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JRahm
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Jun 05, 2023

Hi Amr_Ali if they are standalone GTM devices, this is not a recommended configuration. Better to make them both active and in the sync group.

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Amr_Ali
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Jun 05, 2023

so in this case when I configured them in sync group , both GTM will be active ???!!!

is there any way to make one of them active and the other one on standby 

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    JRahm
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    Jun 05, 2023

    the sync group is just to make sure all configs are synced when changes are made in the sync group. The individual GTMs will get requests based on the NS records established on zones. If you really want only one to respond, then HA is the way to go, but I'm curious to understand the use case of sidelining one of them?

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      Amr_Ali
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      Jun 05, 2023

      thanks, JRahm  just i wanted to know if it was applicable or not to make thim in HA and make one active and the other one standby like LTM or WAF

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        JRahm
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        Jun 05, 2023

        It was at one time for sure, and I had one environment when I was a customer that it was required, even though F5 advised against doing so. Here's the guide for that, but version is very old. I'd ask your account team to give you a definitive answer on whether support endorses these days.