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tolinrome_13817
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Feb 11, 2014

snat vs automap, whats the difference?

I'm trying to see the difference between the snat and automap for the Source Address Translation option.   Currently I have traffic coming in to the F5 using automap. What though specifically doe...
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JRahm_128324
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Feb 11, 2014

client connection: external ip -> vip ip

 

server connection: BIG-IP self ip -> server ip

 

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Vijay_E
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May 31, 2016
Floating IP is usually required for HA. You don't need it for single F5.