members listening on same ports 443, 3151 and 8090. They want the F5 to loadbalncer to the second node if the primary node stops listening on just one port for example 80 and c...
You can do something like:
One virtual server (Ex. 4.4.4.4:*), with one pool with two wildcard pool members (1.1.1.1:* Priority 2, 1.1.1.2:* Priority 1).
The pool will need several settings like Action on Service Down set to Reject, and Priority Group Activation set to 'Less than 1'.
Last but not least you will need to create and assign the pool three custom monitors (one per port, 80, 3151, 8090).
Hope that helps.
jaikumar_f5
MVP
MVPFirst, your definition is wrong. It's not 2 pool members, it's 2 servers/nodes listening on ports.
From what I gather, you have a setup having 2 pool members (assume 1.1.1.1:80 & 2.2.2.2:80), you want 2.2.2.2:80 to take traffic only when 1.1.1.1 nodes other services (assume 3151, 8090) also go down.
I'll go with creating 3 monitors and using AND condition to monitor the pool members. Then assign priority group with higher value to 1.1.1.1 so it takes the traffic all time. If any of the monitor fails, it would go to second member.
Share your requirement more clear if above not helps.