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Rene_125890's avatar
Rene_125890
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Jul 15, 2014

Monitor an Internet link using a Web Site

I have 3 Internet links and I need to monitor this links. I want to check if I reach Web sites throughout these 3 links. I want to check for example, www.cisco.com through link 1, www.microsoft.com through link 2 and www.google.com through link 3. If I don't reach one of those web sites then Iknow that I have to redirect traffic from one failed link to another link that is ok.

 

how can I do this?

 

thank you.

 

application delivery
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design
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  • The_Bhattman's avatar
    The_Bhattman
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    Jul 15, 2014

    Hi Renee,

     

    There are a couple of ways you can do this. One of the simpliest ways to create dummy pools where they are associated to custom HTTP monitors each pointing to a website. Here is a example of a custom monitor https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/advdesignconfig.HTTPMonitor_cURL_BasicGET.ashx.

     

    Then write up an iRule that checked each pool member health and based forwarding on the UP status.

     

    I hope that helps

     

    -=Bhattman=-