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Patrice_Carbonn
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Apr 23, 2013

Need help with trunks in VE edition

Hi,

 

I can create the trunk just fine and select interface 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3. I then create a VLAN and if i choose tag or untagged, i get the same error saying i need to select an interface

 

Did anyone ever do this?

 

i am fairly new to F5 boxes...

 

thank you in advance

 

Patrice

 

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5 Replies

  • nitass's avatar
    nitass
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    Apr 24, 2013
    BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) does not support specific BIG-IP system or VMware features.

     

     

    These BIG-IP system features are not supported by BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE).

     

    • Optional BIG-IP system modules, such as:

     

    ◦ Link Controller (LC)

     

    • Advanced SSL functions

     

    • Advanced TCP profile settings

     

    • Bridging protocols, such as:

     

    ◦ Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

     

    ◦ Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)

     

    ◦ Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)

     

    • Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)

     

    • Hard-wired failover

     

    • Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2

     

    These VMware features are not supported by BIG-IP VE:

     

    • VMware Fault Tolerance technology

     

    • vmmemctl memory balloon driver

     

    • Memory snapshots

     

    Manual Chapter: Unsupported BIG-IP Features

     

    http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/ve-vmware-esx-esxi-11-0-0/5.html
  • What_Lies_Bene1's avatar
    What_Lies_Bene1
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    Apr 24, 2013
    Perhaps I'm wrong but shouldn't interface mirroring also be on the list?

     

     

    Btw nitass, do you know what the situation is with upgrades and downgrades in VE. Are they possible?
  • nitass's avatar
    nitass
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    Apr 24, 2013
    do you know what the situation is with upgrades and downgrades in VE. Are they possible?i did upgrade and it went well. i never downgraded but i think it could be fine too.
  • nitass's avatar
    nitass
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    Apr 24, 2013
    Perhaps I'm wrong but shouldn't interface mirroring also be on the list? you are correct. interface mirroring is not supported in virtual edition as well. document has not been updated.

     

     

    Bug 367862 - LTM v11.0.0 VE interface mirroring support

     

    "Network Interface Port Mirroring is not supported by BIG-IP VE with this release"