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xcsh_healthcheck (Data Source)

Retrieves information about a Healthcheck resource in F5 Distributed Cloud for healthcheck object defines method to determine if the given endpoint is healthy. single healthcheck object can be referred to by one or many cluster objects. configuration. This is a read-only data source.

~> Note: For more information, see the Healthcheck API documentation.

# Healthcheck Data Source Example
terraform {
required_version = ">= 1.0"
required_providers {
xcsh = {
source = "f5-sales-demo/xcsh"
version = ">= 0.1.0"
}
}
}
# Look up an existing Healthcheck by name
data "xcsh_healthcheck" "example" {
name = "example-healthcheck"
namespace = "staging"
}
output "healthcheck_id" {
value = data.xcsh_healthcheck.example.id
}

-> Syntax Rule: This provider uses OneOf groups for mutually exclusive options. Fields documented as “Optional Block” use block syntax field_name { ... }. Empty OneOf object attributes use field_name = {}; conditional selection uses condition ? {} : null. Boolean attributes (such as add_hsts and http_redirect) use = true or = false.

🔶 High Risk Operations — Some operations on this resource have high danger level. Destructive operations may require confirmation.

Required fields:

  • name
  • namespace
  • interval
  • timeout
  • healthy_threshold
  • unhealthy_threshold

Example (API format):

apiVersion: v1
kind: healthcheck
metadata:
name: http-health
namespace: demo-app
spec:
http_health_check:
path: /health
use_origin_server_name: {}
interval: 15
timeout: 3
unhealthy_threshold: 1
healthy_threshold: 3
jitter_percent: 30

• name - Required String
Name of the Healthcheck

• namespace - Required String
Namespace where the Healthcheck exists

In addition to all arguments above, the following attributes are exported:

• annotations - Optional Map
Annotations applied to this resource

• description - Optional String
Description of the Healthcheck

• healthy_threshold - Optional Number
Number of successful responses before declaring healthy. In other words, this is the number of healthy health checks required before a host is marked healthy. Note that during startup, only a single successful health check is required to mark a host healthy. Recommended: 3

• http_health_check - Optional String
Healthy if ‘GET’ method on URL ‘HTTP(s)://<host>/<path>’ with optional ‘<header>’ returns success. ‘host’ is not used for DNS resolution. It is used as HTTP Header in the request

• id - Optional String
Unique identifier for the resource

• interval - Optional Number
Time interval in seconds between two healthcheck requests. Recommended: 15

• jitter_percent - Optional Number Defaults to 0
Add a random amount of time as a percent value to the interval between successive healthcheck requests. Recommended: 30 ⚙️ Server Default

• labels - Optional Map
Labels applied to this resource

• tcp_health_check - Optional String
Healthy if TCP connection is successful and response payload matches <expected_response>

• timeout - Optional Number
Timeout in seconds to wait for successful response. In other words, it is the time to wait for a health check response. If the timeout is reached the health check attempt will be considered a failure. Recommended: 3

• udp_icmp_health_check - Optional Object
Configuration parameter for UDP ICMP health check

• unhealthy_threshold - Optional Number
Number of failed responses before declaring unhealthy. In other words, this is the number of unhealthy health checks required before a host is marked unhealthy. Note that for HTTP health checking if a host responds with 503 this threshold is ignored and the host is considered unhealthy immediately. Recommended: 1

• expected_response - Optional String
Raw bytes expected in the response of HTTP health check. Input is to be given in Hex encoded format. If left empty, then response body is not considered for evaluating health check status. Server applies default when omitted

• expected_status_codes - Optional List Defaults to []
Specifies a list of HTTP response status codes considered healthy. To treat default HTTP expected status code 200 as healthy, user has to configure it explicitly. This is a list of strings, each of which is single HTTP status code or a range with start and end values separated by ’-’. Server applies default when omitted

• headers - Optional Map Defaults to map[]
Specifies a list of HTTP headers that should be added to each request that is sent to the health checked cluster. This is a list of key-value pairs. Server applies default when omitted

• host_header - Optional String
The value of the host header

• path - Optional String
Specifies the HTTP path that will be requested during health checking. Recommended: /

• request_headers_to_remove - Optional List Defaults to []
Specifies a list of HTTP headers that should be removed from each request that is sent to the health checked cluster. This is a list of keys of headers. Server applies default when omitted

• use_http2 - Optional Bool Defaults to false
If set, health checks will be made using HTTP/2. Recommended: false ⚙️ Server Default

• use_origin_server_name - Optional Object Defaults to map[]
Enable this option. Server applies default when omitted

• expected_response - Optional String
Raw bytes expected in the request. Describes the encoding of the payload bytes in the payload. Hex encoded payload

• send_payload - Optional String
Raw bytes sent in the request. Empty payloads imply a connect-only health check. Describes the encoding of the payload bytes in the payload. Hex encoded payload


The following type definitions are used throughout this resource. See the full definition here rather than repeated inline.

Object Reference {#common-object-reference}

Section titled “Object Reference {#common-object-reference}”

Object references establish a direct reference from one configuration object to another in F5 Distributed Cloud. References use the format tenant/namespace/name.

FieldTypeDescription
nameStringName of the referenced object
namespaceStringNamespace containing the referenced object
tenantStringTenant of the referenced object (system-managed)

Transformers apply transformations to input values before matching. Multiple transformers can be applied in order.

ValueDescription
LOWER_CASEConvert to lowercase
UPPER_CASEConvert to uppercase
BASE64_DECODEDecodebase64 content
NORMALIZE_PATHNormalize URL path
REMOVE_WHITESPACERemove whitespace characters
URL_DECODEDecode URL-encoded characters
TRIM_LEFTTrim leading whitespace
TRIM_RIGHTTrim trailing whitespace
TRIMTrim both leading and trailing whitespace

HTTP methods used for request matching.

ValueDescription
ANYMatch any HTTP method
GETHTTP GET request
HEADHTTP HEAD request
POSTHTTP POST request
PUTHTTP PUT request
DELETEHTTP DELETE request
CONNECTHTTP CONNECT request
OPTIONSHTTP OPTIONS request
TRACEHTTP TRACE request
PATCHHTTP PATCH request
COPYHTTP COPY request (WebDAV)

TLS Fingerprints {#common-tls-fingerprints}

Section titled “TLS Fingerprints {#common-tls-fingerprints}”

TLS fingerprint categories for malicious client detection.

ValueDescription
TLS_FINGERPRINT_NONENo fingerprint matching
ANY_MALICIOUS_FINGERPRINTMatch any known malicious fingerprint
ADWAREAdware-associated fingerprints
DRIDEXDridex malware fingerprints
GOOTKITGootkit malware fingerprints
RANSOMWARERansomware-associated fingerprints
TRICKBOTTrickbot malware fingerprints

IP Threat Categories {#common-ip-threat-categories}

Section titled “IP Threat Categories {#common-ip-threat-categories}”

IP address threat categories for security filtering.

ValueDescription
SPAM_SOURCESKnown spam sources
WINDOWS_EXPLOITSWindows exploit sources
WEB_ATTACKSWeb attack sources
BOTNETSKnown botnet IPs
SCANNERSNetwork scanner IPs
REPUTATIONPoor reputation IPs
PHISHINGPhishing-related IPs
PROXYAnonymous proxy IPs
MOBILE_THREATSMobile threat sources
TOR_PROXYTor exit nodes
DENIAL_OF_SERVICEDoS attack sources
NETWORKKnown bad network ranges