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Kumar_Annamalai
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Jul 04, 2013

how to upload iFile dynamcially so that iRule gets the runtime file for manipulation

Hi All,   Please help as i'm a newbie.   From shell script i get a runtime file generated using cronjob and stored on the local folder in \config\xyz folder\poolname_poolmember_status_txt) wit...
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Kevin_Stewart
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Jul 05, 2013
You can't delete and recreate an iFile that's in use. Also understand that an LTM iFile is a reference to a system level iFile. The system level (SYS) iFile is the link to the actual file. So if you're simply updating the contents of the iFile, use tmsh create/modify sys file ifile. Interesting, the source-path option of this command performs a curl request to whatever is specified. If your file is remotely accessible via HTTP, then you could probably just do this:

 

 

tmsh modify sys file ifile [ifile-name] source-path http://10.70.0.1/poolname_poolmember_status_txt

 

 

If the file is local (you've already uploaded it to the F5, try this:

 

 

tmsh modify sys file ifile [ifile-name] source-path file://localhost/config/ifile/poolname_poolmember_status_txt

 

 

- where "/config/ifile/poolname_poolmember_status_txt" is the physical path on the local system.