AskF5 | Manual: BIG-IP System: Service Function Chaining Deployment

Manual : BIG-IP System: Service Function Chaining Deployment

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BIG-IP LTM

16.0.1, 16.0.0, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.1, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.4, 14.1.3, 14.1.2, 14.1.0

Original Publication Date: 11/26/2018
Updated Date: 04/22/2021

Introduction to BIG-IP Service Function Chaining

Introducing Service Function Chaining

Service Function Chaining Tasks

Configuring a service classifier function (SCF)

Create a service chain by using TMSH

Service chain TMSH details

Associate the PEM policy with the service chain

Associate a service chain with a traffic flow by modifying an iRule

Configuring a service function (SF)

Configuring a service function forwarder (SFF)

Service function TMSH details

Configuring a service function forwarder (SFF)

Sample Service Function Chaining Network Topologies