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Florin_Andrei_2
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Mar 09, 2010

multiple pools with one virtual server

Situation:     Two data centers, A and B. Each one has a load balancer. Each load balancer has a virtual server. Each virtual server points to a local pool of servers.     So, vi...
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L4L7_53191
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Mar 09, 2010
This sounds like a good use case for priority group activation. Put the servers in the priority group as 'backup' so when n number of systems from the local pool go offline (or all of them) you can spin up the members at the remote site. Check the manuals on ask.f5.com for information on setting this up. It's quite straight forward.

 

 

Also, you could do this with an iRule and force a redirect over to the other site.

 

 

-Matt