# \#big-ip-ltm **URL:** https://community.f5.com/tag/big-ip-ltm/598.md [Latest](https://community.f5.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.f5.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.f5.com/tags.md) --- ## [Question about source persistence across traffic group](https://community.f5.com/t/question-about-source-persistence-across-traffic-group/77121)
**Author:** [@AmineZAKARIA](https://community.f5.com/u/AmineZAKARIA)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/question-about-source-persistence-across-traffic-group/77121 "2026-06-03T12:50:40Z")
Hello, Hope you are doing great! I would like to know if it is supported to mirror persistence between 2 DC’s across 2 Traffic Groups, each one is Active on a DC. DC 1 Active on TG1 DC 2 Active on TG2 Client establi… --- ## [Limit connection per VS and redirect user](https://community.f5.com/t/limit-connection-per-vs-and-redirect-user/77078)
**Author:** [@veredgfbll](https://community.f5.com/u/veredgfbll)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/limit-connection-per-vs-and-redirect-user/77078 "2026-04-28T15:21:33Z")
I am unable to find a working solution and possibly there isn’t one - We would like to combine both options: set a connection limit to VS - to say 1000 connections at any given moment (to be used when we are experienc… --- ## [Best Practise to Find Root Cause Analysis for F5 ASM](https://community.f5.com/t/best-practise-to-find-root-cause-analysis-for-f5-asm/76860)
**Author:** [@zaid\_bhati](https://community.f5.com/u/zaid_bhati)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/best-practise-to-find-root-cause-analysis-for-f5-asm/76860 "2026-02-04T16:24:16Z")
Can anyone provide a resource to find root cause analysis for F5 ASM and F5 LTM? I am using Microsoft Azure VE --- ## [can't access on prem dns when using F5LTM as a gateway](https://community.f5.com/t/cant-access-on-prem-dns-when-using-f5ltm-as-a-gateway/76833)
**Author:** [@MillersvilleEri](https://community.f5.com/u/MillersvilleEri)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 8:06am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/cant-access-on-prem-dns-when-using-f5ltm-as-a-gateway/76833 "2026-01-20T08:06:07Z")
The title is the tl/dr. I have a server on an internal network that is set up to use our F5 as a gateway. I have all of the forwarding vip’s set up and routed through snat pools. and if i set the server to use an exte… --- ## [Unable to ping from some self ip on Velos](https://community.f5.com/t/unable-to-ping-from-some-self-ip-on-velos/75825)
**Author:** [@unavailable](https://community.f5.com/u/unavailable)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/unable-to-ping-from-some-self-ip-on-velos/75825 "2025-12-12T16:45:16Z")
Hello team, I have configured a tenant on my Velos, everything works fine but, recently I have verified that when I try to ping to my default gw with the interface asociate to a self ip yellow-fe ping is ok but, wher… --- ## [Terraform LTM provider - ICMP disabled on resulting VIPs](https://community.f5.com/t/terraform-ltm-provider-icmp-disabled-on-resulting-vips/76514)
**Author:** [@Scot\_Kreienkamp](https://community.f5.com/u/Scot_Kreienkamp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/terraform-ltm-provider-icmp-disabled-on-resulting-vips/76514 "2025-09-10T14:11:06Z")
Hello, I recently started using the terraform provider to create my VIPs. It works great! It makes my life much easier and faster to create the non-prod environments and migrate those configs to prod. I’ve encounte… --- ## [Round-robin method not load balanced](https://community.f5.com/t/round-robin-method-not-load-balanced/76487)
**Author:** [@richaed](https://community.f5.com/u/richaed)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/round-robin-method-not-load-balanced/76487 "2025-09-03T14:39:53Z")
I have configured BIG-IP 1600 to distribute the load to two servers in a round-robin fashion, but only one of them is communicating and the load is not distributed. We have confirmed that all Pool Nodes for load balanci… --- ## [Upgrade Path for BIG-IP 2000 – Out of Warranty and EoRMA Status](https://community.f5.com/t/upgrade-path-for-big-ip-2000-out-of-warranty-and-eorma-status/76334)
