F5 partner lab issue

[rkram_p]

Hi Experts,

i have builded F5 partner lab in Vmware workstation pro 15.

i have followed all the steps in that setup guide but still pool members showing down. while taking tcpdump getting below error.

bigipA:Active:Standalone] config # tcpdump -ni 0.0 host 10.1.20.12
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on 0.0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 65535 bytes
03:42:04.870202 ARP, Request who-has 10.1.20.12 tell 10.1.20.241, length 35 out slot1/tmm0 lis=
03:42:05.870443 ARP, Request who-has 10.1.20.12 tell 10.1.20.241, length 35 out slot1/tmm0 lis=
03:42:06.870237 ARP, Request who-has 10.1.20.12 tell 10.1.20.241, length 35 out slot1/tmm0 lis=
03:42:07.870234 ARP, Request who-has 10.1.20.12 tell 10.1.20.241, length 35 out slot1/tmm0 lis=
03:42:08.870455 ARP, Request who-has 10.1.20.12 tell 10.1.20.241, length 35 out slot1/tmm0 lis=
03:42:09.870439 ARP, Request who-has 10.1.20.12 tell 10.1.20.241, length 35 out slot1/tmm0 lis=

pool memeber: 10.1.20.12       self IP: 10.1.20.241 ( untagged 1.2 internal vlan- non-floting)

Doc-followed: vLab Setup Guide for VMware Workstation (Document version 13.0.A)

Thanks,

RK

[PSFletchTheTek]

Hi,

So does VMnet4 have a gateway set?
can your lamp server, see (ping) the gateway?
can your big-ip, see (ping) the gateway?

From one thing, its been a couple of years since i used workstation, but not sure what "custom" does.

I would have said you wanted a Host-only network, or least test it with that first.

My first guess is that this is a workstation / network interface issue.
So also check your mac addresses under Network > Interfaces and make sure they align to your workstation config of the interfaces you have assigned.

[rkram_p]

Hi,

i have just follwed the stpes in that partner guide.

i have tried host only option too but same error.

Vmnet4 doesn't configure any gateway. even i couldnt ping f5 self IP from the lamp server.

do you succest me to check my PC interfaces?? is it something related to Network interface issue?

Thanks,

RK

[Sebastiansierra]

Hi,

Did you configure the interfaces in the Lamp? a simple test is make a ping from the lamp to the selfip configured in the same network in the bigip, if this doesn´t work probably your issue in the lamp network interface configuration, additional review that the F5 are in the same vnet than the lamp.

[PSFletchTheTek]

Have you got 2 lamp servers on that network as per the diagram?
Can those 2 LAMP servers see each other?

[Sebastiansierra]

[rkram_p]

Hi Sebastian,

i couldnt ping self ip from the LAMP server.

i have configured interfaces in the lamp server but still getting failed.

-RK

[Sebastiansierra]

Hi,

Could you try to assign in the interface of the LAMP and F5 a generic network as in the next example:

For Lamp:

For the F5 in my case the network connected to Lamp is Adapter 3:

Hope it´s works.

[rkram_p]

Hi Sebastian,

i have tried different interfaces also but same issue.

-RK

[Sebastiansierra]

Hi,

Could you try to use Vmware player? is really wired it doesn't work, it could be a wrong configuration in your vmware workstation