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syavash
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Jul 22, 2019

Layer 2 nodes migration to Layer 3

Hello, i have 2400 nodes, over 1200 VLANs. my F5s (cluster of two 7050) has direct leg in the VLANs. i need to move this communication to a L3 path. i already have the path and routes ready. now he...
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JG
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Aug 02, 2019

Please also see "K7336: The SNAT Automap and self IP address selection".

 

Normally one sets up two addresses for each VLAN on a BIG-IP device, one local and one floating. If there is a very large number of clients, there could be a situation of port collision occurring. A SNAT pool of multiple addresses for each VLAN would then help.

 

Are you planning to have your app server use F5 as the gateway?