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Willian_Guilher
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Apr 06, 2015

Clone Pool vs Interface Mirroring

Hi Guys,

 

I am studying for the 301a exam, and I got to a part of clone pools and interface mirroring. I am trying to understanding the actual difference and advantages on using any of this features. For what I read both features have the same purposes; however, Interface Mirroring has too many caveats and disadvantages as opposed of clone pools.

 

I've found the following F5 SOL that explains both features, but I am still not 100% clear on those.

 

Configuring the BIG-IP system to send traffic to an intrusion detection system (11.x) https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/13000/300/sol13392.html

 

Can you guys help me to clarify it?

 

Thanks.

 

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  • amolari's avatar
    amolari
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    Apr 07, 2015

    BIGIP interface mirroring is not possible on all HW platforms and not on VE. You can only mirror one interface at a time, which may not cover all the traffic you may want to see.

     

    number of Clone pools is unlimited. It can be created for client-BIGIP or BIGIP-server (or both) traffic.