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dragonflymr
Cirrostratus
CirrostratusAddress Translation and LB VSs
Hi,
I am a bit puzzled what could be scenario when VS using pool has Address Translation disabled. If there is pool with members behind then without Address Translation those members can not be ...
Hamish
Cirrocumulus
CirrocumulusIt makes sense when you want the BigIP to be 'transparent' to the traffic. Two scenarios are
- When building a firewall-sandwich
- Acting as a router (effectively the same as 1)
- When running a VS and the pool members can't handle NAT'ing (Specific to the protocol usually). The VS IP is usually configured on the loopback address of the pool member, and is sometimes termed n-path
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