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Alex_Eduardo_Ar's avatar
Alex_Eduardo_Ar
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Nov 28, 2018

Resolve IP address, of a domain name based on IP of the origin.

I have several web servers hosted in different geographic sites, we want to direct users to the nearest server.   I have several web servers hosted in different geographic sites, we want to direct...
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Stanislas_Piro2
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Nov 28, 2018

Hi,

 

BigIP DNS manage geographic load balancing with DNS service.

 

when a client send a DNS request for to his local DNS, this local DNS request company.com for this request.

 

your public DNS server must respond with a NS answer including IP address of each BigIP DNS server.

 

then, the local DNS follow this answer and will request one of BigIP DNS for

 

the selected BigIP DNS will check policy (for example topology based on source IP country, continent, ...) and answer with the best virtual server IP