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Sep 04, 2014

Can iControl 11.5 API work on BigIP 10.2

Hi guys, I am new to iControl and F5 BigIP. I wonder is there anybody knows if the iControl 11.5 API can work on BigIP 10.2. I am developing my applications to do some operation on the global pool by using the iConotrol 11.5 API.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

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  • I think generally you need to ideally stick to at least the same major software version. Of course, from an iControl perspective, many of the calls will be the same and you could write code that checks for the TMOS version first and changes things as necessary to accommodate any differences in the call syntax/naming.

     

    If you are using a specific SDK then things get somewhat trickier. If, for instance I was using Python I wouldn't really worry but I think things are more involved with Java and the like.

     

  • The API is backwards compatible, but in newer versions of the API, methods that existed in 10.2 may no longer be present in the online API reference, while newer commands that are listed won't work. Just make sure you read the fine print on each method. Any method ending with _v2 will likely not work with 10.2.

     

    So for python/ruby, or if you are building the soap calls yourself (brave!) it shouldn't be an issue. If you are using a library, you should use the one for your version.