iRules Home¶
Welcome to the iRules wiki! An iRule is a powerful and flexible feature within the BIG-IP® local traffic management (LTM) system that you can use to manage your network traffic. The iRulesTM feature not only allows you to select pools based on header data, but also allows you to direct traffic by searching on any type of content data that you define. Thus, the iRules feature significantly enhances your ability to customize your content switching to suit your exact needs.
Get Started with iRules¶
If you’re new to iRules, DevCentral, Wikis, or all three, and are looking for a good place to get started, here are a few recommendations.
- Getting Started with iRules - Article series on iRules basics
- Intermediate iRules - Article series on iRules intermediate concepts
- Advanced iRules - Article series on iRules advanced concepts
Reference Topics¶
Here’s a list of some reference information that you can use to help
you with all of your iRules needs. Note that these are available from
most Wiki pages in the navigation pane to the left of the screen.
- BIG-IP Commands and Events by Version - These pages list the changes to iRules in each version.
- BIG-IP Next iRules - info specific to delivery of iRules for BIG-IP Next
- Master List of Commands - Documentation for iRules Commands.
- Master List of Events - Documentation for iRules Events.
- Master List of Operators - Documentation for iRules Operators.
- Disabled Tcl Commands - List of core TCL commands that are disabled within iRules.
- iRules Common Concepts - This section is designed to cover some of the more commonly seen concepts that appear in different iRules. This list is by no means all-inclusive.
- iRules Troubleshooting Tips - iRules Troubleshooting Tips
- iRules Procedures (procs) - Procedures Overview
- iRules Event Order Flow Graph - Diagram from training class