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Sefi_Miz
Altostratus
AltostratusCNAME and A record in F5 DNS
Hi, I have F5 GTM version 15.1.2.1 and I have problem in configure A record with cname pool. I created cname pool with long member of Heroku domain and then I add this pool to A record with my doma...
Nikoolayy1
MVP
MVPHello have you followed this?:
Pay attention to this:
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If you want the BIG-IPDNS to respond to both A and CNAME record type requests, you must configure two wide IPs. One wide IP of type A with a CNAME pool type, and a second wide IP of type CNAME with a CNAME pool type. At a minimum, an A record type wide IP should be configured with a CNAME pool.
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Please mind that the f5 wide ip will use a CNAME pool that normally are pools with other WIDE IP objects that have real nomal A records, so the order is WideIP A record > CHAME record pool > WIDEIP A record > A record Pool. If the CNAME that dns is being redirected is not another Wide IP on the F5 device with a normal A record pool that can give real DNS resolution to the client LDNS then read:
Pay attention to this:
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Note: If you want BIG-IP DNS to use a CNAME record that does not exist on the device, check the Static Target box and type in CNAME (such as test.com) for Wide IP .
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