Rule to select second node when 1st node timeout

Which LTM version are you running?

 

 

You could do this with a monitor. Set the monitor timeout to the longest time you want to give the higher priority pool member to answer. Set the interval to (timeout -1 second) / 3. Generally, the default of 5 second interval and 16 second timeout is a good balance between checking the pool members often enough to prevent a long failure period and not overwhelming them with too much traffic. You can also set the pool property for action on service down to reselect to achieve something similar on a single request basis.

 

 

In 10.x you have the option for inband monitors. Or if you wanted to get fancy, you could use the after (Click here) command to reselect a new pool member.

 

 

Aaron

 

 

Aaron