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- Traffic Management
- Programmable L7 Load Balancing
- Global Server Load Balancing
- DNS Delivery
- Policy Enforcement
- Application Security
- Web Application Firewall
- Identity and Access Management
- SSL Orchestration
- Infrastructure Security
- L4 Firewall
- Anti-DDoS
- Automation, Orchestration, and Management
- Automation Toolchain
- Container Ingress Services
- BIG-IQ Centralized Management
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Try BIG-IP Virtual Edition
Get F5 application services in any environment.
On-premises, in the cloud, or a mix of both, F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) delivers app services in way that lets you move faster than hardware allows.
1. Login or register
You will need to use your F5 support ID to login in and request your trial key. Don’t have one? No problem, click the link below and go through the steps to create your support account.
2. Request your key
Once you’re logged in, you’ll be prompted to pick the trial type and number of licenses you want. Your order will be delivered via the email you used to create your support account.
3. Download the software
While you’re waiting for your key, you can download the software. Just pick your hypervisor (see below) to start the download.
4. Launch it
Use your key to unlock the trial and start setting up BIG-IP VE in your environment.
Here's what's included:
When you sign up for the BIG-IP and BIG-IQ VE trial, you receive a set of license keys. Each key will correspond to a component listed in the table below:
BIG-IP VE PACKAGE
| Number of Instances | Component Name | Description |
| 1 | BIG-IQ Centralized Management (CM) | Manages the lifecycle of BIG-IP instances including analytics, licenses, configurations, and auto-scaling policies. |
| 1 | BIG-IQ Data Collection Device (DCD) | Aggregates logs and analytics of traffic and BIG-IP instances to be used by BIG-IQ |
| 1 | BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Access (APM), Application Firewall (ASM), Network Firewall (AFM), DNS | Keep your apps up and running with BIG-IP application delivery controllers. BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and BIG-IP DNS handle your application traffic and secure your infrastructure. You’ll get built-in security, traffic management, and performance application services, whether your applications live in a private data center or in the cloud. |
Tech Specs
BIG-IP VE v12.1.X and later
Supported platforms:
• VMware ESXi
• KVM
• Community Xen
• Microsoft Hyper-V
• Amazon Web Services
• Microsoft Azure
• OpenStack
• Google Cloud Platform
Max.Throughput: 1 Mbps
Min. disk space required: 10 GB
Min. memory required: 2 GB per
vCPU
Minimum processor required: up to
4 vCPUs
Max. SSL VPN Users: 10
DNS: 1000 qps
BIG-IQ 5.14 and later
Supported platforms:
• VMware ESXi
• Linux KVM
• Community Xen
• Microsoft Hyper-V
• Citrix XenServer
• Amazon Web Services
• Microsoft Azure
1 (one) BIG-IQ Console License
1 (one) BIG-IQ Data Collection
Device
3 Systems under management
Now, pick the right software
Select the hypervisor or environment where you want to run BIG-IP VE.
