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wiked_jeeds_131
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Aug 15, 2013

Can I put Virtual Server in different subnet from Self-IP?

Hi Guru, Can I put Virtual Server in different subnet from Self-IP? For Example, I put F5 with in-line mode. self-ip of client network is 192.168.1.X/24 self-ip of server network is 192.168.2.x/24 Virtual Server is 192.168.3.x/24

 

If yes, what should i do with the big-IP to makes it works?

 

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  • George_Watkins_'s avatar
    George_Watkins_
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    A self-IP isn't required on the client-side (where the virtual server is located), but you'll need one on the server-side. At the very least you'll need the self-IP to conduct health monitoring of your backend servers.

     

    -George

     

  • BinaryCanary_19's avatar
    BinaryCanary_19
    Historic F5 Account

    Yes, you can have a virtual server IP that doesn't belong to any subnets on the box at all.

     

    If you do this, your routing should be airtight in your whole environment. Your clients and servers need to be configured to route the packets correctly back to the LTM.

     

  • Of course you can. You need to ensure 2 things: 1. The upstream routing device must have a route to your Virtual server subnet (using big-ip's client-side subnet self ip address as a next hop, floating self ip if you have a redundant pair of big-ips) 2. The Virtual server must be enabled on the big-ip vlan, where the client requests will come in - the default setting for a VS is 'enabled on all vlans', but you can limi it to specific vlan(s)