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Ken_B_50116's avatar
Ken_B_50116
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Dec 08, 2014

Why do I have to specify "SMB/CIFS Server" in SMB health monitor?

I am creating a new SMB health monitor in BigIP LTM 11.4.1 HF1. One of the required fields is "SMB/CIFS Server". This document...   https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/prod...
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mimlo_61970's avatar
mimlo_61970
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Dec 08, 2014

Probably has something to do with needing the netbios name, which is not necessarily part of the pool. I can't disagree though that it seems counter to what a pool monitor should do. Maybe setup one for each member and apply it as a node monitor instead of a pool monitor.