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toneman172_1806
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Jan 22, 2018
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Viprion Functionality

Hello,

 

Is is possible to configure blades within a Viprion chassis to run independent of each other as if each is its own vCMP host or does Viprion require that all blades mirror the primary blade?

 

Thanks!

 

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  • kolom_265617's avatar
    kolom_265617
    Jan 22, 2018

    Hello toneman172,

     

    Adding another blade adds additional resources to the cluster , and all the blades within the same chassis are part of a single cluster . Cluster effectively is seen/managed as single BIG-IP.So you don't have the controls to manage a single blade as independent system with its own guest OSs.

     

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  • kolom_265617's avatar
    kolom_265617
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    Jan 22, 2018

    Hello toneman172,

     

    Adding another blade adds additional resources to the cluster , and all the blades within the same chassis are part of a single cluster . Cluster effectively is seen/managed as single BIG-IP.So you don't have the controls to manage a single blade as independent system with its own guest OSs.

     

    • toneman172_1806's avatar
      toneman172_1806
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      Jan 22, 2018

      Thanks Kolom, that's what I thought but wanted to verify there wasn't an alternative mode that the Viprion could run in.

       

      Thanks again,

       

      Toneman172

       

    • toneman172_1806's avatar
      toneman172_1806
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      Jan 22, 2018

      To word it differently, I'd like to confirm that you can NOT configure Viprion blades within a chassis with their own independent configuration. My understanding is that each blade within a chassis contains the same configuration as the others.

       

      Thanks again!

       

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    kolom
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    Jan 22, 2018

    Hello toneman172,

     

    Adding another blade adds additional resources to the cluster , and all the blades within the same chassis are part of a single cluster . Cluster effectively is seen/managed as single BIG-IP.So you don't have the controls to manage a single blade as independent system with its own guest OSs.

     

    • toneman172_1806's avatar
      toneman172_1806
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      Jan 22, 2018

      Thanks Kolom, that's what I thought but wanted to verify there wasn't an alternative mode that the Viprion could run in.

       

      Thanks again,

       

      Toneman172

       

    • toneman172_1806's avatar
      toneman172_1806
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      Jan 22, 2018

      To word it differently, I'd like to confirm that you can NOT configure Viprion blades within a chassis with their own independent configuration. My understanding is that each blade within a chassis contains the same configuration as the others.

       

      Thanks again!