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vj_singh_177738
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Jan 15, 2015

why do we use snat pool list

In my environment.. we are doing snat, In address translation in 11.4 public to private IP address and using address range. and using snat pool list also. where we are using private IP address which ...
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gsharri
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Jan 21, 2015

As Nathan said a SNAT object (objects that appear on the SNAT list) will translate source IP address in packets. When a packets source IP addr matches a SNAT objects origin address list the SNAT will translate that source IP to whatever is listed in the SNATs translation setting. The translation setting has 3 choices: automap, IP addr, and SNAT pool. The translation setting controls whether the SNAT translates the packets source IP to a specific address (IP addr), uses a self-IP (automap), or selects an address form a list of multiple IP addresses (SNAT pool).

 

SNAT pools do not translate anything on their own, it is simply a list of address that can be used for translation purposes by a SNAT.