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smp_86112
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Oct 21, 2011

Reverse Monitor and Pool Member Recovery

I have constructed a monitor to check a simple page and look for the string "up" in the response. Here's the sanitized definition: ltm monitor http reverse { defaults-from http destination...
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nitass
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Oct 22, 2011
mine seems to be ok. by the way, is timeout 6 correct? 

[root@iris:Active] config  b version|grep -iA 1 version
BIG-IP Version 10.2.0 1707.0
Final Edition

[root@iris:Active] config  b pool foo list
pool foo {
   monitor all mymon
   members 10.10.70.110:http {}
}

[root@iris:Active] config  b monitor mymon list
monitor mymon {
   defaults from http
   reverse
   recv "up"
   send "GET /foo.html HTTP/1.1\r\nHost:\r\nConnection: Close\r\n\r\n"
}

[root@iris:Active] config  curl http://10.10.70.110/foo.html


WELCOME!!!!
This's 10.10.70.110.
up



[root@iris:Active] config  b pool foo|grep -i pool\ member
+-> POOL MEMBER foo/10.10.70.110:http   inactive,down

[root@iris:Active] config  curl http://10.10.70.110/foo.html


WELCOME!!!!
This's 10.10.70.110.
down



[root@iris:Active] config  b pool foo|grep -i pool\ member
+-> POOL MEMBER foo/10.10.70.110:http   active,up