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753 | ExternalServicesInterface DellPowerConnectW-SeriesArubaOS6.2 | User Guide
l The second phase configures the redirection policies instructing the controller how to redirect the different types
of traffic to different server groups.
l The final phase configures the ESI syslog parser domains and the rules that interpret and act on syslog message
contents.
NOTE: The procedures shown in the following sections are general descriptions. Your application might be broader or narrower
than this example, but the same general operations apply.
Configuring Health-Check Method, Groups, and Servers
To configure the ESI health-check method, servers, and server groups, navigate to the Configuration > Advanced
Services > External Services view on the WebUI.
In the WebUI
To configure a health check profile:
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Advanced Services > External Services page on the WebUI.
2. Click Add in the Health Check Configuration section.
(To change an existing profile, click Edit.)
3. Provide the following details:
a. Enter a Profile Name.
b. Frequency (secs)—Indicates how often the controller checks to see if the server is up and running. Default: 5
seconds.
c. Timeout (secs)—Indicates the number of seconds the controller waits for a response to its health check query
before marking the health check as failed. Default: 2 seconds.
d. Retry count—Is the number of failed health checks after which the controller marks the server as being down.
Default: 2.
4. Click Done when you are finished.
5. Click Apply to apply the configuration changes.
In the CLI
Use these CLI commands to configure a health-check method:
esipingprofile_name
frequencyseconds
retry-countcount
timeoutseconds
For example:
esipingdefault
frequency5
retry-count2
Defining the ESI Server
The following sections describe how to configure an ESI server using the WebUI and CLI.
In the WebUI
To configure an ESI server:
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Advanced Services > External Services page on the WebUI.
2. Click Add in the External Servers section.