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dragonflymr
Cirrostratus
CirrostratusLayer2 Virtual Server and IP
Hi,
I am a newbie in networking so sorry for dumb question. I am not sure how exactly layer2 VS is working and why in configuration IP has to be set. As far as I can understand this type of VS i...
Mahmoud_Eldeeb_Cirrostratus
CirrostratusLayer 2 forwarding virtual servers are similar to IP forwarding virtual servers because they do not have pool members to load balance. Therefore, when the BIG-IP LTM system evaluates the packet for processing, the system looks only at the destination IP address.
references: https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/14000/100/sol14163.html https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/4000/300/sol4362.html
dragonflymrHi, Thanks for pointing me out but I already know this articles. I know about no pools for l2 or l4 forwarding. I am just wondering why Destination Host or Network IP addresses are still required for L2 forwarding VS. Piotr
Jay_41673Nimbostratus
Because the LB still proxies the connection and you are able to manipulate the outgoing packet at L4 (SNAT, Protocol Profiles etc.).
- Mahmoud_Eldeeb_
thanks
