Try BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Virtual Editions
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 ways that let you move faster than hardware allows. BIG-IQ simplifies holistically managing BIG-IP devices and app services at scale.
Get your 30-day free trial started
1. Login/Register for MyF5
Head over to MyF5 and login to request your free trial keys. Don’t have a MyF5 account? No problem, click the link below and go through the steps to create your MyF5 account.
2. Locate your trial
Once you’re logged in, select "Trials" under the "My Products & Plans" tab. Then, find the free trial tile for "BIG-IP Virtual Edition & BIG-IQ Virtual Edition." Click "Start your trial," or click "learn more" for more information.
3. Download the software
From the matrix below, identify your desired hypervisor and follow the links to download the appropriate BIG-IP VE and BIG-IQ VE software.
4. Start your trial
Use your registration key(s) from MyF5 to license your trial instance and begin setting up BIG-IP VE and BIG-IQ VE in your environment. For additional deployment information, head over to myf5.com.
“Thanks to F5, we now have the necessary virtualization to offer acceleration and application delivery services whenever our clients require it.”
– Diego Castro Cao, CTO, FiberCorp
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 (VE) | Manages the lifecycle of BIG-IP including creation of new instances, licensing, certificate management, configurations, templates, analytics and dashboards, and troubleshooting issues with BIG-IP—all from a single unified platform. |
| 1 | BIG-IQ Data Collection Device (DCD) |
Aggregates logs and analytics of traffic from BIG-IP instances to be used by BIG-IQ Centralized Management. |
| 1 | BIG-IP Virtual Edition that includes:
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Keep your apps healthy, performant, and secure with BIG-IP. BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and BIG-IP DNS intelligently route and optimize your application traffic, delivering the best experience to your users. AFM and Advanced WAF offer holistic, best-in-class security at every layer of the stack—protecting your apps from everything including advanced persistent threats, malicious bot traffic, and DDoS attacks. APM ensures that only the right people are accessing your apps. |
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.
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* Addtional product documentation can be found here.