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Thiyagu_343098
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Dec 21, 2017

setting up IPv6 connectivity between LTM and the backend server.

Hello All, I'm working on a task to deploy IPv6 on LTM for an application team request. It would be great helpful if someone share any guide to understand the best practices in deploying IPv6 in a sp...
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Hannes_Rapp
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Dec 21, 2017

Hello, this is pretty straight forward. IPv6 and IPv4 packets can be transmitted over the same VLAN.

 

Create a LTM Pool that includes IPv6 members and just use it as default pool for your existing IPv4 Virtual Server. You also need SelfIP with a link-local IPv6 address to establish a server-side connection from BigIP to IPv6 nodes.

 

Basic configuration guide is available. https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K9279

 

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    Thiyagu_343098
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    Dec 22, 2017

    Thanks a lot for your reply. Can I assign IPv4 and IPv6 address to the same VLAN in F5?

     

    Regards, Thiyagu

     

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    Hannes_Rapp
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    Dec 22, 2017

    Sure can. Assign as many addresses as you want. Can be IPv4, IPv6, or a combination of both.