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Teerarat's avatar
Teerarat
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Nov 18, 2015

Virtual Server type forwarding layer 2

I would like to know how does VS type forwarding layer 2 work ? Example I Have hot A IP 1.1.1.1 (VLAN 10) and host b IP 1.1.1.2 (VLAN 20) I try to configuration VLAN Group for vlan A, B and disable DB key for using virtual server wildcard forwarding layer 2 and then I check statistics on Virtual Server it have traffic incoming but I cannot ping from host A to B when I using irules check source mac and forward to destination mac it's work.

 

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  • Amanpreet_Singh's avatar
    Amanpreet_Singh
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    Nov 19, 2015

    Simple analogy of L2 VS I can put is-

     

    For situations where a proxy should be used to bridge two different Ethernet collision domains, a layer 2 forwarding virtual service an be used. It can be provisioned to be an opaque, semi-opaque, or transparent bridge. Bridging two Ethernet domains is like an old timey water brigade. One guy fills a bucket of water (the client) and hands it to the next guy (the proxy) who hands it to the destination (the server/service) where it's thrown on the fire. The guy in the middle (the proxy) just bridges the gap (you're thinking what I'm thinking - that's where the term came from, right?) between the two Ethernet domains (networks).

     

    The virtual server shares the same IP address as a node in an associated VLAN.

     

    Did you configured the FastL4 profile to your (fwd L2) virtual server?