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Mastashake57_18
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Feb 20, 2008

Monitoring MS Exchange Services...

Got a quick question for the F5 LTM gurus out there... I made a simple ASP webpage that posts a handful of services I want to monitor via HTTP. When I go to the webpage (requires a valid username and password in order to view) I get the following result back:

 

 

imap4svcrunningMSExchangeMGMTrunningMSexchangeMTArunningPOP3SvcrunningRESvcrunningMSexchangeSArunning

 

 

How can I tell the LTM monitor to use that as a valid UP statement and any deviation from that would be considered a NODE down? Mind you, I got this F5 LTM thing dropped on my lap over the course of the week so please be gentle with me. I'm still learning as I go along...

 

 

Thanks,

 

Los
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  • Mastashake57_18's avatar
    Mastashake57_18
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    Feb 21, 2008
    Thanks for the great insight, Aaron!

     

     

    Now, I will go ahead and try to configure this on my LTM but if I run into any problems, are there any utilities or logging I can enable to see what exactly is going on and where it's dying?

     

     

    Los
  • Mastashake57_18's avatar
    Mastashake57_18
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    Feb 21, 2008
    Man, thank goodness I didn't even have to go that far... I plopped in the first send string you suggested, plopped in my receive string... applied my credentials via the LTM and... it works!

     

     

    Thanks a bunch, Aaron! I would have taken me a REALLY long time to figure this one out. Hopefully, by showing the upper management how flexible the LTM is, I can twist their arms into training....

     

     

    Los
  • hooleylist's avatar
    hooleylist
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    Feb 21, 2008
    That's good to hear.

     

     

    If you do need to enable debug or test more complicated monitors, take a look at this thread (Click here).

     

     

    Have fun with your LTM.

     

     

    Aaron
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