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bhavinjbhatt201
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Jun 08, 2016

redestribute Virtual Server IP in a HA Pair using OSPF

Hello Experts,

 

I have a HA Pair of BIG IP LTMs. I want to be able to re-destribute the Virtual Server IPs to the upstream router only from the Active F5 box in the HA Pair. please note that the virtual server sits in a separate subnet than the F5 interfaces/self-ips etc. so i need the active and the standby F5 to peer with the upstream routers, and at any point in time, only the active F5 box will be sending Virtual Server IP addresses to the upstream routers. How do I achieve this ? Many thanks Bhav

 

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  • Vijay_E's avatar
    Vijay_E
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    Jun 08, 2016

    Use floating Self IP address on the F5 devices - this is similar to HSRP/VRRP and this floating IP will be owned by the active device. Virtual Server IP will be the same between the 2 boxes. Upstream router needs to know the Floating Self IP address that it needs to send traffic intended for VIP (VS IP addresses).