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SivaYenduri
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Dec 03, 2019

How does F5 select the IP from SNAT pool to communicate with backend server

Hello All,   We have an LB setup and 2 backend servers are configured behind the VIP ip. We have to troubleshoot a File transfer issue and we need to capture the packets on server and client as we...
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    Nathan_F__F5_
    Dec 06, 2019

    Hi SivaYenduri,

     

    I was able to find a small note in our SNAT feature article that explains this. The system will load balance connections between the SNAT pool addresses based on which members have the least connections.

     

    "Note: The BIG-IP system load balances SNAT pool connections between members using the least connections algorithm."

     

    K7820: Overview of SNAT features

    https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K7820

     

    -Nathan F

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Nathan_F__F5_
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Hi SivaYenduri,

 

I was able to find a small note in our SNAT feature article that explains this. The system will load balance connections between the SNAT pool addresses based on which members have the least connections.

 

"Note: The BIG-IP system load balances SNAT pool connections between members using the least connections algorithm."

 

K7820: Overview of SNAT features

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K7820

 

-Nathan F

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SivaYenduri
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Dec 07, 2019

Hello Nathan,

 

Thanks for the reply. The document is informative.

Appreciate your help.

 

Best Regards

Siva