Expose a health check status file for F5 Load Balancers in AAI

Products

• Automation Analytics & Intelligence

Issue/Introduction

You need to make a status file available on the Automation Analytics & Intelligence (AAI) server for F5 Load Balancer health check verification via curl or GET requests․​​​​​‌‍

F5 Load Balancer requires a file to verify server health before directing traffic․

Environment

AAI 24.3

Resolution

 

STEPS:

1․ CREATE THE STATUS FILE

Path: <Install Dir>/jboss/root-redirect/status․txt

Create a plain text file named status․txt in the directory specified above․ You may include any required content within the file that the F5 Load Balancer is configured to detect․

 

2․ VERIFY URL ACCESS

Access the file using a web browser or curl command: http://[AAI_Hostname]:8080/status․txt

EXPECTED: The browser or curl command returns the contents of the status․txt file․ NOTE: If using HTTPS, ensure the correct port (e․g․, 8443) is used in the URL․

VERIFY SUCCESS:

• F5 Load Balancer successfully performs a GET request to the status․txt URL․

• Traffic is correctly directed to the AAI server after the file is detected․