View Cloud Pod with f5

Hi, Surya.

Sorry for the delayed response. For some reason, did not get notified about your updated post.

In order to get effective single namespace, GTM can be used to place users in the appropriate data center based on things like Geo-location, IP subnet, etc.

Once GTM places you in a data center, LTM will take over load-balancing between the View Security Servers or Connection Servers in the respective data center.

From there - Cloud Pod will take over to find out which DC your existing session is in or based on the Home Site configuration. You don't have to do anything else from a BIG-IP perspective to make CPA work.

So, let's say GTM sends you to DC1 and you have an existing desktop session in DC 2. Site 1's security/connection server will authenticate you on behalf of DC1 and then establish the connection to the existing desktop session in DC2 over the inter-data center network. If you are using security server - the connection is proxied from the DC1 security server to the desktop in DC2, also traversing the inter-data center network.

To sum it up - you'll need LTM for each site to support load balancing of View Security/Connection Servers. GTM is also needed to get you to a single namespace.

Hope this helps!

Justin