F5 BIG-IP LTM VE with VMware Workstation or VirtualBox

Hi, i am also running into same issue. Could you find the solution to your problem?

I found the solution by manually configuring the VM as described above, then I have attached the BIGIP-11.5.1.0.0.110-disk1.vmdk which is within the ova

OK. So, disk2.vmdk is not required at all?

I tired to set up up and can get the VM up and running however if I reboot the VM I end up in a state where the F5 boot goes to resize the disks and directories and boots again over and over again. Has anyone else run into this. I see the same behavior on 11.x and 12.x code with the latest virtual box

Installing BIGIP-12.1.2.0.0.249.ALL-ide.ova on Virtual box version 5.1.14

• Decompress .ova file.

• Open .ovf file from decompressed folder.

• Change this:

(starts around line 380)

  

1

IDE Controller

    ideController1

    3

    5

  

  

    0

    IDE Controller

    ideController0

    4

    5

  

  

    0

    disk1

    ovf:/disk/vmdisk1

    5

    4

    17

  

  

    0

    disk2

    ovf:/disk/vmdisk2

    6

    3

    17

  

To that:

  

    0

    IDE Controller

    ideController1

    3

    5

  

  

    1

    IDE Controller

    ideController0

    4

    5

  

  

    0

    disk1

    ovf:/disk/vmdisk1

    5

    4

    17

  

  

    1

    disk2

    ovf:/disk/vmdisk2

    6

    3

    17

  

The only differences are addresses for items 1,2 and 4.

• Due to changes in addresses SHA checksums are no longer valid. To get rid of error message delete .mf file from folder with decompressed files.
• Go to Files->Import Appliance and point VirtualBox to .ovf file from decompressed folder. Then import machine.
• Change settings as explained in original post.
• One additional setting change is required: In VM settings->Storage: for BIGIP- -disk1 Change attribute Hard Disk: form Secondary Master to Primary Master