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The sync between the active and the standby is just to sync any changes in configuration between the active and the standby unit. If it shows "disconnected" it can be a couple of reasons and would be independent of the active unit being unavailable. The sync should be configured to use a different network than the fail over network. When there's an issue with the active unit - the F5 will issue a communications error alert via SNMP to whatever SNMP IP's you have configured. I'd be less concerned with the sync in a failover scenario - though if your F5 isn't set to auto sync, there is always a chance in a failover situation the standby unit won't have the right running config.
Would be glad if anyone could be of help. This answer will definitely be a PI for any customer to ensure service availability based on what F5 delivers. This approach will definitely help customers achieve dynamic alerts when the device sets HUNG state.
Any advise based on this content will help.
Anyways I'm planning to run snmpwalk through the device to know the OIDs captured/or shall-be in.
Will keep you guys posted from my end too, if I could be of some help.
-Lakshmi