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FFiver_28568
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Jul 10, 2007

sftp

We have a server that needs to access a sftp server on the Internet. We have a v.s. for ftp traffic and a v.s. for regular outbound traffic. If the ftp v.s. is active, it processes the sftp transactio...
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FFiver_28568
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Jul 12, 2007
Found an answer: we created another VS and specified the destination address. This allowed the VS to 'trap' the sftp traffic and handle it the way we needed. The key is keeping in mind VS's are triggered from more specific to less specific.
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    f5noob29
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    Sep 28, 2020

    can you elaborate the steps you performed?