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Techgeeeg_28888
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NimbostratusSynthetic Monitor for Oracle 12rak
Hi Everyone,
I have LTM units running IOS version 11.1.0 and I am using it for multiple services...like Citrix , lyncs, MS Exchange etc, recently I used it for Oracle 12 rak but unlike citrix and MSExchange there are no synthetic monitors for oracle which can take the user name and password and then login to the application at the back end to mark the server as up or down. Has anyone created a synthetic monitor for Oracle setup if yes can you please share.
Regards,
- Hi Techgeeeg,
I assume you mean Oracle RAC 11g, correct? Or are you referring to Oracle E-Business Suite 12?
If you are referring to Oracle RAC 11g, did you see pages 3-5 of the deployment guide?
http://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/oracle-rac-database-dg.pdf
Ron
P.S. You meant TMOS, not IOS, correct? :-) 
TechgeeegHi Ron,
Sorry for the confusions I am talking about oral E-business Suite 12 on TMOS version 11.1.0. can you help me out in this. I am talking specifically about the health monitors using synthetic transaction.
Regards,- This is what is published for E-Business Suite:
http://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/f5-oracle-ebusiness-suite-dg.pdf - TechgeeegHi Ron,
Thanks for your reply but the link you have given refers to the older deployment guide of Oracle E-business Suite on F5 LTM. There is a further new deployment guide avaliable on the web now. My query is entirely different, I am asking for the synthetic monitor for the pool member do you know what is synthetic monitors???? can someone help me out in this matter pls...
Regards, - Yep, I understand what you are seeking, but unfortunately it is not available in the published deployment guides. That's about as much help as I can offer until someone else chimes in.
- TechgeeegThanks Ron for your reply.... I believe F5 should work with Oracle to include this monitor in the Oracle deployment plan as it is the ryt way to monitor the servers and should be available.
Regards - We will make it a priority for the next update to the Deployment Guide.
- TechgeeegI hope i see it sooonnnn
AKKO_115469Hi Guys,
Any update on the above, what methods are actively being utilised to achieve in the community?For instance is this the typical approach:
https://devcentral.f5.com/community...669/asg/63
Cheers,
ChrisYes, that is the typical approach. If checking the login page in insufficient to determine database availability, then you have to go further into the application with a URL that will pass login paramters and that should tell you if the database is up. Your reference to the EBS advanced health check post is a very good example of how to do this:
https://devcentral.f5.com/community/group/aft/1172669/asg/63
Thanx,
Chris.
