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shoko_388305
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusHow does BIG-IP distribute IP addresses to individual pods?
Hello. I consider to adopt BIG-IP to out project, but I have second thought because I don't know how does BIG-IP distribute IP addresses to pods.
When I use BIG-IP for cluster mode on kubernetes, are...
Hello Shoko,
Currently, Big-IP does not allocate IP addresses to new pods in a Kubernetes cluster. You need some other system for external IP address assignment, such as MetalLB.
But once you've assigned your external addresses to your services, either manually or using you can load balance to them with your F5.
Best of luck,
Austin
AMiles_377865
Cirrocumulus
CirrocumulusHello Shoko,
Currently, Big-IP does not allocate IP addresses to new pods in a Kubernetes cluster. You need some other system for external IP address assignment, such as MetalLB.
But once you've assigned your external addresses to your services, either manually or using you can load balance to them with your F5.
Best of luck,
Austin
shoko_388305Nimbostratus
NimbostratusYour answer made what I have to consider next clear. Many thanks.