check works on one backend but not another

I'm running HAProxy version 1.5-dev21-6b07bf7 and have a strange behaviour issue with the check command. Here's my config: backend nginx modehttp balance leastconn server app1app1.prod:81check inter 3s port 9700 rise 1 fall 2 maxconn 2000

Re: check works on one backend but not another

Hi Jeremy, You're checking with a TCP handshake only, which is not aware of HTTP status response. add option httpchk in your backend and add the keyword check-ssl on your server lines to tell HAProxy the health check must be ciphered. Baptiste On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Jeremy Wilson

Re: check works on one backend but not another

On 2014-02-13, at 11:11 AM, Baptiste bed...@gmail.com wrote: You're checking with a TCP handshake only, which is not aware of HTTP status response. add option httpchk in your backend and add the keyword check-ssl on your server lines to tell HAProxy the health check must be ciphered. But

Re: check works on one backend but not another

While this does not answer your question per se you can use the track option to eliminate the duplicate check. In other words, the SSL backend can track the checks done by the non-SSL backend. backend nginx-ssl modetcp balance leastconn server app1

Re: check works on one backend but not another

Baptiste gave you the proper answer already. The SSL backend is using TCP mode, so the check is a TCP check without the `option httpchk` defined on the backend, which just checks that the port is open. Add the httpchk option without check-ssl and you will be all set. Or you can use track to skip