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Tim_Patrick
Altostratus
Altostratusunable to ping VIP from server with the F5 as the DGW
In our current setup, we have a cluster of servers that utilize the F5 load balancer as their default gateway. This load balancer operates as a high availability (HA) pair, with the default gateway s...
so if it was suggested and I didnt see it I apoligize. The fix for me was to go to the virtual server that I was trying to access from the host nework (10.1.228.x) which used the F5 as its gateway and add the VLAN to the VLAN and tunnels section. it only had the ext vlan present and when I created the new network and new vlan (int_vlan) I needed to add it to that in order for it to connect to the VIPS
whisperer
MVP
MVPYou are probably running into asyn routing. So definitely look into VIP bounceback:
https://community.f5.com/t5/technical-forum/vip-bounceback/td-p/189691
Sounds like the destination servers may be tryin to get back to the sources servers locally, rather than going through the F5. SNAT automap on the VIPs may help here as well.