[c-nsp] Monitoring External Web Server

[Ramcharan, Vijay A]

Aaron, I have not delved into EEM but from what I have read about it and
its support for TCL, it's entirely possible that you can: 

1) Create a TCL script to test your web server with a GET or other
method (see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/interfaces_modules/services_modules/ace/
v3.00_A1/configuration/slb/guide/script.html
2) Read the response and perform the appropriate action with EEM (send
email, syslog etc)  

I don't know that such a solution exists already but I believe it is
certainly possible to do what you are asking, esp since it's only for
one server. 
 
Vijay Ramcharan 
  
-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Aaron Riemer
Sent: April 03, 2009 00:50
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: [c-nsp] Monitoring External Web Server

Hey guys,
 
We have a requirement to monitor the external availability of a web
server that hangs off our ASA DMZ interface. I was thinking of running
an IP SLA probe from our external router to test the web requests but I
was wondering if anyone had done something with EEM that could possibly
try to establish a TCP connection to the web server and report the
statistics somehow. I don't want to place a machine outside for the
monitoring so would prefer to do it from our router if possible.
 
Any thoughts?
 
Thanks, 
 
Aaron.

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