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Hi Jacqueline,
Yes, this won't be a problem with an LTM-only license.
The F5 does not have to be directly connected to the database servers, but the F5 will need to be able to reach them. Also, the App servers do NOT need to be able to reach the database servers, they only need to be able to reach the F5.
The best way to think of this, is by its connections. There are actually 4 connections involved;
- From Client to F5 (app-VS)
- From F5 to App servers
- From App server to F5 (db-VS)
- From F5 to DB servers
So although the App server needs the database server to complete requests from the client, each connection is very much on its own and as long as each connection can reach its endpoint, it will work.
You can create the second (db) virtual server with the db-pool and possibly enable SNAT Automap if the db servers don't have the F5 as their gateway. After that, configure the db-VS IP address in the App servers as their endpoint for database connections.
Hope this helps.