F5 Load Balancers

Add F5 Load Balancer

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To add a F5 Load Balancer Integration:

  1. Navigate to Infrastructure -> Load Balancers

  2. Select + ADD

  3. Select F5 BigIP

  4. Fill in the following:

    GROUP

    Select the Group the Load Balancer will be available for

    CLOUD

    Select the Cloud the Load Balancer will be available for

    NAME

    Name of the Load Balancer in Morpheus

    DESCRIPTION

    Identifying information displayed on the Load Balancer list page.

    VISIBILITY

    Define Multi-Tenant permissions

    API HOST

    IP or resolvable hostname url.

    API PORT

    Typically 8443

    USERNAME

    API user

    PASSWORD

    API user password

    MANAGEMENT URL

    Example: https://10.30.20.31:8443/xui/

    Advanced Options (optional)
    • VIRTUAL NAME
    • POOL NAME
    • SERVER NAME

  5. Save Changes

Virtual Servers

Instances attached to an F5 will be listed in the Virtual servers tab. Virtual servers can also be manually added in this section.

Add Virtual Server

  1. Navigate to Infrastructure -> Load Balancers
  2. Select F5 Integration name to drill into the detail page
  3. Select + ADD in the VIRTUAL SERVERS tab
  4. Fill in the following:
    • NAME
      Name of the Virtual Server in Morpheus
    • DESCRIPTION
      Description of the Virtual Server in Morpheus
    • Enabled
      Uncheck to keep the configuration but disable F5 availability in Morpheus
    • VIP TYPE
      • Standard
      • Forwarding (Layer 2)
      • Forwarding (IP)
      • Performance (HTTP)
      • Performance (Layer 4)
      • Stateless
      • Reject
      • DHCP
      • Internal
      • Message Routing
    • VIP HOSTNAME
      Enter Hostname of the VIP (optional)
    • VIP ADDRESS
      Enter IP address for the VIP
    • VIP PORT
      Enter post used for the VIP
    • SOURCE ADDRESS
      Enter Virtual Server source address
    • PROTOCOL
      tcp, udp, or sctp
    • PROFILES Search for and select from available PROFILES
    • POLICIES
      Search for and select from available POLICIES
    • IRULES
      Search for and select from available RUEL SCRIPTS
    • PERSISTENCE
      • cookie
      • dest-addr
      • global-settings
      • hash
      • msrdp
      • sip
      • source-addr
      • ssl
      • universal
    • DEFAULT POOL
      Select from available POOLS
  5. Select SAVE CHANGES

Policies

Policies will be synced and listed in the Policies tab. These policies will be available options when creating Virtual Servers.

Pools

Create Pool

NAME
Name of the POOL in Morpheus
DESCRIPTION
Description of the POOL in Morpheus
BALANCE MODE
  • Round Robin
  • Least Connections
SERVICE PORT
Specify SERVICE PORT for the POOL
MEMBERS
Search for and select from available NODES
MONITORS
Search for and select from available Monitors

Profiles

SSL Profiles are synced and and will be created when an SSL Certificate is assigned in the Load balancer section when provisioning or editing a Load balancer on an Instance.

Monitors

Create Monitor

NAME
Name of the MONITOR in Morpheus
DESCRIPTION
Description of the MONITOR in Morpheus
PARENT MONITOR
Select from available MONITORS
DESTINATION
Specify Destination, such a *:443. Default is *:*
INTERVAL
Specify Monitor Interval. Default is 5
TIMEOUT
Specify Monitor Timeout. Default is 15
MONITOR CONFIG
Enter monitor config.

Nodes

Create Node

NAME
Name of the NODE in Morpheus
DESCRIPTION
Description of the NODE in Morpheus
ADDRESS
Enter node address
MONITOR
Select from available MONITORS
SERVICE PORT
Specify SERVICE PORT for the NODE

Rule Scripts

Rule Scripts will be synced and listed in the RULE SCRIPTS tab. These rules will be available options when creating Virtual Servers.