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sinu1_149558
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusVip is always up even if the servers behind service port are down
Vip is always up even if the servers behind service port are down
nitass_89166
Noctilucent
Noctilucentif you do not want 3-way handshake when pool is down, you need to disable virtual server or turn off virtual address arp.
Toggle Virtual Address ARP
https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/tmsh.ToggleVirtualAddressARP.ashx
Mark the status of a virtual server down
https://devcentral.f5.com/questions/mark-the-status-of-a-virtual-server-down
My advise is to just use an extended content verification monitor. Doing things like this to your box is liable to cause you more pain than gain.
