v11.1–External File Access from iRules via iFiles
New in BIG-IP version 11.1 are iFiles, a feature that allows users to load files through tmsh or the GUI onto the BIG-IP which can be referenced from iRules. This has an immediate use case of supplan...
Updated Feb 01, 2023
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Cirrostratus"What are the benefits of using iFiles over the 'External files' functionality?"
iFiles are best suited for loading static content into LTM memory. Data groups offer better querying support using the class command. You have the same functionality for retrieving the source file for an external data group as you do with an iFile.
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