Class Hd F5 Software — =link=

Use a minimal iRule to invoke the Class HD logic (the heavy lifting is done by the class itself).

tmsh modify sys file data-group my_high_def_class records add 192.168.1.100 data "Deny" 10.10.10.50 data "Allow" www.mysite.com data "Pool_Web" class hd f5 software

| Feature | Standard iRules (TCL) | Class HD F5 Software | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Sequential (Line by line) | Parallel (Hash lookup) | | Entry Scale | 1k – 10k lines (Slow) | 1M+ entries (Constant speed) | | Latency Impact | Increases with rule count | Negligible (O(1) lookup) | | Layer Support | Manual TCP/HTTP parsing | Native L2-L7 hashing | | Best For | Complex conditional logic | High-velocity lookups & huge lists | Use a minimal iRule to invoke the Class