Help w/CSS Keepalive for Exchange Outlook Web

Hi,
We're CSS newbies here, need some suggestions in terms of best keepalive methods for Exchange Outlook over Web. We currently have couple exchange web servers behind a CSS 11503, We need to monitor the health of the services beyond port 80 and 443, perhaps at https page level - "https://vip address/exchange/logon.asp"
Thanks in advance for the help,
Howard

Howard,
there is currently no way to do an HTTPS keepalive.
The reason is the CSS can't do ssl.
Only the ssl module can.
So, you will have to limit the keepalive to TCP.
For the port 80, you can create an http keepalive.
Use the command 'keepalive type [tcp|http]' inside the service configuration to select your keepalive.
IF chosing http, you need to provide a url with the command 'keepalive uri "url"'
Regards,
Gilles.

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