Help w/CSS Keepalive for Exchange Outlook Web

[howard.yang]

Hi,

We're CSS newbies here, need some suggestions in terms of best keepalive methods for Exchange Outlook over Web. We currently have couple exchange web servers behind a CSS 11503, We need to monitor the health of the services beyond port 80 and 443, perhaps at https page level - "https://vip address/exchange/logon.asp"

Thanks in advance for the help,

Howard

[Gilles Dufour]

Howard,

there is currently no way to do an HTTPS keepalive.

The reason is the CSS can't do ssl.

Only the ssl module can.

So, you will have to limit the keepalive to TCP.

For the port 80, you can create an http keepalive.

Use the command 'keepalive type [tcp|http]' inside the service configuration to select your keepalive.

IF chosing http, you need to provide a url with the command 'keepalive uri "url"'

Regards,

Gilles.

[howard.yang]

Gilles,

Thanks for your remaks.

One more question: I do have the ssl module in 11503, however, it's not doing the ssl termination for this application...can I still do the HTTPS keepalive?

Best regards,

Howard

[Gilles Dufour]

you can never use the ssl module for doing keepalive.

Once again, there is no way to currently sent an HTTPS request for a keepalive.

You have to fall back to tcp port checking.

Gilles.