Manual Chapter : Creating a web application pool

Applies To:

  • BIG-IP FPS

    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, 15.1.9, 15.1.8, 15.1.7, 15.1.6, 15.1.5, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.0

Updated Date: 07/07/2026

Creating a web application pool

Before creating a web application server pool, you must first create a web application server node.

You can create a pool of servers that you can group together to receive and process traffic.

Note:

  • If you plan to add your anti-fraud profile to an existing virtual server (i.e., you are not going to create a new virtual server for your profile), you do not need to create a new web application pool.
  • Repeat the following steps for each desired pool.

  1. On the Main tab, click Local Traffic > Pools.

    The Pool List screen opens.

  2. Click Create.

    The New Pool screen opens.

  3. In the Name field, type a unique name for the web application pool.

  4. Using the New Members setting, add each resource that you want to include in the pool:

    1. Select Node List.

    2. For the Address option, select the IP address of the web application server.

    3. For the Service Port option, select HTTP or HTTPS from the list.

    4. Click Add.

  5. Click Finished.

The new pool appears in the Pools list.