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brad_scherer_11
Nimbostratus
Nimbostratusperfect question if there was a real ltm forum
I know a lot of people have asked for an LTM forum. I for one am definitely behind the idea. I know this forum is for iRules only, but recently i saw a post where a user requested an LTM forum and Colin asked what type of questions would be asked. There was never a reply to the post so here is an example of a question that I would ask:
I have a high availability pair of 3400's in production. I need to break them up to stand alone units during normal business hours without any problems. Has anyone done this and what would be the best way to go about this to ensure there is no loss of service.
Once broken up should I start removing the floating ips since there is no longer a need for them through a series of after hours changes. Can I configure the currently active unit to be a stand alone unit without seeing a hiccup in availability?
This is the type of question that would make a forum so valuable.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Chad_Emerson_85Sorry bradhscherer, that was my post. I soon became over-loaded after that post... Its been a crazy week. What I had in mind was much like your example. There are a lot of questions that are not really support questions per say but more generalized architecture, idea type "stuff".
I would think most of the LTM admins are much like myself where we are the only responsible party of this device. There really isnt anyway to grow in our abilities without having some means of brain sharing with our peers. I have a test lab but there are many scenarios that I wish I had someone to brain storm with. For example, you cant call support and say "hey I have the compression and caching feature installed what would you recommend or do in situation x". Actually you could but they will give you the contact info for their $500 an hr professional services group.
I understand F5 has to make money off of support contracts and they may fear loosing out if the forum takes off like the iRule forum. So, why not require a support contract to be able to see or join the forum. Ask F5 serves its purpose but theres no compare to a Forum of highly qualified and experienced peers. I have learned a lot just be reading the post as they come across this forum.
Have a great weekend! Im off to Mexico!
brad_scherer_11I could not have said it better myself and indeeed i am the sole responsible party for these devices in our org. While support is good, brainstorming and comparing notes with knowledgeable peers can be invaluable.
As a side note; this is in fact a real question and problem that I asked above and any input on that would be fantastic.