**Author:** [@Govind\_Jha](https://community.f5.com/u/Govind_Jha)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 9:08am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/upgrade-path-for-big-ip-2000-out-of-warranty-and-eorma-status/76334 "2025-07-17T09:08:49Z")
Hi Team, We are currently running BIG-IP LTM and AFM version 14.1.4.6 on a BIG-IP 2000 appliance. While reviewing our setup in iHealth, we received the following message: “Your hardware reached its End of Return to Ma… --- ## [F5 is not providing any console/Web Access.Software is corrupted. How to clean install its firmware?](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-is-not-providing-any-console-web-access-software-is-corrupted-how-to-clean-install-its-firmware/76265)
**Author:** [@atifali](https://community.f5.com/u/atifali)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-is-not-providing-any-console-web-access-software-is-corrupted-how-to-clean-install-its-firmware/76265 "2025-07-07T14:28:44Z")
My Failed F5 is not providing any console/Wwb Access after multiple tries. I think its software/Firmware is corrupted BIGIP 2000. How to resolve or clean install its firmware. Console access gives ambigous chars, numb… --- ## [Configuration of Pools VS LTM Policies and AWAF for Multiple Applications on Same Backend](https://community.f5.com/t/configuration-of-pools-vs-ltm-policies-and-awaf-for-multiple-applications-on-same-backend/76251)
**Author:** [@othmane\_lach](https://community.f5.com/u/othmane_lach)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/configuration-of-pools-vs-ltm-policies-and-awaf-for-multiple-applications-on-same-backend/76251 "2025-06-26T17:31:45Z")
I need your assistance and confirmation regarding a critical deployment involving F5 AWAF for internal applications. We have six internal applications accessible through the following URLs:https://gtt.XXX.ma:8443/gtt/;ht… --- ## [How to replace F5 LTM which is failed from HA stack, I dont have backup config of failed BIG IP F5](https://community.f5.com/t/how-to-replace-f5-ltm-which-is-failed-from-ha-stack-i-dont-have-backup-config-of-failed-big-ip-f5/76146)
**Author:** [@atifali](https://community.f5.com/u/atifali)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/how-to-replace-f5-ltm-which-is-failed-from-ha-stack-i-dont-have-backup-config-of-failed-big-ip-f5/76146 "2025-05-30T14:39:46Z")
Hi, Dear F5 Community and Seniors, One of my F5 failed from HA(Total 2 F5) and I want to replace it with other F5 obtained after RMA. Unfortunately i dont have backup file of that failed f5, now other f5 is acting a… --- ## [F5 configured SP initiated SAML Authentication causing multiple Redirects](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-configured-sp-initiated-saml-authentication-causing-multiple-redirects/76100)
**Author:** [@Lohit](https://community.f5.com/u/Lohit)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-configured-sp-initiated-saml-authentication-causing-multiple-redirects/76100 "2025-05-16T21:40:34Z")
F5 configured (source-ip based) to talk to 2 IBM HTTP Servers and webservers are loadbalancing using Traditional loadbalancing (Round-Robin) and routing requests to 8 JVMs of a Websphere ND Cluster. 2 Applications are d… --- ## [Questions about F5 BIG-IP Multi-Datacenter Configuration](https://community.f5.com/t/questions-about-f5-big-ip-multi-datacenter-configuration/76083)
**Author:** [@Fioto](https://community.f5.com/u/Fioto)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/questions-about-f5-big-ip-multi-datacenter-configuration/76083 "2025-05-14T14:35:18Z")
We have an infrastructure with two datacenters (DC1 and DC2), each equipped with an F5 BIG-IP using the LTM module for DNS traffic load balancing to resolvers, and the Routing module to inject BGP routes to the Internet … --- ## [DNS Request to VS?](https://community.f5.com/t/dns-request-to-vs/75960)
**Author:** [@kgaigl](https://community.f5.com/u/kgaigl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/dns-request-to-vs/75960 "2025-04-24T17:56:03Z")
Hello, we found on our Firewall lots of DNS-Requests from the floating IP to some VS (with ASM-Policy). Now we want the Firewall to only allow DNS-Requests to the known DNS-Servers. Question: is this normal behaviour?… --- ## [Implementing multi-link bandwidth usage threshold redundancy for outbound traffic](https://community.f5.com/t/implementing-multi-link-bandwidth-usage-threshold-redundancy-for-outbound-traffic/75773)
**Author:** [@NaThanSky](https://community.f5.com/u/NaThanSky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/implementing-multi-link-bandwidth-usage-threshold-redundancy-for-outbound-traffic/75773 "2025-02-24T09:19:24Z")
I have multiple link exports, using irules for outbound traffic. For example, there are currently China Telecom and China Unicom. Can I define the bandwidth usage of each link as 80% according to the policy or specify a … --- ## [How to realize multi-link bandwidth utilization load](https://community.f5.com/t/how-to-realize-multi-link-bandwidth-utilization-load/75774)
