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Thomas_Schocka1's avatar
Thomas_Schocka1
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Aug 23, 2012

GTM servers ip address

Hello all,       I recently found something curious and I haven't found any reason yet as to why this happens.     Here are the steps:   - add a server to a GTM config (an LTM)   ...
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Steve_Roberts_8's avatar
Steve_Roberts_8
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Aug 23, 2012
I'm sure someone in F5 development can give you a logical reason, but the short answer is you need to use a self-IP for the device/route-domain in question.

 

 

It is documented, although almost as a footnote.

 

 

from the brief explanation given to me by our F5 account team it sounded like it was so they could get the perspective of the network in question for determining F5 LTM health.