Command Line Interface Reference Guide > The SLB Configuration Menu
cfg/slb/advhc/health <general>
General Health Check Configuration
 
[<General> Health Check example Menu]
name - Set descriptive health check name
dport - Set destination port
dest - Set destination address or hostname
inter - Set interval between health checks
retry - Set number of failed attempts to declare server down
restr - Set number of successful attempts to declare server up
timeout - Set max seconds to wait for response
downtime - Set interval between health checks when server is down
invert - Enable/disable invert of expected result
copy - Copy health check
del - Delete health check
cur - Display current health check
 
Health Check Menu Options (/cfg/slb/advhc/health <general>) 
Command Syntax and Usage
name
 
The name for a user-defined health check.
Maximum characters: 128
dport [2-65534|none]
 
Sets the destination port.
Default: none
dest <IP address|hostname|none>
 
Sets the destination address or hostname.
You are first prompted to enter the IP version.
Note: If the destination IP address is configured here for health check, the interval, retry and restart timers are taken from the definitions defined here for health check. If the destination IP address is not configured here, the timers are overwritten by the real server timer settings.
inter [1-600]
 
Sets the interval in seconds between health checks.
Default: 5
retry [1-63]
 
Sets the number of failed attempts to declare a server is down.
Default: 4
restr [1-63]
 
Sets the number of successful attempts to declare a server is up.
Default: 2
timeout [0-600]
 
Sets the maximum number of seconds to wait for a response. This value must be lower or equal to the interval parameter. When set to 0, the timeout parameter equals the interval parameter.
Default: 5
downtime [0-600]
 
Sets the interval between health checks when a server is down. When set to 0, the downtime parameter equals the interval parameter.
Default: 0
invert
 
Enables or disables the inversion of the expected result.
Default: Disabled
copy
 
Copies the health check to another health check ID destination.
del
 
Deletes the health check.
cur
 
Displays the current health check configuration.