GTM/DNS external monitor for proxy

[xeeshanmohsin]

I have setup a external monitor on our GTM using https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31435017

I want to monitor if the proxy has internet access or not. 

if I run the script on F5 cli it return "up" but when i attach it to the I get below error

Monitor instance /Common/SquidMonTest x.x.x.x:xx CHECKING --> DOWN from x.x.x.x (state executable not found)

I enabled debugging but it did not help much.

appreciate it if someone can point me in the right direction

[F5_Design_Engineer]

 @xeeshanmohsin,

Can you share the details of the external monitor that you have created to check the Syntax.

You are seeing an error similar to the following in /var/log/gtm:

gtmd[<PID>]: 011a4003:1: SNMP_TRAP: Pool /Common/<pool> member /Common/<virtual_server> (ip:port=<ip_address>:<port>) state change green --> red ( Monitor <monitor> from <ip_address> : missing program name)

You may also see the monitor provide results other than what you are expecting.

Environment

• BIG-IP GTM, DNS, or Link Controller
• External Monitor

  Cause

  This error can be caused in two ways:

  • You've configured an external monitor on the GTM and didn't put the program name in the program name field
  • You've created it with a program name, but didn't import the external monitor script into the GTM yet

    Recommended Actions

    Apply the proper program name or import the proper program file into the device when creating the monitor.

    Please check these links:

    https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K11842240

    https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13397

    https://clouddocs.f5.com/cli/tmsh-reference/v15/modules/gtm/gtm_monitor_external.html

    show running-config external

    list external

     https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K16506028

    https://codygreen.com/2014/06/23/configuring-and-testing-an-external-monitor/

    Check the permissions on the monitor, should be be read/write/execute by root.

    If it's a production unit, I recommend to do it in a maintenance window.

    Or, you may want to work with F5 support?

[Nikoolayy1]

I do not renember if the script should also be added on all F5 devices in a DNS sync group or prober pool to be used just so only the GTM with the script to do the job?

[xeeshanmohsin]

script is added to both GTM in the sync group

[Nikoolayy1]

What about LTM ?  The GTM can delegate the probes to the LTM devices 😀

[xeeshanmohsin]

I am not seeing missing program name error in the logs

script is below

# start sample script
#!/bin/sh
# (c) Copyright 1996-2007 F5 Networks, Inc.
#
# @(#) $Id: http_monitor_cURL+GET,v 1.0 2007/06/28 16:10:15 deb Exp $
# (based on sample_monitor,v 1.3 2005/02/04 18:47:17 saxon)
#
# these arguments supplied automatically for all external monitors:
# $1 = IP (IPv6 notation. IPv4 addresses are passed in the form
# ::ffff:w.x.y.z
# where "w.x.y.z" is the IPv4 address)
# $2 = port (decimal, host byte order)
#
# Additional command line arguments ($3 and higher) may be specified in the monitor template
# This example does not expect any additional command line arguments
#
# Name/Value pairs may also be specified in the monitor template
# This example expects the following Name/Vaule pairs:
#URI = "crl.entrust.net"
#RECV = "Not found"
#
# remove IPv6/IPv4 compatibility prefix (LTM passes addresses in IPv6 format)
IP=`echo ${1} | sed 's/::ffff://'`
PORT=${2}

PIDFILE="/var/run/`basename ${0}`.${IP}_${PORT}.pid"
# kill of the last instance of this monitor if hung and log current pid
if [ -f $PIDFILE ]
then
echo "EAV exceeded runtime needed to kill ${IP}:${PORT}" | logger -p local0.error
kill -9 `cat $PIDFILE` > /dev/null 2>&1
fi
echo "$$" > $PIDFILE

# send request & check for expected response
l
curl --no-buffer -s http://crl.entrust.net --proxy x.x.x.x:xx | grep -i "Not found" 2>&1 > /dev/null

# mark node UP if expected response was received
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
rm -f $PIDFILE
echo "UP"
else
rm -f $PIDFILE
fi
exit
# End sample script