Still Learning ...... Dig deeper into LTM and spam

For that example, the data is stored in data groups (or classes). Data Groups can be internal (meaning the contents are embedded in the configuration database), or external (meaning they are stored in a file and the filename is referenced by the configuration and the contents are loaded into the runtime engine at configuration load time.

 

 

For large data groups, it is recommended to use external data groups. As to how these can be remotely created and modified on the device, that could either be done by a remote secure copy (scp) command, or by using our iControl remote management interfaces (SOAP). The iControl docs are found in the iControl downloads section on DevCentral. You'll want to look up the LocalLB::Class interface for the relevant methods. iControl supports java, perl, and .NET so whatever your programming preference is, odds are it's covered.

 

 

If you have more specific questions about which methods to use or how to best use them, post that over in the iControl v9.x forum and I'll try to help you out.

 

 

Good luck!

 

 

BTW, we've just released a mail security module on BIG-IP that works in conjunction with Secure Computing's database. Here's the press release with some info:

 

 

http://www.f5.com/communication/press/2006/release112006.html

 

Click here

 

 

This may or may not work for your situation. I'd encourage you to take a look and if you contact Sales, make sure to let them know Joe from DevCentral forwarded you. Not that I get any commission, it's just fun to let the Sales folks know who sent you to them.

 

 

-Joe