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What is iCall?

tl;dr - iCall is BIG-IP’s event-based granular automation system that enables comprehensive control over configuration and other system settings and objects. The main programmability point...
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The articles on DevCentral and the codeshare samples are the extent of the iCall documentation at this time.

 

For a perpetual handler, the script often contains the event and the actions desired. The "daemon" behavior is a while loop in the script, made system efficient by utilizing the EVENT::get_next command to "sleep" between events.

 

I'd be happy to add some additional iCall articles if you have some specific content inquiries, maybe a few example walk throughs of each type of handler?