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John_04_141801
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Mar 16, 2016

As choose the F5 BIG-IP device to Active?

Hi guys;   Good day, I am new to the F5 platform, so I have the question of how make the F5 to select the Master or Active device. This in a configuration of Active-standby redundancy.   I have...
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Chris_Grant
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Mar 31, 2016

Until you have everything configured and working as expected I would suggest you not allow automatic syncing. To make the current standby device active, you must go to the active unit and click force to standby. You can find this under Device Management, Devices, .

 

If the device will not remain standby you have configured something incorrectly for the desired behavior, or you have a communications issue between the boxes.