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Malcolm_Salmon1
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusLTM Active/Active vs Active/Standby?
Hi
I'm currently in the process of deploying several pairs of LTMs as HA pairs and am looking at the pros and cons of running an Active/Active vs Active/Standby configuration. I've had a read ar...
Carpenteiro_661Nimbostratus
NimbostratusMalc,
F5 don't recommend active/active on LTM's. Yes you need to implement Automap SNAT on the VIP's to ensure return path routing. To ensure the second unit responds to the ARP request to need to fix this in the configuration. To do so in old bigpipe: bigpipe virtual address x.x.x.x unit 2 or TMSH: tmsh modify ltm virtual-address x.x.x.x unit 2
As I say F5 don't recommend this and it is sort of crude load balancing.
Regards,
Neil