scheduled service time for VS

The best way to do this, that I can think of, would be to have an iControl script that switches the particular VS off and on depending on the time of day and state you want associated with it.

 

 

There is no timer function in the BIG-IP that would allow traffic only during a certain part of the day by default.

 

 

I'd recommend checking out the iControl section of DevCentral for some more details on what it is, and how to get started: Click here.

 

 

Hope this helps,

 

Colin

You can also use an iRule for that. You can create a really simple one that you apply during the maintenance window only, or you can use the tcl "clock" command to schedule a regualar window. You could either reject connections outright when the maintenance condition is true, redirect to an alternate server, or serve an HTML page explaining the outage.

 

 

In classic Joe style, he takes it to the next level (and then some) in this TechTip from last year, which is still valid today:

 

Click here

 

 

HTH

 

/deb