**Author:** [@NaThanSky](https://community.f5.com/u/NaThanSky)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/how-to-realize-multi-link-bandwidth-utilization-load/75774 "2025-02-18T11:56:15Z")
I have multiple links, namely China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom. Currently, I use the traditional outbound virtual server to go out through irules. According to the internal client request target address, the … --- ## [Want to understand BigIP F5 LB Active/Active setup](https://community.f5.com/t/want-to-understand-bigip-f5-lb-active-active-setup/75752)
**Author:** [@NetworkFreelancer](https://community.f5.com/u/NetworkFreelancer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 6:31am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/want-to-understand-bigip-f5-lb-active-active-setup/75752 "2025-02-14T06:31:08Z")
I am exploring HA setups of F5 Load Balancer. I have question on F5 Active/Active HA setup. What will be uses cases of having both F5 LB in Active/Active mode? How traffic can be distributed between both nodes? --- ## [Adding Big IP F5 into Big IQ](https://community.f5.com/t/adding-big-ip-f5-into-big-iq/75699)
**Author:** [@Network\_Virtuoso](https://community.f5.com/u/Network_Virtuoso)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/adding-big-ip-f5-into-big-iq/75699 "2025-02-03T01:29:30Z")
I am new to BIG-IQ world. Just wanted to know will there be any downtime while adding BIG-IP F5 into BIG-IQ. We won’t be importing any services. BIG-IQ will simply be used to get regular scheduled backup. --- ## [Syn-Flood protection in F5 LTM BIG-IP 17.1.1.3](https://community.f5.com/t/syn-flood-protection-in-f5-ltm-big-ip-17-1-1-3/75694)
**Author:** [@MarioMoneta](https://community.f5.com/u/MarioMoneta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/syn-flood-protection-in-f5-ltm-big-ip-17-1-1-3/75694 "2025-01-31T18:34:12Z")
HI Guys Sorry maybe i have not been so clear. I’ve ben searching for information about syn-flood protection of f5 LTM. I know there is the this feature (i saw the command on the CLI "syn-flood protection not active) but… --- ## [HTTPS 8443 Redirect to a pool with 8080 and an URI](https://community.f5.com/t/https-8443-redirect-to-a-pool-with-8080-and-an-uri/75293)
**Author:** [@Thusi](https://community.f5.com/u/Thusi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/https-8443-redirect-to-a-pool-with-8080-and-an-uri/75293 "2024-10-23T15:14:38Z")
Hi Guys, I am having difficulties accessing an internal pool with port 8080 and a extra URI. Curl -vvv gives me an error based on SSL. I think that is not the case here, because I see the request coming in but not red… --- ## [Load Balancing Omnissa Unified Access Gateway with BIG-IP LTM](https://community.f5.com/t/load-balancing-omnissa-unified-access-gateway-with-big-ip-ltm/75212)
**Author:** [@Matt\_Mabis](https://community.f5.com/u/Matt_Mabis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/load-balancing-omnissa-unified-access-gateway-with-big-ip-ltm/75212 "2024-10-02T13:00:00Z")
Summary With the renewed partnership between Omnissa and F5, updated solution guides are now being developed. This article provides an updated guide for integrating F5 BIG-IP LTM with the Omnissa Unified Access Gateway f… --- ## [Pool & members showing up in active LB but in standby it is showing down.](https://community.f5.com/t/pool-members-showing-up-in-active-lb-but-in-standby-it-is-showing-down/74644)
**Author:** [@Mani090](https://community.f5.com/u/Mani090)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 9:32am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/pool-members-showing-up-in-active-lb-but-in-standby-it-is-showing-down/74644 "2024-09-25T09:32:13Z")
I am seeing one pool & its pool member is showing up on active load balancer but on standby it is showing down. Both devices are in sync. On standby pool, session monitor is not showing. Is this some configuration issue … --- ## [F5 Irule for maintenance page on application](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-irule-for-maintenance-page-on-application/74873)
