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faizan123_23330
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May 01, 2017

Make standby unit active

Hi, I have F5 LTMs (2000s) in my production environment. Due to some reason i want to make the standby unit active. Kindly guide me what are the proper ways to do that. Is there any impact on the pr...
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  • Jason0_309417's avatar
    Jason0_309417
    May 01, 2017

    Switching the active device will drop any active APM sessions and some non APM connections that are sensitive to packet loss (Citrix depending on your configuration).

     

    I would start by opening each device in your browser. On your active device go to Device Management >> Devices and select the active device. Then, select Force to Standby. It will take a second or two and the status in the upper left corner should show Standby. Your other device should now show Active.

     

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Jason0_309417
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May 01, 2017

Switching the active device will drop any active APM sessions and some non APM connections that are sensitive to packet loss (Citrix depending on your configuration).

 

I would start by opening each device in your browser. On your active device go to Device Management >> Devices and select the active device. Then, select Force to Standby. It will take a second or two and the status in the upper left corner should show Standby. Your other device should now show Active.