Coyote Point Systems Equalizer GX Series, Administration Manual

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Server Health Check Probes
GUI Parameter (CLI Parameter) Description
Probe Global Timeout (probe_gto)
The health check global timeout. The number of seconds
(default:
5 ) Equalizer waits for a connection to the health
check server application to complete before marking the
server down.
Probe Connect Timeout (probe_cto)
The health check connection timeout. The number of
seconds (default:
1 ) that Equalizer will wait for a
connection attempt to the health check server application
to succeed before marking the server down.
Probe Data Timeout (probe_dto)
The health check data timeout. Once a connection is
established, this parameter indicates the number of
seconds (default:
2 ) Equalizer will wait for the first byte of
the health check server application response before
marking the server down.
Health Check Query (stimulus)
A string sent to the server agent after a connection is
established. For example: a server health check
application may require a string such as get load \r \n
before it will send a load value. This parameter is optional.
[No GUI] (type) Set the type for the health check probes. Required.
Require Response (require_response)(flag)
Mandates that the health check probe must receive a
response or the server will be marked “Down”.
Setting Simple Health Check Parameters in the GUI
1. Verify that you are logged into the GUI. If not, log in as described in
"Logging In"
on page
230.
2. Select the
Load Balance
configuration tab on the left navigational pane if it is not already
selected.
3. Click on the arrow (
u
) beside
Server Pools
to expand the branch.
4. Select a configured server pool from the Server Pool branch and click on
Health Checks
on the
Configuration
screen.
5. Click on
to add a new health check. The following will be displayed.
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