Ensure that the third-party host server is running SNMP. During this procedure, you
assign a virtual server to the server; therefore, determine the IP address that you want
to assign to the virtual server.
On the BIG-IP®
DNS, define a third-party host server that is the ultimate
destination of DNS queries.
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On the Main tab, click .
The Server List screen opens.
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Click Create.
The New Server screen opens.
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In the Name field, type a name for the server.
Important: Server names are limited to 63 characters.
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From the Product list, select a third-party host server
or select Generic Host.
The server type determines the metrics that the system can collect from the
server.
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In the Address List area, add the IP addresses of the server.
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Type an external (public) IP address in the
Address field, and then click
Add.
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If you use NAT, type an internal (private) IP address in the
Translation field, and then click
Add.
You can add more than one IP address, depending on how the server interacts
with the rest of your network.
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From the Data Center list, select the data center where
the server resides.
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From the Prober Preference list, select the preferred
type of prober(s).
| Option |
Description |
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Inherit From Data Center
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By default, a server inherits the prober preference selection
assigned to the data center in which the server resides. |
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Inside Data Center
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A server selects the probers from inside the data center where the
server resides. |
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Outside Data Center
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A server selects the probers from outside the data center where the
server resides. |
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Specific Prober Pool
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Select one of the Prober pools from the drop-down list. When
assigning the Prober pool at the server level.
Note: Prober pools are not used by the bigip monitor.
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From the Prober Fallback list, select the type of
prober(s) to be used if insufficient numbers of the preferred type are
available.
| Option |
Description |
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Inherit From Data Center
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By default, a server inherits the prober fallback selection assigned
to the data center in which the server resides. |
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Any Available
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For selecting any available prober. |
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Inside Data Center
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A server selects probers from inside the data center where the
server resides. |
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Outside Data Center
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A server selects probers from outside the data center where the
server resides. |
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None
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No fallback probers are selected. Prober fallback is
disabled. |
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Specific Prober Pool
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Select one of the Probers from the drop-down list. When you want to
assign a Prober pool at the server level. |
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From the State list, select
Enabled.
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In the Health Monitors area, assign an SNMP monitor to the server by moving it
from the Available list to the
Selected list.
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From the Availability Requirements list, select one of
the following and enter any required values.
| Option |
Description |
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All Health Monitors
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By default, specifies that all of the selected health monitors must
be successful before the server is considered up (available). |
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At Least
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The minimum number of selected health monitors that must be
successful before the server is considered up. |
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Require
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The minimum number of successful probes required from the total
number of probers requested. |
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From the Virtual Server Discovery list, select
Disabled.
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In the Virtual Server List area, create a virtual server to represent (in a pool)
the host server that you are creating.
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In the Name field, type a name for the virtual
server.
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In the Address field, type the IP address of the
host server.
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From the Service Port list, select
SNMP.
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Click Add.
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Click Finished.
The Server List screen opens displaying the new server in the
list.
