Alteon Application Switch Operating System Application Guide
Health Checking
502 Document ID: RDWR-ALOS-V2900_AG1302
Pre-defined Health Check Summary
The following table details all available out-of-the-box health check objects:
>> # /info/slb/real 1
1: 205.178.13.223, 00:00:5e:00:01:24, vlan 1, port 2, health 4, up
real ports:
script 2, up, current
Name Description
link Verifies the status of the interface using the monitored element to
which it is connected. This type of health check is relevant only for
monitoring IDS servers.
arp Monitors server availability using ARP requests.
icmp Checks connectivity to the monitored element using ICMP.
tcp Monitors a TCP service by sending simple TCP requests to the server
port (rport) of a virtual service.
udp Monitors a UDP service by sending a combination of ICMP requests
and simple UDP requests to the server port (rport) of a virtual
service.
http/https Sends an HTTP or HTTPS request to the Web page defined in the
virtual service (hname and dname) and group (content) and expects
a 200 response code.
dhcp Sends a DHCP request determined by the health check content
configuration in the monitored group.
dns Sends a DNS query for domain name configured in the group health
check content to standard TCP DNS port (53).
udpdns Sends a DNS query for domain name configured in the group health
check content to standard UDP DNS port (53).
ftp Attempts an anonymous login to the FTP server and retrieval of the
filename configured in the group health check content.
imap Attempts to login to the IMAP server on the standard port (143)
using the user and password configured in the group health check
content.
ldap/ldapss Attempts to login into an LDAP or LDAPS server and retrieve data
using the parameters configured in the group health check content.
nntp Attempts to access the NNTP server on the standard port (119) and
retrieve the identification line of the newsgroup configured in the
group health check content.
pop3 Attempts to login to the POP3 server on the standard port (110)
using the user and password configured in the group health check
content.
radius-auth Sends RADIUS authentication request using the parameters values
configured in the group health check content and secret.
radius-aa Sends a RADIUS accounting request.