CirrusHi - I would like to know of different suggestions to review past probe failures on select nodes. For example: if using SNMP, what platform/version and how did you set it up. Is there a specific OID you can use? How about creative syslog or emailing reports. I believe a daily report of an easy to understand that could be shared with management is what I am looking for.
Thanks!
Hi!
Some suggestions:
Use snmp traps and make the load balancer notify the snap server when a node goes down.
Use syslog and capture node failures via a filter.
Use snmp polling to check the node regularly.
Write a script to analyze the logs in your backups.
Personally I think the sys logging is best since it updates in real time and you can create reports based on the data for whatever period you want. Ie splunk is fantastic, but expensive. There are open source alternatives too though.
/Patrik
Adminwhat do you mean by past probe failures? When BIG-IP marks a server down, or when your NMS cannot reach BIG-IP?
You can configure BIG-IP to send email and configure what alerts will trigger a mail event.
Regarding SNMP monitoring, you can configure versions 1, 2c, or 3 for read only or read write and narrow the management devices by IP or credentials as necessary. You can download the cacti template (even if not using cacti, the oids you might use are in the template).
