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SumeshN_140625's avatar
SumeshN_140625
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Jan 01, 2014

Link Controller behind firewall?

Hi

 

Seek to know if I can have Link Controller deployed on a BIG IP appliance running GTM & LTM features.The catch here is that the appliance is in a DMZ and there is a firewall between the Big IP and the single router terminating two ISP Links? In this topology would it be possible to achieve inbound and outbound link load balancing?Would there be any limitations

 

Thanks

 

Sumesh

 

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  • Eric_St__John's avatar
    Eric_St__John
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    Jan 02, 2014

    Inbound should not be an issues as the traffic is directed down a specific link using DNS responses to manipulate the path taken. Outbound would not be possible, without performing additional configurations on both the firewall and router to manipulate the paths via NAT, and PBR. Utilizing a single router you would likely have to utilize PBR to manipulate outbound routing regardless where the LTM+GTM appliances sit.

     

    Eric