Re: [load balancing] BigIP Multinetting Question

From: Brent Van Dussen (vandusbIZZATattens.com)
Date: Wed Aug 20 2003 - 19:12:28 EDT

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    Thanks Tony,

    I was able to get someone at F5 to e-mail me some documentation. If I'm
    reading this correctly the BigIP will simply arp up for any VIP's that are
    configured on it, thus all I would need to do is have the new subnet
    directly connected to the router interface in front of the BIGIP external
    interface.

    Sounds easy enough.... ;)

    -Brent

    At 03:52 PM 8/20/2003, you wrote:
    >Hi Brent,
    >
    >It's not a problem with BIG-IP.
    >
    >The VIP/virtual server configurations (either CLI or the Web interface)
    >have a place for you to put in a different subnet mask and network. That
    >alone will configure your BIG-IP to answer on that new subnet. The
    >current default route will work, provided that upstream router knows how
    >to route that additional IP space.
    >
    >So all you have to do is add a new IP from a new block, and it works.
    >
    >Tony
    >
    >On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Brent Van Dussen
    >wrote:
    >
    > > Hello,
    > >
    > > I apologize for being ignorant but I have absolutely no experience with
    > > BigIP's and I was wondering if one of you would be so kind as to provide
    > > some simple information.
    > >
    > > I have a client that is requesting additional address
    > space. Unfortunately
    > > we cannot allocate space that is contiguous so the remaining options
    > are to
    > > renumber the clients site or to assign an additional subnet and somehow
    > get
    > > their BigIP to have VIP's in multiple subnets. Is this possible with
    > BigIP
    > > version 3.3? How would it be configured?
    > >
    > > Any other details I should know about?
    > >
    > > Thanks,
    > > -Brent
    > >
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