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NimbostratusStarting with iControl
I am trying to write a iControl application that would dynamically re-configure the BIG-IP system based on changes to the GlassFish Application Server's cluster configuration. I had a couple of question that could help:
a. I have access to a BIG-IP system v 4.6.2 to test out my code. Does this version have support for iControl and if yes, does this support exist by default or would I need to install additional software on the BIG-IP system to get this to work? I have browsed through all the documentation I had access to but have found no information regarding this.
b. Are there specific code samples (pref. in Java)/documentation that could help me get started on my task since I am absolutely new to this?
Thanks for your help,
satish
- iControl is a core component of BIG-IP so there is no need to install any additional software or license additional components on the BIG-IP to start accessing the APIs.
To get started, I'd recommend you download the 4.x SDK from the iControl downloads page. In the SDK there are some java samples to get you started.http://devcentral.f5.com/LinkClick.aspx?link=http%3a%2f%2fdevcentral.f5.com%2fdownloads%2fiControl%2fsdk%2fwindows%2fiControl-4.6.3.zip&tabid=73&mid=656
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Keep in mind that the APIs have changed from 4.x to 9.x so anything you build that is directed to a 4.x platform will not work with 9.x.
If you are able to migrate to the currently supported product line of 9.x, you can make use of the iControl library for Java that I wrote that wrapps all our SOAP client proxy code (for Axis) into a single java library. We also have a Java Wrapper project in the Labs that does some "use case" wrapping of the API calls.
Good luck!
-Joe
