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Larry_Wilks
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Oct 30, 2025

HA Failover between two Datacenters

I currently have three Host Load Balancers with LTM Guest, with GSLB.

In datacenter 1 is two Host standalone w/two Guest in HA Failover / Synchronization - GSLB.

In datacenter 2 is one Host standalone w/one Guest in standalone - GSLB.

I am creating another set of three Guest for application isolation, two in datacenter 1 and one in datacenter 2, with no GSLB, due to application limitations of not using FQDN.

Is if feasible to create a HA Failover/Synchronization between three Guest, even though they are in separate datacenters (450 miles apart). 

If so, what are some precautions that I should be aware of?

 

Regards,

Larry

3 Replies

  • Hello,

     

    I suggest first to Measure RTT and packet loss between DCs. Aim for very low packet loss and stable latency. If latency is high/variable, do not rely on connection mirroring or DSC state sync for session continuity.

     

    BR
    Aswin

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