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buki_12593
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Dec 30, 2007

The default HTTP monitor seems to be incorrectly defined

The default HTTP monitor seems to be incorrectly defined – instead of defining the “send string” properly (I.E., “GET / HTTP/1.0\r\n”), it is defined as “GET /”.     This approach does not work ...
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hoolio
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Mar 20, 2009
I'd guess the problem is that the send string lines are separated by \n (newline or linefeed character) but HTTP requires \r\n (carriage return and line feed). In older BIG-IP versions, the monitoring daemon translated \n's to \r\n automatically.

 

 

 

For other tips on troubleshooting monitors, you can check this post:

 

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/Default.aspx?tabid=53&forumid=32&tpage=1&view=topic&postid=3338133384 (Click here)

 

 

Aaron