F5 Load Balancers¶

Add F5 Load Balancer¶

To add a F5 Load Balancer Integration:

Navigate to Infrastructure > Load Balancers
Select + ADD
Select F5 BigIP
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
Save Changes

Note

The Morpheus integration with F5 only supports basic authorization. Token-based authorization is not currently supported.

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¶

Navigate to Infrastructure > Load Balancers
Select F5 Integration name to drill into the detail page
Select + ADD in the VIRTUAL SERVERS tab
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
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.