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NimbostratusDesigning the LB with one NIC interface
hi there,
we have just installed a BIGP 11.2.2446 LTM VE in the network. our intention was to trunk LB to Core switch and allow the Vlans that need Load Balancing
so in summary
LB-----TRUNK,vlan 3,13---F5 does this work?
we imported the .ova file, we found 4 interfaces created in VM ( vmware F5 VM ).however
1.we are stuck on how to go ahead and create a trunk on F5 VM in VMware esxi
2.say we have allowed all 2 vlans , how to create separate interfaces in LTM whilst using while one NIC
3. the interfaces are vmnet3.none of the interfaces displayed in F5 for some reason.
thanks.
vempati
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HamishCirrocumulus
Ahh...
You don't create a trunk on the F5, because a trunk on an F5 is actually an LACP port-channel... [No I don't know why they named things that way... But the two (Cisck trunk ad F5 trunk) are as different as chalk and cheese].
What Cisco call a trunk is just tagged vlans on F5. So all you need to do is create the VLAN's on the BigIP and specify the tag id (3 & 13 in your example) for which ever VM interface you've attached those vlans to in your vswitch.
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Srini_96047Hi Hamish, Got it . Many thanks for the reply. I now understand how to install F5. configuring this first time, sorry for basic questions..thnx.
