Installing F5 BIG-IP LTM on macbook with virtual box

[venkat_teki_242]

Hi,

i am trying to install BIG-IP LTM on macbook pro with Oracle virtual box.

But, in the downloads section, i do not see any image intended for virtual box. Also, i see two different downloads sections:

First URL: https://downloads.f5.com/esd/ecc.sv?sw=BIG-IP&pro=big-ip_v12.x&ver=12.0.0&container=Virtual-Edition

BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.ALL-ide.ova Image fileset for Citrix XenServer v5.6-v6.0 1150 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.ALL-ide.ova.md5 MD5 file for Image fileset for Citrix XenServer v5.6-v6.0 66 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.ALL-scsi.ova Image fileset for VMware ESX/i Server v5.0-5.5 1143 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.ALL-scsi.ova.md5 MD5 file for Image fileset for VMware ESX/i Server v5.0-5.5 67 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.ALL-vCloud.zip Image fileset for vCloud Director 1.5/5.1 1096 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.ALL-vCloud.zip.md5 MD5 file for Image fileset for vCloud Director 1.5/5.1 69 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.ALL.qcow2.zip Image file set for KVM Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS ver 6.3/6.4 1028 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.ALL.qcow2.zip.md5 MD5 file for Image file set for KVM Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS ver 6.3/6.4 68 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.ALL.vhd.zip Image fileset for Microsoft Hyper-V 2008/2008R2/2012/2012R2 1030 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.ALL.vhd.zip.md5 MD5 file for Image fileset for Microsoft Hyper-V 2008/2008R2/2012/2012R2 66 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM-ide.ova Image fileset for Citrix XenServer v5.6-v6.0 1155 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM-ide.ova.md5 MD5 file for Image fileset for Citrix XenServer v5.6-v6.0 66 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM-scsi.ova Image fileset for VMware ESX/i Server v5.0-5.5 1138 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM-scsi.ova.md5 MD5 file for Image fileset for VMware ESX/i Server v5.0-5.5 67 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM-vCloud.zip Image fileset for vCloud Director 1.5/5.1 1104 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM-vCloud.zip.md5 MD5 file for Image fileset for vCloud Director 1.5/5.1 69 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM.qcow2.zip Image file set for KVM Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS ver 6.3/6.4 1032 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM.qcow2.zip.md5 MD5 file for Image file set for KVM Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS ver 6.3/6.4 68 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM.vhd.zip Image fileset for Microsoft Hyper-V 2008/2008R2/2012/2012R2 1015 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM.vhd.zip.md5 MD5 file for Image fileset for Microsoft Hyper-V 2008/2008R2/2012/2012R2 66 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM_1SLOT-ide.ova Image fileset for Citrix XenServer v5.6-v6.0 1144 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM_1SLOT-ide.ova.md5 MD5 file for Image fileset for Citrix XenServer v5.6-v6.0 72 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM_1SLOT-scsi.ova Image fileset for VMware ESX/i Server v5.0-5.5 1146 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM_1SLOT-scsi.ova.md5 MD5 file for Image fileset for VMware ESX/i Server v5.0-5.5 73 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM_1SLOT-vCloud.zip Image fileset for vCloud Director 1.5/5.1 1104 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM_1SLOT-vCloud.zip.md5 MD5 file for Image fileset for vCloud Director 1.5/5.1 75 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM_1SLOT.qcow2.zip Image file set for KVM Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS ver 6.3/6.4 1020 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM_1SLOT.qcow2.zip.md5 MD5 file for Image file set for KVM Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS ver 6.3/6.4 74 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM_1SLOT.vhd.zip Image fileset for Microsoft Hyper-V 2008/2008R2/2012/2012R2 1024 MB BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.LTM_1SLOT.vhd.zip.md5 MD5 file for Image fileset for Microsoft Hyper-V 2008/2008R2/2012/2012R2 72 Bytes

And there is another downloads section, as mentioned below..

Also, i see another downloads page with version=12.0.0 and container=12.0.0, below are the download images

URL: https://downloads.f5.com/esd/eula.sv?sw=BIG-IP&pro=big-ip_v12.x&ver=12.0.0&container=12.0.0&path=&file=&B1=I+Accept

Product: BIG-IP V12.x / Virtual Edition Version: 12.0.0 Container: 12.0.0

Please select the file you wish to download, make sure you have read the appropriate Release Notes before attempting to use the file.

Filename Description Size **BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.iso BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.iso 1719 MB** README_VE_12_0_0.txt README_VE_12_0_0.txt 479 Bytes archive.pubkey.20130729.pem archive.pubkey.20130729.pem 451 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.iso.md5 MD5 file for BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.iso 58 Bytes BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.iso.sig BIGIP-12.0.0.0.0.606.iso.sig 256 Bytes

What is the difference between container=VirtualEdition and container=12.0.0 ?

Can anyone please help me in picking the right image/file?

Please help!

Thanks in advance! -Venkat