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Magnum_IP
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Jun 10, 2011

Documenting Virtual Servers with Flow Charts

I have decided that creating a flow chart for each of my Virtual Servers would be a good way forward. I know...ideally you would map out an iRule on paper before it gets written but it doesn't alway...
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Michael_Yates
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Jun 10, 2011
Several people have worked on and come up with solutions for this using Graphviz.

 

 

They may require a little extra setup, but it would allow you do get what you are after.

 

 

Here are some of them:

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/default.aspx/AdvDesignConfig/BigIPConfigurationVisualizer.html

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/Tutorials/TechTips/tabid/63/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1086428/BIG-IP-Configuration-Visualizer--iControl-Style.aspx

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/jason/archive/2009/01/21/me-caveman-need-picture-bigip-config-visualizer.aspx