installing irule editor

I believe the zip file is the source code for the editor, not an installer.

 

The iRule editor is designed to run on Windows and there is an msi download available for install here: iRule Editor msi.

 

Ahh, are you referring to the vim-based iRule editor then in your previous post? I forgot that existed, have never used it.

iRules are stored in /config/bigip.conf and look like this:

ltm rule /Common/Apology_Rule {
when HTTP_REQUEST {
    if { [active_members http_pool] < 1 } {
            HTTP::respond 200 content {
                    
                    Apology Page
                    Come back later. It's break time! Signed, the servers.
                    
            }
            TCP::close
    }
   }
  }

So you just want to save the irule offline and not be part of the LTM config?

 

You could store it in /config or /var/tmp (which really just a link to /shared/tmp). If you anticipate a sizable number of additional files then avoid the /config directory.