Big-IP VE edition for MacBook M4 Chip

Hello,

As of now, F5 Big-IP VE (Virtual Edition) does not natively support macOS with the Apple M-series chips (ARM64 architecture) in a way that would allow for full deployment and usage like on Intel-based Macs or typical server environments.

However, there are a few potential workarounds you could explore:

Virtualization with Docker or VMWare: You might be able to run a virtualized instance of Big-IP VE on macOS through Docker (if an ARM64-compatible image is available) or VMware Fusion (which supports M1 and M2 chips). Although there’s no official support for Big-IP on ARM-based macOS, you might try running it in a virtual machine and see if it works for your use case.

F5 Cloud or Bare Metal: If Big-IP VE is essential for your setup, you may consider running it on F5’s cloud environments or on dedicated bare-metal hardware and accessing it remotely from your MacBook.

Testing on ARM-based Servers: While there is no direct support for ARM64 architecture with macOS M-series chips, you could test on ARM-based cloud services (AWS, Azure, etc.) to explore compatibility in those environments.
Best Regards
jody998

Hi, how are you? If you need laboratories and your Mac is not compatible with setting up a virtual environment, you can take advantage of setting up a laboratory in Google Cloud with the credits they give for free.