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Craig_Petty_115
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May 06, 2013

iRule performance vs HTTP Class profile

Hi, I would like to know if an HTTP class profile will perform better than the equivalent iRule? My assumption is that they will perform identically, since (I assume that) behind the scenes, the htt...
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nathe
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May 07, 2013
Craig,

 

 

I'm not sure about what goes on behind the scenes but I've always been led to believe that if something can be done in the GUI then it's better then getting an iRule to do it. Couldn't remember where I'd heard this but I've found this DC article from Joe which makes mention of this:

 

 

https://devcentral.f5.com/tech-tips/articles/ten-steps-to-irules-optimization.UYjlDUrq008

 

 

Hope this helps,

 

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