Unlike a standard Local Traffic Manager (LTM) that manages traffic within a single data center, the GTM operates at the . It acts as an intelligent DNS server that doesn't just provide an IP address, but provides the right IP address based on real-time conditions.
Detailed for a specific Load Balancing method? F5 Configuring BIG-IP GTM v11 Student Guide
A collection of virtual servers that provide the same service. Unlike a standard Local Traffic Manager (LTM) that
It ensures business continuity by failing over to a secondary site if the primary site goes dark. or Least Connections
Includes Round Robin or Ratio, which do not account for network health.
Includes Round Trip Time (RTT), Hops, or Least Connections, which use active probing to find the "best" path.
This process runs on BIG-IP devices to collect performance metrics.