Creating A Health Monitor For Core Engines

To create a monitor for the load balancer, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Go to the Health Monitor tab of the navigation pane.
  2. Expand Monitors node under Local Traffic on left. Click the "+" to create a new monitor.
  3. Verify that the New Monitor screen appears.
  4. For General Properties section, input the values for the following fields:
    1. Name: Enter the name of the monitor. (For example, asgping)
    2. Type: Select the type as HTTP from drop-down list
  5. For Configuration field, select BASIC from drop-down list.
  6. Input the values for the following fields under Configuration section.
    1. interval-desired interval: Set this value in seconds (for example, 2)
    2. timeout-desired timeout: Set this value in seconds (for example, 15)
    3. Send String - Set the value to a string to send to API Exchange Gateway Engine in the HTTP URL. GET /ping.
    4. Receive String - Set the value to a string, expected to receive as a response from API Exchange Gateway Engine. Set this as "ASG is alive" (without quotes).
  7. Click Finished.