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palekafa_69933
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Feb 16, 2009

Self IP and Mgmt IP Question

Scenario is that we have a class B network with one VLAN ( flat VLAN ). I cant configure the Mgmt IP and the Self IP ( as it shares the network ).     Questions:     1) Apart f...
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hoolio
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Feb 17, 2009
I think the issue might be that there would be a conflict between TMM which handles the switch ports and Linux which handles the mgmt port. I don't remember ever getting a clear explanation of this restriction though.

 

 

I have a faint memory that it's possible to configure the SCCP on the same subnet as a switch port, but I don't know if F5 officially supports this. You could then SSH to the SCCP and access the serial console. It wouldn't allow you to get to the GUI though. No GUI access could be a key issue if TMM is down (which can happen if the config fails to load, license isn't valid, etc). In that case, you wouldn't be able to access the BIG-IP from the switch ports.

 

 

You can get more info on the SCCP and configuring it with an IP address in these two solutions:

 

 

SOL3454: Overview of the SCCP

 

https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/3000/400/sol3454.html

 

 

SOL3753: Configuring the switch card control processor so that it can be accessed over the network

 

https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/3000/700/sol3753.html

 

 

Aaron