F5: Static Load Balancing (Ratios)
Sep01

F5: Static Load Balancing (Ratios)

KB ID 0001700 Problem In the previous post, we deployed a web load balanced solution with three web servers. Out of the box the BIG-IP solution will use Round Robin load balancing and it will treat all Nodes or Pool Members the same, (it assigns a RATIO OF 1). Everything gets weighted the same, and the F5 will send requests to the Nodes or Pool members one at a time. But what if one of those web servers was a beast of a machine, with...

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F5: Setup Basic Web Load Balancing
Aug27

F5: Setup Basic Web Load Balancing

KB ID 0001698 Problem In past articles I’ve got my F5 BIG IP appliance up and running, and I’ve built some web servers to test load balancing. Now to actually connect things together and start testing things. Below is my lab setup, I will be deploying simple web load balancing (Static: Round Robin) between three web servers, each serving a simple HTTP web site. Test F5 to Web Server Connectivity For obvious reasons the F5...

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EVE-NG Deploying F5 BIG-IP
Aug24

EVE-NG Deploying F5 BIG-IP

KB ID 0001696 Problem I already had some F5 Images in my EVE-NG, but I wanted to run version 16.x. However, I didn’t think that was officially supported, so I thought I would try and get it running anyway! Solution Theres no need to scour the internet for ‘dodgy’ versions, F5 will quite happily give you the latest version, just sign up for a free account, and you can download the image. While you are there, you can...

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