https://www.servicenow.com/community/itom-forum/service-mapping-f5-big-ip-connections-authentication-for-tmsh/m-p/3299006#M123239 <P>I've managed to get auditor credentials for our F5s. To test authentication, I am able to ssh using my new credentials then run the TMSH check command in the connections part of the F5 Pattern. <STRONG>show /sys version| grep Version</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>To do this, I have to SSH to a management IP for the F5. I've I try to SSH to any of the VIPs, I get: <STRONG>kex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>When I look at the discovery log from my failed attempts to get it to read the IRules, It's clearly trying to connect to the VIP that equates to the LTM address I used for the entry point. Doing that, it is unable to run the TMSH check.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>How can I get it to authenticate using the management IP that I have to use to SSH?</STRONG> Even when I look at the CI record for that F5 node, it does not list that management IP.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="F5 Big IP - LTM Connections.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://www.servicenow.com/community/image/serverpage/image-id/450710i79BD0B6A1E686E15/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="F5 Big IP - LTM Connections.png" alt="F5 Big IP - LTM Connections.png" /></span></P><P> </P> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:07:43 GMT James Behrens 2025-06-24T15:07:43Z https://www.servicenow.com/community/itom-forum/service-mapping-f5-big-ip-connections-authentication-for-tmsh/m-p/3299006#M123239 <P>I've managed to get auditor credentials for our F5s. To test authentication, I am able to ssh using my new credentials then run the TMSH check command in the connections part of the F5 Pattern. <STRONG>show /sys version| grep Version</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>To do this, I have to SSH to a management IP for the F5. I've I try to SSH to any of the VIPs, I get: <STRONG>kex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>When I look at the discovery log from my failed attempts to get it to read the IRules, It's clearly trying to connect to the VIP that equates to the LTM address I used for the entry point. Doing that, it is unable to run the TMSH check.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>How can I get it to authenticate using the management IP that I have to use to SSH?</STRONG> Even when I look at the CI record for that F5 node, it does not list that management IP.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="F5 Big IP - LTM Connections.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://www.servicenow.com/community/image/serverpage/image-id/450710i79BD0B6A1E686E15/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="F5 Big IP - LTM Connections.png" alt="F5 Big IP - LTM Connections.png" /></span></P><P> </P> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:07:43 GMT https://www.servicenow.com/community/itom-forum/service-mapping-f5-big-ip-connections-authentication-for-tmsh/m-p/3299006#M123239 James Behrens 2025-06-24T15:07:43Z https://www.servicenow.com/community/itom-forum/service-mapping-f5-big-ip-connections-authentication-for-tmsh/m-p/3299224#M123242 <P>I solved my own mystery, the IP of the F5 needed to be set to one of the management IPs.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:52:35 GMT https://www.servicenow.com/community/itom-forum/service-mapping-f5-big-ip-connections-authentication-for-tmsh/m-p/3299224#M123242 James Behrens 2025-06-24T18:52:35Z