Check F5 Pool activity

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title: Check F5 Pool activity
description: The Check F5 Pool activity checks the status of a pool to determine if it is available to accept traffic.
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# Check F5 Pool activity

The Check F5 Pool activity checks the status of a pool to determine if it is available to accept traffic.

Use this activity to determine if a pool you just created is up and running with the proper configuration.

This activity was built using the [REST web service activity template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/servicenow-platform/orchestration/t_CreateARESTWebServiceActivity.md). To access the activity in the Workflow Editor, select the **Custom** tab, and then navigate to **Custom Activities** > **Active Directory**.

## REST settings

-   **REST message**: F5 POOL Management
-   **REST function**: get

## Input variables

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|F5IPAddress|IP address of the F5 console.|
|PoolName|Name of this pool, such as `testPool`.|

## Output variables

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|result|Success or failure.|
|status\_code|The HTTP status code.|
|error|The REST error.|

## Conditions

|Condition|Description|
|---------|-----------|
|Success|Activity successfully returned the status of the F5 load balancer pool.|
|Failure|Activity failed to return the status of the F5 load balancer pool.|

**Parent Topic:**[F5 Network Management activity pack](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/servicenow-platform/orchestration/c_OrchF5LoadBalancerActivities.md)