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Luk3's avatar
Luk3
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May 25, 2022

VWIRE in VE

Hello, Can anyone confirm that vwire is available and should work in Virtual Edition? I got a VMware VM and I can see that the menu option is in place: Network ›› Virtual Wire I also read for exam...
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JoshBecigneul
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Apr 07, 2023

Virtual Wire is not supported on VE, and it sounds like its a feature of the Broadcom chipset in some platforms.

"Bear in mind that L2 topology modes are only supported on the following F5 BIG-IP i58x0 platforms and above which have the Broadcom chipset, plus the VIPRION B2250 and B4450 blades."

https://clouddocs.f5.com/sslo-troubleshooting-guide/main/procs/troubleshooting-layer-2-layer-3.html#:~:text=It%20is%20not%20supported%20on%20vCMP%20or%20VE%20platforms