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HTTP health checking  

The WSM sends HTTP GET or HEAD requests to HTTP servers specifying a page (identified by a URL) on the server. The WSM examines the page, compares the content of the page to user-defined content, and marks the port as either Active or Failed.

HTTP-based health checks can include the hostname for HOST: headers. If the HOST: header is required, an HTTP/1.1 GET will occur. Otherwise, an HTTP/1.0 GET will occur. An HTTP health check is successful if you get return code 200.


Note Note: If content is not specified for the HTTP health check, the port being load-balanced will revert to a TCP health check.

The following examples of HTTP health checks show how the check is performed depending on the criteria you define.


Example 1:

Virtual server service host name = everest

Virtual server domain name = alteonwebsystems.com

Real server group content = index.html

Health check is performed using: GET /index.html HTTP/1.1

Host: everest.alteonwebsystems.com

Example 2:

Virtual server service host name = (none)

Virtual server domain name = raleighduram.cityguru.com

Real server group content = /page/gen/?_template=alteon

Health check is performed using: GET /page/gen/?_template=alteon HTTP/1.1

Host: raleighduram.cityguru.com

Example 3:

Virtual server service host name = (none)

Virtual server domain name = jansus

Real server group content = index.html

Health check is performed using: GET /index.html HTTP/1.1

Host: jansus

Example 4:

Virtual server service host name = (none)

Virtual server domain name = (none)

Real server group content = index.html

Health check is performed using: GET /index.html HTTP/1.0

(since no HTTP Host: header is required)

Example 5:

Virtual server service host name = (none)

Virtual server domain name = (none)

Real server group content = //everest/index.html

Health check is performed using: GET /index.html HTTP/1.1

Host: everest

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