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Anthony_Cheng_1
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusLTM/GTM in a active/active Data Center design
For a active/active Data center design where there is a layer 2 LAN extension, there will be 1 GTM per DC, now the best practice is to have an Active/Passive LTM pair in each DC, but let's say for bu...
Brad_146558Nimbostratus
NimbostratusI do believe the F5 recommendation is not to do an active/active pair between geographically separate data centers. Are you wanting to do this for ease of management or maximum up-time in the event of a failure? F5 does have a tool and I'm not very familiar with it though, but it is called Enterprise manager and I believe that would fit the bill in helping upkeep two separate GTM systems.
I've operated other active/active products before between data centers and depending on the stability of the connection it can be a nightmare.
If someone on here is running an BIG-IP active/active pair I'd like hear their experiences with it.
