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Fiko_29923
Nimbostratus
Nimbostratusconfiguring LTM VE in network
Hi, I want to ask regarding ltm ve configuration for using in network
I try to setup big-ip with host only adapter for mgmt port and using 1 vlan 1.1 setup at bridge mode. By doing this I manage to have setting up virtual server in within the subnet 255.0.0.0. But by using this I can't access big-ip from another machine.
I have created an application to control big-ip like setting up virtual servers, rules, etc in a server. So I need big-ip to be accessible from another machine. Anyone can tell me how to do that? Because when I try to set big-ip mgmt to bridge mode and use ip address on the same subnet, i cannot assign ip address as it has the same subnet with mgmt ip address.
for information,
IP address for server which have application to control big-ip is 202.172.230.136
Virtual Server 10.0.0.12
1.1 VLAN self ip 10.0.0.3
machine which running
all above within the subnet 255.0.0.0
LTM VE mgmt ip 192.168.138.128
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hoolioCirrostratus
Hi Fiko,
If you only have one network that's reachable off the host, I'd set the mgmt port to use a host only adapter and use a self IP to administer the VE instance remotely. You can then define virtual servers on the same subnet as the self IP.
Aaron
Fiko_29923Hi Aaron
thanks for your reply, I have self IP 10.0.0.3, can u tell me how to administer VE instance remotely by using self IP?- hoolioYou can use a browser to go to https://10.0.0.3 or an SSH client like Putty to get to the command line. For console access you can use your hypervisor's virtual console.
http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.zip
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
Aaron - Fiko_29923thanks Aaron for your help, its working by now
but I got another problem when connecting to pool member 202.172.230.136 which has the same address with the application server. Status said its unavailable.
when I try to ping from console it didn't get any replies. Is it because its in different subnet with LTM VE so I cannot use it as pool member? Is there any way to make 202.172.230.136 as pool member? - hoolioYou'll need a route to hosts on a different subnet than the self IP address. You can configure a TMM route via the GUI under Network >> Routes. Once you have a route, you can configure a remote host as a pool member. You'll want to use SNAT (automap or a SNAT pool) on the virtual server to ensure responses come back to the client via LTM.
Aaron - Fiko_29923hi Aaron
I don't know how to configure TMM route but I set up default gateway in Routes and use VLAN as resource now can connect from different subnet. But when configuring pool member, I already set SNAT to automap but when I access virtual server ip, I cannot get response from the server (server not found). How to resolve this? - hoolioA default gateway in the routes section of the GUI is a TMM route. Can you change it from a VLAN to an actual gateway IP address and retest?
Aaron - Fiko_29923OK change to gateway IP address now can load balance from Pool
thanks Aaron for your help
