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luigi_bros
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Sep 08, 2016

Based on what F5 chooses a self-ip (floating or not-floating) for backend connections?

Hello all, I have this question since a while now and maybe it is the time to have this answer :) I am going to migrate the box into a new logic and more clear architecture and there is a step during...
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ekaleido
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Sep 12, 2016

The selfIP of the interface with the best route to the backend host will be chosen. Health checks will come from the non-floating selfIP, where SNAT Automap traffic will come from the floating selfIP.