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Ernest_Adams_31's avatar
Ernest_Adams_31
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Apr 06, 2017

Unable to view web pages via virtual server IP.

I am running a virtual instance of F5 (12.x) in VMware and I am having trouble using the virtual servers IP address to view the web servers I have set up. I am following a lab from CBT Nuggets and I ...
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kunalPatel_3157's avatar
kunalPatel_3157
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Apr 06, 2017

Check the Health monitor, and

 

1)SNAT should be enable and when you enable and make sure servers can reach to that SNAT'd self IP

 

2) If snat is not enabled then make sure your pool members has SELF-IP as default gateway.

 

SNAT: host 1.2.3.4 makes req and the traffic if not SNAT'd your pool member will try to send reply traffic to 1.2.3.4 and that t return traffic might take different route and never reach F5. So if SNAT is disabled you need to keep F5 self IP as Default gateway

 

Ernest_Adams_31's avatar
Ernest_Adams_31
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Apr 06, 2017

Thanks, that worked! The servers had the wrong gateway configured.