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werner_v_113449's avatar
werner_v_113449
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Mar 18, 2015

virtual server sending arp

Hello ,   we are working with a LTM cluster in version 11.4.1 .There are several virtual servers defined on this unit .   Both unit are working in v11.4.1 & we are using traffic groups.Within t...
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dragonflymr
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Mar 18, 2015

Hi,

 

Those are Gratuitous ARP requests that are used by LTM to advertise IP to MAC relation changes to other devices on the interface. For sure those are send when there is failover but if I can recall as well when new VIP is created, VS is disabled and enabled etc. I was trying to find some definitive SOL with exact specification when gARP is send but failed.

 

Piotr