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f5Subrun
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Sep 15, 2025

is it possible to use different mgmt ip for Tenant and OS ?

If I need to use different subnet for F5OS and Tenant ? I am in the process of building a new tenant but want to use different mgmt subnet from the one which is used for F5OS Mgmt Block. Note that t...
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Injeyan_Kostas's avatar
Injeyan_Kostas
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Sep 15, 2025

Hi f5Subrun​ 

This is not possible. You cannot select different mgmt vlan for tenants than F5OS.

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    f5Subrun
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    Sep 15, 2025

    thank you. Can you advise technicality of it why this is not possible  ? Is it something related to shared mgmt Interface logical and physical ?

    • Injeyan_Kostas's avatar
      Injeyan_Kostas
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      Sep 15, 2025

      exactly the mgmt interface is shared and there is no option to select another vlan as mgmt in tenant.

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      Nikoolayy1
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      Sep 15, 2025

      I don't know why it is is important why it can't be done as like Injeyan_Kostas​  mentioned it is not possible as this is how it always was with VIPRION or iSeries vCMP and now F5OS. Basically it is not possible because how the system is designed.