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Mariappan_S_156
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Aug 06, 2014
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f5 load balancer exchange 2013 sp1

Hi all,

 

we have planned to deploy load-balance on f5 for exchange 2013 and we import the latest f5 exchange template in to f5. We need some clarification f5 load balancer.

 

f5 Model : 4000 s Version : 11:5 HF3

 

  • F5 is a L4 or L7 load balancer ?.
  • How L7 load balance possible through F5 exchange template for exchange 2013 sp1 ?
  • How Possible we achieve 25 SMTP traffic load balancer.
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  • mikeshimkus_111's avatar
    mikeshimkus_111
    Aug 06, 2014

    Hi:

     

    1) BIG-IP can be either L4 or L7. 2) The Exchange iApp does L7 load balancing based on the request URI by default. 3) Please see this deployment guide: http://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/f5-smtp-dg.pdf

     

    thanks

     

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    mikeshimkus_111
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    Aug 06, 2014

    Hi:

     

    1) BIG-IP can be either L4 or L7. 2) The Exchange iApp does L7 load balancing based on the request URI by default. 3) Please see this deployment guide: http://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/f5-smtp-dg.pdf

     

    thanks

     

    • Mariappan_S_156's avatar
      Mariappan_S_156
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      Aug 11, 2014
      Sorry for delay response, Thanks your information is very useful for us. Thanks we had configured LB for exchange 2013. Regards, Mariappan S