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Friday, January 15, 2010 9:16 AM

iRule Editor - Offline Editing

by Joe - 5972 views

In the latest release of the iRule Editor v 0.10.1, I added several new features. This tutorial will walk through the Offline Editing features I've added that allow you to write your iRules when not connected to the BIG-IP. It will also show you how to take your online iRules and move them offline in preparation for a long plane flight or time without network connectivity.

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posted @ Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:25 AM by hoolio

Great new features...

And for the lazy, here's a direct link to the new iRuler set up file:

http://devcentral.f5.com/LinkClick.aspx?link=http%3a%2f%2fdevcentral.f5.com%2flabs%2fiRuleEditor%2fiRulerSetup.msi&tabid=73&mid=433

Thanks, Aaron

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