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F5 LB to ACI Leafs

Ibrahim Jamil
Level 6
Level 6

Hello Freinds

can y pls tell me the difference of the below Options depicted in the picture on how we connect F5 LB to ACI Leafs and the real world use cases of each , aka which option is the best recommended Architecture

 

F5 Physcial Connection to ACI Leafs 101 - 102.png

thanks

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AshSe
Level 1
Level 1

Hello @Ibrahim Jamil 

Option-A is when you configure vPC

Option-B is when you configure Port Channel

Ques: Have you configured clustering in F5 LB?

M02@rt37
VIP
VIP

Hello @Ibrahim Jamil 

Refer to the design reference, option 1 is the choosen one ; in A/A case and A/P case as concerned F5 cluster.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/data-center-virtualization/application-centric-infrastructure/white-paper-c11-743890.html

Other ressource:

https://community.f5.com/kb/technicalarticles/cisco-aci-endpoint-learning-with-a-big-ip-ha-failover/294071

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Ibrahim Jamil
Level 6
Level 6

Hello Freinds

Thanks for Answering

F5 they will be in active/Standby State

i will go with option vPC

But , what about SelfIP for Inside and SelfIP for outside , vPC looks as a single Arm from F5 point of View , pls elaborate more

thanks

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