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Lucas_Kaczmarsk
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Apr 05, 2018

Creating a 802.1q link between BIG-IP VE and a Vmware switch plus Vlans and Self-IPs

Hello,

 

I'm trying to configure a trunk port to the BIG-IP VE from an ESXi host. The aim is to have multiple vlans come to the F5 over the trunk. I also want to have Self IPs from these multiple vlans configured on the F5 for the hosts as gateways.

 

This is what I've done so far:

 

-Added a portgroup in Vsphere with a tag 4095 (all) to pass tagged frames to the F5. I want the F5 to take the tags off and forward traffic to relevant Self IPs.

 

-On the F5 configured a Vlan interface called Trunk with the tagged interface 1.7 (it's the one I added in vsphere).

 

-Created several other Self IPs for different vlans 10,20,30.. with the interface 'Trunk' I created earlier.

 

Is this correct way? Or should I create new Vlans for each subnet?

 

All I want to achieve is to have the F5 take the tagged traffic from the vswitch and forward to the corresponding self IPs so the hosts can reach their gateways (which are the Self IPs).

 

I attached some screenshots.

 

Thanks, Lucas

 

1 Reply

  • Hello Lucas,
    
    You mad a little mistake.
    You have to create A New Tagged Vlan for each subnet.
    So I preconised you to set a subjective name:
    
    So First create 4 Vlan on you interface 1.7:
    vlan_4095 tagged with vlan 4095
    vlan_10 tagged with vlan 10
    vlan_20 tagged with vlan 20
    vlan_30 tagged with vlan 30
    
    Then create each self IP on the right VLAN.
    Don't forget to spread all VLAN on your ESX to VE interface.
    
    Regards