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Steve_Kearns_85
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusCan the standby LTM access virtual servers?
I have a pair of LTM's in my data center (running BigIP 9.3.0), running as an active/standby pair. My situation is this: I have a virtual server/pool setup for outbound SMTP (for redundancy: I have m...
Chris_Miller
Altostratus
AltostratusPosted By Hamish on 11/03/2010 09:16 AM
Ahh... No.... The standby LTM won't be able to talk to the VS's on the active LTM... That hasn't worked since v9 IIRC...
Just configure your postfix to talk to an MX load balanced entry for SMTP (Which resolves to all your SMTP relays).
H
Why wouldn't it simply talk to its own VS?
If 1.1.1.1:25 is the VS, you should definitely be able to telnet to 1.1.1.1:25 from both units. I just tried this for an HTTP VS and it worked just fine from the backup unit.