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Aug 21, 2009

Custom TCP Monitor

I am looking to do some custom TCP monitoring with a custom application that we need to monitor with the F5. Essentially, the application's thread handling logic will hang unless a specific set of send and receive steps are performed:

 

1. TCP handshake is established

 

2. Client sends a custom string.

 

3. Server sends a char in acknowledgement.

 

4. Client sends message header.

 

5. Client sends message body.

 

6. Server sends response header.

 

7. Server sends response body.

 

8. TCP close occurs.

 

The custom TCP monitors I can make on the F5 don't allow me to follow this kind of send and recieve logic. Is there a way to perform these steps with some kind of custom monitor?

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