F5 BigIP V9 in Layer 2(bridging) mode in the design

Hi Prakash,

 

 

You can isolate VLANS in a Layer 3 config using the architecture I described in this post: (Click here).

 

 

Layer 2 mode was designed to be able to replace existing installations of other equipment that was operating in bridge mode, but I don't know of anyone that recommends it as a "best practice" because of the complexities involved and because it can make the network susceptible to broadcast storms if everything is not configured correctly.

 

 

Are you using the serial failover cable or network failover? If you are using the serial cable, make sure that you are NOT using network failover, it's much slower to react.

 

 

Denny