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Mark_Malyj_2467's avatar
Mark_Malyj_2467
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Jan 05, 2017

Redundant pair by adding a second BIG-IP VE to an existing system

I have a single BIG-IP v12.0.0 Virtual Edition VM installed in a vSphere 5.5 environment. I want to create a redundant pair by adding a second BIG-IP VE.   ? How do I get the second VE to initial...
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Jan 05, 2017

Sounds like the bigger answer to your need is scheduling a maintenance window. Besides that, clustering works exactly the same as a physical f5, the article you reference is talking about the failover cable, which isn't used anymore.

 

https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/tmos-implementations-12-0-0/3.html

 

For the vm, I would disable the NICs and then run a config-sync and verify everything is okay. This can be done when it is forced offline if you like.