Manual Chapter : List of resulting prerequisite and SFC objects

Applies To:

  • BIG-IP LTM

    21.0.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.0, 17.1.3, 17.1.2, 17.1.1, 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.6, 16.1.5, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0, 15.1.10, 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, 14.0.1, 14.0.0

Updated Date: 07/07/2026

List of resulting prerequisite and SFC objects

The prerequisite objects that you created are:

  • One tunnel for the NSH-aware service function (SF) of type IP in the chain
  • Two VLANs for the non-NSH-aware SF in the chain
  • A self IP address for each SFF’s underlay network
  • A self IP address for each of the two SFs of type IP (non-NSH-aware and NSH-aware)
  • A Performance (Layer 4) and custom virtual server, for each forwarding SFF and SF of type virtual, respectively

The objects that the SFC controller created are:

  • A REST trust group containing a group of BIG-IP devices designated as service nodes
  • A BIG-IP device that functions as an SFC controller
  • Two service function forwarders (SFFs)
  • A VXLAN-GPE tunnel that connects the SFFs
  • A default or custom virtual server to handle traffic through the tunnel that connects the SFFs
  • A self IP address on each SFF that functions as an overlay address for the VXLAN tunnel
  • Three SFs, each associated with a specific SFF
  • A service chain connecting the service chain components