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Marieme
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Nov 22, 2018

BIG IP Virtual Edition 13.1.1 Installation & Configuration

Hello I have some services that i need to published on an intranet. My environement is composed with intranet, firewall, BIG IP virtual Edition, and servers . The layer 3 routing is on the firewall. Below are my questions: do i need to create involved dedicated vlan of applications published? how can i create specific partition on my BIG IP VE? Also how can i configure HA for my cluster devices? Platform is LTM

 

Thanks in advance for your reply

 

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    Philip_Jonsson
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    Nov 23, 2018

    Hello Marieme

     

    Do I need to create involved dedicated vlan of applications published?

     

    Well this depends on how your network design looks. You can use the BIG-IP in a One-arm mode where your traffic will work in the following way:

     

    Incoming Traffic

     

    -> [Firewall] -> [BIG-IP] -> [Firewall] -> [Servers]

     

    Return Traffic

     

    -> [Servers] -> [Firewall] -> [BIG-IP] -> [Firewall]

     

    In this case you are forced to use SNAT in order to translate the source IP address to one that is owned by the BIG-IP device.

     

    So no, you're not forced to create additional VLANs and have the pool members directly attached to the BIG-IP.

     

    How can I create specific partition on my BIG IP VE?

     

    Manual Chapter: Working with Partitions

     

    Also how can i configure HA for my cluster devices?

     

    Manual Chapter: Creating an Active-Standby Configuration Using the Setup Utility

     

    I hope this helps! :)