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Techgeeeg_28888
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Dec 20, 2017

Forwarding Virtual Server

Hi Experts,   I have a small query related to the IPFWD Virtual Server. As I know IPFWD virtual server uses the default or specific routes defined on the F5 to work. My question is that if I have ...
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Hannes_Rapp
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Dec 20, 2017

Will still work as long as you have a SelfIP in the target network segment (BigIP is then directly connected). As anywhere else in networking, Directly Connected takes precedence over static and dynamic routes. BigIP will refer to routes only if SelfIP is absent.

 

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Techgeeeg
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Dec 20, 2017

Hi Hannes,

 

Thanks for your reply, I got your point and it makes logic that if F5-unit has direct connection in the target network segment the communication will work but if the target network segment is not a directly connected network in that case what will happen does F5 unit only refer to the routes or does it also refer to other forwarding VS that can make this reach-ability possible?

 

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