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Log4j2
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Jul 25, 2023
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Windows File Share via F5 VIP

So I've read a couple posts on here regarding using a VIP to forward file sharing requests to a pool and haven't been able to get anything working. I've tried: A VIP running all ports/services and...
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Jul 26, 2023

Log4j2 Is your F5 in path between the client and destination pool members? If the F5 is not in path then you will most likely have to enable SNAT like whisperer has mentioned. A topology of the path the client takes to get to Virtual Server (VS) and ultimately the pool members would assist in coming up with the correct configuration for your situation. If you enable SNAT you should create a new snatpool with the VS IP in it and use that rather than automap.

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Jul 26, 2023

Paulius I put together a quick flow of current state and what I'm trying to achieve

In the new flow, the VIP IP is a host entry on all servers known as, for this example, 'vip-alias'.