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Sonny
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Aug 23, 2023
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DC failover test via GTM

Trying to get some help..seeing what might be the issue. I have a VS in DC1 and a VS in DC2. I have the GTM configured between both DC1 - 2. When I tested the failover by disabling the VS in DC1, I n...
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    Sonny
    Aug 30, 2023

    Update: The issue was the GTM monitoring...setting it to the iquery(bigip) would mark it offline. Thus, it was set for icmp. 0n the DC1 pair, 02 didn't have the same CAs as 01. Once I imported the CAs, I was able to set the monitoring to iquery. Works now.

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Sonny
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Aug 24, 2023

Yes, I forced the VS1 pool members offline, too...didn't work either. The config is good or VS2 from DC2 wouldn't show it's offline when I disabled it. 

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Mohamed_Ahmed_Kansoh
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Aug 24, 2023

Does your server in DC1 host only VS1 and no other Virtual servers ? 

If yes , try to disable the whole server ( whatever bigip or Generic host ) 

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    Sonny
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    Aug 24, 2023

    Yes, DC1 has other VSs so I can't take it offline.

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      Mohamed_Ahmed_Kansoh
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      Aug 24, 2023

      what's your current TMOS software version ?

       

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        Sonny
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        Aug 24, 2023

        It's running 13.1.5 Build 0.0.32 Final.