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Creating a self IP
Self IP addresses are the IP addresses owned by the BIG-IP LTM system
that you use to access the internal and external VLANs. The next step in this
configuration is to create a self IP address for the VLAN we created in the
preceding procedure.
To create a self IP address using the Configuration utility
1. On the Main tab, expand Network, and then click Self IPs.
The Self IP screen opens.
2. Click the Create button.
The new Self IP screen opens.
3. In the IP Address box, type a static IP address in the VLAN you
created in the preceding procedure. Note that this needs to be on the
same network as the Live Communications Server devices. In our
example, we use 10.10.10.1.
4. In the Netmask box, type the corresponding subnet mask.
In our example, we use 255.255.255.0.
5. From the VLAN list, select the VLAN you created in the Creating a
VLAN procedure. In our example, we select lcs_vlan.
6. Click the Finished button.
The new self IP address appears in the list.
Figure 3 Adding a self IP address in the BIG-IP Configuration utility
Configuring a health monitor
The next step in this configuration is to configure a health monitor on the
BIG-IP LTM system for the Live Communications Servers. We configure
the health monitors first in version 9.0 and later, as health monitors are
associated at the pool level. We use the template for the TCP monitor to
create this monitor.
To configure a health monitor
1. On the Main tab, expand Local Traffic, and then click Monitors.
The Monitors screen opens.