Manual Chapter :
Overview of routing administration in TMOS
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BIG-IP AAM
- 15.1.9, 15.1.8, 15.1.7, 15.1.6, 15.1.5, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.1, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.5, 14.1.4, 14.1.3, 14.1.2, 14.1.0
BIG-IP APM
- 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0, 15.1.9, 15.1.8, 15.1.7, 15.1.6, 15.1.5, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.1, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.5, 14.1.4, 14.1.3, 14.1.2, 14.1.0
BIG-IP Analytics
- 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0, 15.1.9, 15.1.8, 15.1.7, 15.1.6, 15.1.5, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.1, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.5, 14.1.4, 14.1.3, 14.1.2, 14.1.0
BIG-IP Link Controller
- 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0, 15.1.9, 15.1.8, 15.1.7, 15.1.6, 15.1.5, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.1, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.5, 14.1.4, 14.1.3, 14.1.2, 14.1.0
BIG-IP LTM
- 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0, 15.1.9, 15.1.8, 15.1.7, 15.1.6, 15.1.5, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.1, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.5, 14.1.4, 14.1.3, 14.1.2, 14.1.0
BIG-IP PEM
- 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0, 15.1.9, 15.1.8, 15.1.7, 15.1.6, 15.1.5, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.1, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.5, 14.1.4, 14.1.3, 14.1.2, 14.1.0
BIG-IP AFM
- 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0, 15.1.9, 15.1.8, 15.1.7, 15.1.6, 15.1.5, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.1, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.5, 14.1.4, 14.1.3, 14.1.2, 14.1.0
BIG-IP DNS
- 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0, 15.1.9, 15.1.8, 15.1.7, 15.1.6, 15.1.5, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.1, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.5, 14.1.4, 14.1.3, 14.1.2, 14.1.0
BIG-IP ASM
- 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0, 15.1.9, 15.1.8, 15.1.7, 15.1.6, 15.1.5, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.1, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.5, 14.1.4, 14.1.3, 14.1.2, 14.1.0
Overview of routing administration in TMOS
As a BIG-IP ®system administrator, you typically manage routing on the
system by configuring these BIG-IP system features.
BIG-IP system feature | Benefit |
|---|---|
Interfaces | For the physical interfaces on the BIG-IP system, you can configure properties such as flow control and sFlow polling intervals. You can also configure the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), globally for all interfaces and on a per-interface basis. |
Trunks | A trunk is a logical grouping of interfaces on the BIG-IP system. When you create a trunk, this logical group of interfaces functions as a single interface. The BIG-IP system uses a trunk to distribute traffic across multiple links, in a process known as link aggregation. |
VLANs | You create VLANs for the external and internal BIG-IP networks, as well as for high-availability communications in a BIG-IP device clustering configuration. The BIG-IP system supports VLANs associated with both tagged and untagged interfaces. |
Virtual and self IP addresses | You can create two kinds of IP addresses locally on the BIG-IP system. A virtual IP address is the address associated with a virtual server. A self IP address is an IP address on the BIG-IP system that you associate with a VLAN or VLAN group, to access hosts in that VLAN or VLAN group. Whenever you create virtual IP addresses and self IP addresses on the BIG-IP system, the system automatically adds routes to the system that pertain to those addresses, as directly-connected routes. |
DHCP support | You can configure the BIG-IP system to function as a DHCP relay or renewal agent. You can also force the renewal of the DHCP lease for the BIG-IP system management port. |
Packet filtering | Using packet filters, you can specify whether a BIG-IP system interface should accept or
reject certain packets based on criteria such as source or destination IP address. Packet
filters enforce an access policy on incoming traffic. |
IP address translation | You can configure network address translation (NATs) and source network address translation (SNATs) on the BIG-IP system. Creating a SNAT for a virtual server is a common way to ensure that pool members return responses to the client through the BIG-IP system. |
Route domains | You create route domains to segment traffic associated with different applications and
to allow devices to have duplicate IP addresses within the same network. |
Static routes | For destination IP addresses that are not on the directly-connected network, you can explicitly add static routes. You can add both management (administrative) and TMM static routes to the BIG-IP system. |
Dynamic routing | You can configure the advanced routing modules (a set of dynamic routing protocols and
core daemons) to ensure that the BIG-IP system can learn about routes from other routers and
advertise BIG-IP system routes. These advertised routes can include BIG-IP virtual
addresses. |
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) | You can configure any of the Spanning Tree protocols to block redundant paths on a network, thus preventing bridging loops. |
The ARP cache | You can manage static and dynamic entries in the ARP cache to resolve IP addresses into
MAC addresses. |
WCCPv2 support | WCCPv2 is a content-routing protocol developed by Cisco®
Systems. It provides a mechanism to redirect traffic flows in real time. The primary purpose of
the interaction between WCCPv2-enabled routers and a BIG-IP® system is to
establish and maintain the transparent redirection of selected types of traffic flowing through
those routers. |
