Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Configuration Note

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Catalyst 6500 Series Content Switching Module Configuration Note
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Chapter 9 Configuring Health Monitoring
Configuring Probes for Health Monitoring
Configuring FTP, SMTP, and Telnet Probes
An FTP, SMTP, or Telnet probe establishes a connection to the real server and verifies that a greeting
from the application was received. The probe (ftp, smtp, or telnet) command enters the corresponding
probe configuration mode. All the probe common options are supported. Multiple status ranges are
supported, one command at a time.
To configure a status code to expect from the FTP, SMTP, or Telnet probe, perform this task:
Specifying the DNS Resolve Request
A DNS probe sends a domain name resolve request to the real server and verifies the returned IP address.
The probe dns command places the user in DNS probe configuration submode. All the probe common
options are supported except open, which is ignored.
Command Purpose
Step 1
Router(config-module-csm)# probe probe-name
tcp
Configures a TCP probe and enters the TCP probe
submode
1
.
1. The no form of this command restores the defaults.
Step 2
Router(config-slb-probe-icmp)# interval
Configures the intervals to wait between probes of
a failed server and between probes.
Step 3
Router(config-slb-probe-icmp)# retries
Limits the number of retries before considering the
server as failed.
Command Purpose
Step 1
Router(config-module-csm)# probe probe-name
[ftp | smtp | telnet]
Configures an FTP, SMTP, or Telnet probe and
enters the FTP, SMTP, or Telnet probe submode
1
.
1. The no form of this command restores the defaults.
Step 2
Router(config-slb-probe-icmp)# interval
Configures the intervals to wait between probes of
a failed server and between probes.
Step 3
Router(config-slb-probe-icmp)# receive
Specifies the time to make a TCP connection to
receive a reply from the server
Step 4
Router(config-slb-probe-icmp)# retries
Limits the number of retries before considering the
server as failed.

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 6500 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English