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rkram_p
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May 19, 2022

F5 partner lab issue

Hi Experts,

i have builded F5 partner lab in Vmware workstation pro 15.

i have followed all the steps in that setup guide but still pool members showing down. while taking tcpdump getting below error.

bigipA:Active:Standalone] config # tcpdump -ni 0.0 host 10.1.20.12
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on 0.0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 65535 bytes
03:42:04.870202 ARP, Request who-has 10.1.20.12 tell 10.1.20.241, length 35 out slot1/tmm0 lis=
03:42:05.870443 ARP, Request who-has 10.1.20.12 tell 10.1.20.241, length 35 out slot1/tmm0 lis=
03:42:06.870237 ARP, Request who-has 10.1.20.12 tell 10.1.20.241, length 35 out slot1/tmm0 lis=
03:42:07.870234 ARP, Request who-has 10.1.20.12 tell 10.1.20.241, length 35 out slot1/tmm0 lis=
03:42:08.870455 ARP, Request who-has 10.1.20.12 tell 10.1.20.241, length 35 out slot1/tmm0 lis=
03:42:09.870439 ARP, Request who-has 10.1.20.12 tell 10.1.20.241, length 35 out slot1/tmm0 lis=

pool memeber: 10.1.20.12       self IP: 10.1.20.241 ( untagged 1.2 internal vlan- non-floting)

Doc-followed: vLab Setup Guide for VMware Workstation (Document version 13.0.A)

Thanks,

RK

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  • PSFletchTheTek's avatar
    PSFletchTheTek
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    May 19, 2022

    Hi,

    So does VMnet4 have a gateway set?
    can your lamp server, see (ping) the gateway?
    can your big-ip, see (ping) the gateway?

    From one thing, its been a couple of years since i used workstation, but not sure what "custom" does.

    I would have said you wanted a Host-only network, or least test it with that first.

    My first guess is that this is a workstation / network interface issue.
    So also check your mac addresses under Network > Interfaces and make sure they align to your workstation config of the interfaces you have assigned.

  • rkram_p's avatar
    rkram_p
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    May 19, 2022

    Hi,

    i have just follwed the stpes in that partner guide.

    i have tried host only option too but same error.

    Vmnet4 doesn't configure any gateway. even i couldnt ping f5 self IP from the lamp server.

    do you succest me to check my PC interfaces?? is it something related to Network interface issue?

     

    Thanks,

    RK

     

  • Sebastiansierra's avatar
    Sebastiansierra
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    May 19, 2022

    Hi,

    Did you configure the interfaces in the Lamp? a simple test is make a ping from the lamp to the selfip configured in the same network in the bigip, if this doesn´t work probably your issue in the lamp network interface configuration, additional review that the F5 are in the same vnet than the lamp.

    • PSFletchTheTek's avatar
      PSFletchTheTek
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      May 20, 2022

      Have you got 2 lamp servers on that network as per the diagram?
      Can those 2 LAMP servers see each other?

  • rkram_p's avatar
    rkram_p
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    May 20, 2022

    Hi Sebastian,

    i couldnt ping self ip from the LAMP server.

    i have configured interfaces in the lamp server but still getting failed.

    -RK

    • Sebastiansierra's avatar
      Sebastiansierra
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      May 20, 2022

      Hi,

      Could you try to assign in the interface of the LAMP and F5 a generic network as in the next example:

      For Lamp:

      For the F5 in my case the network connected to Lamp is Adapter 3:

      Hope it´s works.

       

      • rkram_p's avatar
        rkram_p
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        May 25, 2022

        Hi Sebastian,

        i have tried different interfaces also but same issue.

        -RK