Mar 27, 2026 - For details about updated CVE-2025-53521 (BIG-IP APM vulnerability), refer to K000156741.

Forum Discussion

Steven_J__Willi's avatar
Steven_J__Willi
Icon for Nimbostratus rankNimbostratus
Apr 27, 2014

Node vs. Member

After going through F5 university and reading from docs, I am still struggling with the difference of Node vs. Member and when to use one or the other when determining the LB method. Does any one hav...
application delivery
deployment
LTM
Mahmoud_Eldeeb_'s avatar
Mahmoud_Eldeeb_
Icon for Cirrostratus rankCirrostratus
Apr 28, 2014

node is not only ip address, it can be (IP Address + Port) so it is equal to member? ??

 

  • Kevin_Stewart's avatar
    Kevin_Stewart
    Icon for Employee rankEmployee
    Apr 28, 2014
    In what way have you been able to define a port with a node creation?
  • Mahmoud_Eldeeb_'s avatar
    Mahmoud_Eldeeb_
    Icon for Cirrostratus rankCirrostratus
    Apr 28, 2014
    I'm wrong, it is only IP Address. port only can bee added either to pool member or VS. member(pool)