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habib_Khan
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Jun 30, 2016

Load-Balancing Client IP and VIP on same subnet- Doesnt work

My vip: 172.27.48.X using SNAT. SNAT is same as VIP IP address Client connecting is from 172.27.48.X Client and LB gateway is 172.27.48.1. From connection table i see below. From connection table i c...
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Mike_Dayton_108
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Jul 14, 2016

In a one arm configuration using automap can be tricky trying to troubleshoot flows. It maps all flows to the same SNAT address.

 

An alternate solution is to SNAT to the VIP address with an iRule. This helps you connect the dots when troubleshooting, because the SNAT'd server side traffic will originate from the same IP as the VIP.

 

when CLIENT_ACCEPTED { snat [IP::local_addr] }