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starboy
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Apr 03, 2024

LTM from DC to DR

Hi All, Our main data center has an F5 LTM installed on a virtual machine (VM) in a standalone configuration. We have a point-to-point connection between the main data center and the DR site. We'd l...
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Ben_Novak
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Apr 04, 2024

Stretching BIG-IP HA across datacenters is not recommended.  Depending on the L3 architecture, it is probably best to run the DR instance as a distinct standalone from the main datacenter.  This will better suite the L2/L3 network in DR.