No issues I know of with using the F5's with virutalized environments. I've seen the F5's work with Solaris Zones, Sun LDOM's, VMWare Linux and Windows hosts. As long as the network stack remain in-tact (L2, L3 capable) I don't see why you couldn't use a device behind an F5.
Axton Grams The opinions, statements, and/or suggested courses of action expressed in this E-mail do not necessarily reflect those of BMC Software, Inc. My voluntary participation in this forum is not intended to convey a role as a spokesperson, liaison or public relations representative for BMC Software, Inc. On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 7:53 AM, David Abry <davidla...@gmail.com> wrote: > ** > > Thanks for the response. Do you know if the F5 LTM's work well in VMWare > virtual environments? We are going to have these servers on a VM server with > multiple AR VM server instances. > > Regards, > Dave > > On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Axton <axton.gr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ** With the F5 LTM's you can host hundreds of farms using a single >> device. >> >> Axton >> >> These statements represent my opinions and nothing more. >> >> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 7:07 AM, David Abry <davidla...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> ** >>> >>> So one hardware load balancer can be used for both the ARServer and >>> Mid-Tiers? >>> >>> Thank you all for your response!! >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dave Abry >>> >>> On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 10:37 PM, Axton <axton.gr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> ** When using appliances like F5's LTM, there is no need to purchase >>>> multiple load balancers unless you are looking for physical segregation for >>>> security reasons or fault tolerance for the load balancers. >>>> >>>> Axton Grams >>>> >>>> These statements represent my opinions and nothing more. >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 12:22 PM, David Abry <davidla...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> ** >>>>> Hi List, >>>>> >>>>> We are looking into purchasing a load Balancer for the Mid-Tier and a >>>>> second load Balancer for the ARServers. We will be using ITSM 7.6 / 7.5 >>>>> ARServer in a all Windows 2003 environment. We are using IIS / Apache >>>>> Servlet Engine. We have a high number of users connecting via the >>>>> Mid-Tier... >>>>> >>>>> I am looking for any recommendations on what customers are currently >>>>> using for load balancers as well as success stories. I know BMC has >>>>> recommendations in the "Using a hardware load Balancer 7.1" white paper, >>>>> but >>>>> it would be good to know what has proven to be successful since BMC >>>>> support >>>>> only provides the white paper... >>>>> >>>>> I have seen on the list that some customers are using F5 BIG-IP. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>> >>>>> V/R, >>>>> >>>>> David Abry >>>>> _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ >>>>> >>>> >>>> _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ >>>> >>> >>> _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ >>> >> >> _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ >> > > _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
