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John_010_144512
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Aug 27, 2015

iRule to insert route and use gateway

Hi   We have a one arm F5 LTM topology where the virtual server sits in the same VLAN (subnet) as the pool members. The gateway of the VLAN is a Palo Alto firewall which connects to an upstream ro...
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tatmotiv
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Aug 27, 2015

I don't see why you would need an irule for that. Why don't you simply add a static route, destined for your aws server and pointing to your firewall? Also, don't forget to configure some kind of SNAT in order to make return traffic from your aws server arrive on the BIGIP.

 

Ps: I don't understand how the health checks towards the aws server is working without routing entries. Do you have an explanation for that?