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11 Select the health check mode from the drop-down menu for each service.
Option Description
SSL
Tests servers using SSLv3 client hello messages. The server is considered
valid only when the response contains server hello messages.
HTTP
The GET / default method is used to detect server status. Only responses
2xx and 3xx are valid. Other responses (including a lack of response)
indicate a server failure.
TCP
TCP connection check.
12 (Optional) Change the default health check parameters if necessary.
Option Description
Interval
Interval at which a server is pinged.
Timeout
Time within which a response from the server must be received.
Health Threshold
Number of consecutive successful health checks before a server is declared
operational.
Unhealth Threshold
Number of consecutive unsuccessful health checks before a server is
declared dead.
13 For HTTP, type the URI referenced in the HTTP ping requests.
14 Click Next.
15 Click Add to add a back-end server to the pool.
16 Type the IP address of the server.
17 Type the weight to indicate the ratio of how many requests are to be served by this back-end server.
18 Change the default port and monitor port for the server if required.
19 Click OK.
20 (Optional) Repeat Step 15 through Step 19 to add additional servers.
21 Click Next.
22 Verify that the settings for the pool server are correct and click Finish.
Edit Pool Server Settings
You can edit the settings of an existing pool server.
Prerequisites
There must be an existing pool server on the edge gateway. See “Add a Pool Server to an Edge Gateway,”
on page 77.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organization VDCs in the left pane.
2 Double-click the organization virtual datacenter name to open the organization virtual datacenter.
3 Click the Edge Gateways tab, right-click the edge gateway name, and select Edge Gateway Services.
4 On the Load Balancer tab, click Pool Servers.
5 Select the pool server to modify and click Edit.
6 Make the appropriate changes and click OK.
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