Maintenance Page setup in Local F5 LTM

Having done it both ways. I prefer redirecting to a maintenance server. Hosting on the LTM is cleaner, but it is guaranteed there will be some unexpected outage and some manager is going to want the maintenance page edited to reflect an expected uptime (you may end up making multiple edits if it is a prolonged outage). Once everything is working again, you don't remember to edit the irule back to something more generic and there is much gnashing of teeth during the next outage. Redirect to a server the app team has access to. They can make it look however they want and make it say whatever they want. Then when they need the expected up time changed at 1 AM or somebody forgets to update it, it's on them and not you;D

Chris