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Cirrusexternal URL (or IP) as a node for VS
CirrostratusHi,
If the external URL is a fixed IP, you can create a node and pool for this URL and use it in the virtual server configuration. HTTPS should not be an issue as long as you configure a correct Server SSL profile on the virtual server.
Do not forget to configure a correct SNAT on the virtual server otherwise the return traffic wil not go through the F5.
You can use a LTM policy to forward traffic for the URL to the correct pool.
Regards, Martijn.
CirrusI need to built up upon it. So, the CMO is: Traffic coming from the Internet, through FW to F5 VS (10.10.10.10) and load balanced to two servers (10.10.10.11 and 10.10.10.22). There is a SNAT to 10.10.10.10 on VS. It works.
One of my concerns is the returning traffic once I attach a pool with the external IP. It would be coming back to the IP which is either the VS IP or the SNAT. Does F5 keep a session (based on ports?) that allows it to know that which traffic is it exactly... I guess it should work this way.
The second problem I have is how to use an URL as a destination. I cannot use redirect, which would be easier - the customer needs to work as a proxy.
