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PT2012_73791
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May 29, 2015

Performance layer 4 VIP for SMTP not balancing

Hi all, I'm really stuck on an VIP that's not balancing at all. We have performance layer 4 VIP 10.x.103.49 with a SNAT of 10.x.104.49   It has 2 pool members that are up using a SMTP monitor and ...
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PT2012_73791
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Jun 04, 2015

OK I found the problem. There was a Packet filter on port 25 that didn't include the new VIP. I have no idea why someone would set up a packet filter with logging disabled but once the new VIP was put into the rule it all worked.

 

Thanks everyone for your input.