teemo_13
Jan 16, 2023Cirrus
Using SelfIP as a next hop for the switch
Can I use the SelfIP of an F5 device as a next hop for the switch for incoming traffic?
Basically from Client to F5, the traffic path would be Switch>F5 SelfIP>F5 VIP>F5 SelfIP>Backend.
This means that the point of entry and exit of request will be the F5 self IP 10.0.0.2
1. Switch to F5 (10.0.0.1>10.0.0.2)
2. SelfIP to VIP (10.0.0.1>203.x.x.x)
3. VIP to Backend via Gateway (203.x.x.x>10.0.0.1>Backend)
4. Reply of Backend (Backend>10.0.0.1>203.x.x.x)
5. Reply to client (10.0.0.2>10.0.0.1)
Is there any limitation to using this? Any feedback is greatly appreaciated