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Nimbostratus
NimbostratusCan't access F5 VE GUI admin console
I downloaded trial version of F5 Virtual Edition BIG-IP VE 11.3.0.39.0 and installed on VSXi VM. I followed the steps given on this link :
http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/...
Another check you can do is to confirm the mapping of the BIG-IP management interface to the correct network adapter in the Virtual Machine Properties.
On the BIG-IP: [root@localhost:Active:Standalone] config ifconfig eth0 eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0C:29:XX:XX:XX
From the vSphere Client click on: the deployed guest > Edit virtual machine settings > Network Adapter 1. Confirm that the MAC Address matches the output you recieved with ifconfig and that the device status is 'Connected' and 'Connect at power on'.
Steve_M__153836This is a good catch. Sorry I didn't remember this. Every VE I've deployed has always come up with eth0 matched to the first virtual NIC, but if that didn't happen for some reason this could easily explain the problem.
