Simulator?

You might want to speak with your F5 Account Rep to see if they can provide you a demo 1500 that allows you to test before the changes go into affect.

cmbhatt's suggestion is probably the best option for now. Longer term, there is a CR which notes the request to allow customers to run BIG-IP software virtually. It's CR81856. If you want to raise the visibility of this request, open a case with F5 Support using https://websupport.f5.com and request to have your case attached to this CR. The justification I provided when opening a case was:

 

 

 

- Being able to run BIG-IP software in vmware would be a simple, cheap way to test layer 7 configurations, like iRules, WAM, ASM security policies.

 

 

- It would reduce the need to perform functional testing on live equipment.

 

 

- I believe the main functionality already exists, but hasn't been released to customers.

 

 

- There have been numerous requests on DevCentral from customers who want to be able to test iRules in a simulator. I think using a vmware instance would meet their requirements. Here are a few related posts:

 

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/Default.aspx?tabid=53&view=topic&postid=20628

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/Default.aspx?tabid=53&forumid=5&tpage=1&view=topic&postid=1573515772

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/Default.aspx?tabid=53&forumid=46&postid=22105&view=topic

 

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

Aaron