**Author:** [@Vshah](https://community.f5.com/u/Vshah)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 6:24am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-irule-for-maintenance-page-on-application/74873 "2024-07-25T06:24:38Z")
Hello All, Is it possible to use the page screenshot(jpg) on ifile and call it on irule when HTTP\_REQUEST { # Retrieve the file contents, send it in an HTTP 200 response and clear the temporary variable set… --- ## [Old logs of backend nodes on F5](https://community.f5.com/t/old-logs-of-backend-nodes-on-f5/74872)
**Author:** [@Vshah](https://community.f5.com/u/Vshah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/old-logs-of-backend-nodes-on-f5/74872 "2024-07-24T15:29:17Z")
There was some issue on application where backend node were flapping so I want to check the back logs for that pool to share with them. Please help me with the F5 CLI command to check the old logs of backend node status… --- ## [Need to Re-ip the VIPs, Self-ips and mgmt IPs](https://community.f5.com/t/need-to-re-ip-the-vips-self-ips-and-mgmt-ips/74758)
**Author:** [@prafulshinde1](https://community.f5.com/u/prafulshinde1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/need-to-re-ip-the-vips-self-ips-and-mgmt-ips/74758 "2024-07-04T01:32:55Z")
Hi Experts, I have following requirement: I have to re-ip some VIPs which are currently on 4.x.x.x/24 network to 10.x.x.x/24. Can I reconfigure the old VIPs with new IPs I have self-ip(static and floating) in Extern… --- ## [Geolocation restrict and redirect to a URL](https://community.f5.com/t/geolocation-restrict-and-redirect-to-a-url/74610)
**Author:** [@user777](https://community.f5.com/u/user777)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/geolocation-restrict-and-redirect-to-a-url/74610 "2024-06-25T08:54:38Z")
hi all, Currently we have geolocation restriction enforced, where we only allow user from location APAC and those who are not from APAC region will get the default response page “The requested URL has been rejected. Ple… --- ## [Create a CSR and Key using the BigIP LTM GUI when renewing a certificate](https://community.f5.com/t/create-a-csr-and-key-using-the-bigip-ltm-gui-when-renewing-a-certificate/74414)
**Author:** [@Danny\_Arroyo](https://community.f5.com/u/Danny_Arroyo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/create-a-csr-and-key-using-the-bigip-ltm-gui-when-renewing-a-certificate/74414 "2024-04-28T22:57:32Z")
Hi, I use the F5 Bigip LTM to create CSR’s and Keys. I submit the CSR to our public CA to obtain the Certificate and then import the generated certificate to the F5. I use the F5 Certificate Management GUI as a data… --- ## [F5 r2800 HA standby box shows offline even the the network reachability fine](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-r2800-ha-standby-box-shows-offline-even-the-the-network-reachability-fine/73637)
**Author:** [@vadivelan](https://community.f5.com/u/vadivelan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2023, 4:22am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-r2800-ha-standby-box-shows-offline-even-the-the-network-reachability-fine/73637 "2023-12-09T04:22:38Z")
we have two r2800 serious F5 LTM/ASM in HA(Active standby) after power distrabution secondary box shows offline even the network rechablibity fine and it shows waiting for intial sync on device overiew sync option. More… --- ## [LTM Policy - Is there a way to create policy with non Case Sensitive behaviour](https://community.f5.com/t/ltm-policy-is-there-a-way-to-create-policy-with-non-case-sensitive-behaviour/72942)
**Author:** [@Mahadev](https://community.f5.com/u/Mahadev)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/ltm-policy-is-there-a-way-to-create-policy-with-non-case-sensitive-behaviour/72942 "2023-10-12T14:13:17Z")
Recently I come across a situation in LTM Policy. When a policy is created in ltm with URI contails rule to achieve forward pool it exactly looking for the URI including case. In my case I have hundreds of URI with out e… --- ## [F5 | LTM | Server Hello packet is not coming](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-ltm-server-hello-packet-is-not-coming/71551)
**Author:** [@RAQS](https://community.f5.com/u/RAQS)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-ltm-server-hello-packet-is-not-coming/71551 "2023-02-06T00:47:28Z")
Hi Team, Hope you all are doing great! i have an issue, where i have F5 LTM VS (Standard - SSL Passthrough (no client/server SSL profile). Issue - URL is not accessible, getting error message site can’t be reach. Byp… [Next page](https://community.f5.com/tag/big-ip-ltm/598.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=big-ip-ltm)