Hi Dave I've not had chance to test the keepalive yet but I see you mention using head or get can depend on the page type. Can you explain further or do you have any links?
Cheers Pat David Harrison wrote: > This is correct. The domain name is not necessary. Since the CSS knows > the ip address of the box it's watching it doesn't have to rely on a > domain name to find the location of the server. > > However it is important that the css know the path to reach the > reference page. > > I've used the following: > service blah_blah > ip address 10.1.1.1 > keepalive frequency 8 > keepalive type http > keepalive uri "/.reference/arrowpoint-keepalive.html" > active > > I usually use the default "head" method vs the "get". Depends on whether > the file you are watching is static or dynamic. > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Neiberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 12:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Content Switching and Keepalives [7:43141] > > I'm not positive about this but I don't believe you're supposed to > include the domain name in the URI. We simply use 'keepalive uri > "/index.htm"' and that works well. Give that a shot and see if it works > for you. > > John > > >>> "Patrick Donlon" 5/3/02 9:54:47 AM >>> > Hi > > I tested it and for some reason it didn't work, I configured the > following > on the > service: > > keepalive port 81, > keepalive method get, > keepalive type http > keepalive frequency 25, > keepalive retry 25 > keepalive uri "www.blahblah.com/index.html" > > I then activated the service (and re-activated it a few times just in > case) > Any thing > obviously wrong and what should I check in the log > > cheers > > Pat > > Patrick Donlon wrote: > > > Hi All > > > > I have two web servers which are being load balanced behind a CSS, > this > > is working fine. Currently we're using the default ICMP keepalive, > this > > is OK if the failure is at this level but when the web services > process > > is stopped by the DBA the CSS thinks it's up and running. I've seen > the > > different options, tcp, http gets, etc, and would like to know > anyone > > else's experience in what is the best balance over performance and > > detecting the lost of service > > > > Cheers > > > > Pat > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=43380&t=43141 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
