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Jitesh_41550
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Dec 26, 2011

iControl v11 transactions with BigIP device version 10.2.1?

Hi,

 

I am evaluating iControl v11 transaction support to upgrade my existing v10.2 of iControl. Does the bigip device require any updates or installation to enable transactions on it?

 

 

Thanks in advance.

 

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  • hooleylist's avatar
    hooleylist
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    Dec 27, 2011
    Hi Jitesh,

     

     

    I had the same question a few weeks back. Here's a rough paraphrasing of Joe's reply:

     

     

    The iControl library allows you to make calls to the BIG-IP device. In order to use the new functionality in the API, you must upgrade the BIG-IP OS. So to use iControl transactions, you'd need to upgrade your BIG-IP to v11.

     

     

    Aaron
  • Joe_Pruitt's avatar
    Joe_Pruitt
    Jan 04, 2012
    My reply was on an internal email so he likely can't point you to it easily B-).

     

     

    As for transaction support, the method were added in v11 so if you are running 10.2, they won't be on the system. It was a new feature that you can't get without upgrading.

     

     

    Check out the System.Session interface (http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iControl.System__Session.ashx) for details on the methods.

     

     

    You can also check out this article George wrote on how to use the various methods:

     

     

    http://devcentral.f5.com/Tutorials/TechTips/tabid/63/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1086490/v11-iControl-Transactions.aspx

     

     

    Hope this helps...

     

     

    -Joe