F5 BIG IP Virtual Edition LTM High Performance VE
The F5 BIG IP Virtual Edition LTM High Performance VE subscription provides advanced application delivery and load balancing capabilities for businesses seeking enterprise-grade performance without the hardware overhead.
- Enhanced Performance: Accelerate application response times and handle high traffic volumes with 24 vCPUs.
- Advanced Load Balancing: Ensure application availability and resilience through intelligent traffic distribution.
- Subscription Billing: Predictable costs with a subscription model for continuous access to features and updates.
- Virtual Deployment: Flexible deployment on your chosen hypervisor or cloud environment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This F5 BIG IP Virtual Edition LTM High Performance VE subscription unlocks the full potential of F5's Local Traffic Manager (LTM) capabilities within a virtualized environment. It provides robust application delivery control, including high-performance load balancing, traffic management, and security features, all delivered as a software license with a subscription billing model.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this virtual appliance integrates seamlessly into existing data center or cloud infrastructures. It empowers teams to manage and optimize application performance and availability, ensuring critical business applications remain accessible and responsive to end-users.
- High Performance: Equipped with 24 vCPUs for demanding application traffic.
- LTM Functionality: Full access to Local Traffic Manager features for intelligent load balancing and traffic shaping.
- Virtual Edition: Deployable on major hypervisors and cloud platforms.
- Subscription Model: Continuous access to software updates, security patches, and support.
- Scalable Architecture: Supports growth by allowing for flexible scaling of virtual resources.
This F5 BIG IP VE subscription offers mid-market organizations a powerful, flexible, and cost-effective solution for application delivery and optimization.
What This Enables
Enable High Availability for Business Applications
Enable teams to ensure critical applications remain accessible to users, even during peak traffic periods or component failures. Streamline disaster recovery planning with robust load balancing and traffic failover capabilities.
cloud-hosted applications, on-premises data centers, hybrid cloud deployments, multi-site operations
Optimize Application Performance and User Experience
Streamline application delivery by intelligently distributing traffic across multiple servers, reducing latency and improving response times. Automate performance tuning based on real-time traffic analysis and application health.
customer-facing web applications, internal business tools, SaaS platforms, e-commerce sites
Enhance Application Security Posture
Enable teams to implement advanced security policies at the application layer, protecting against common web threats and ensuring compliance. Automate the enforcement of security controls to reduce manual configuration errors.
PCI DSS compliant environments, HIPAA regulated systems, data-sensitive applications, public-facing services
Key Features
Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Provides intelligent load balancing and traffic management to ensure application availability and optimal performance.
24 vCPUs
Delivers high processing power to handle demanding traffic loads and complex application delivery tasks.
Virtual Edition (VE)
Offers deployment flexibility on major hypervisors and cloud platforms, reducing hardware dependency and costs.
Subscription Licensing
Ensures continuous access to software updates, security patches, and vendor support for predictable operational expenses.
Version 17.1.x / 23.x Support
Guarantees compatibility with current and recent F5 BIG IP software versions, enabling access to the latest features and security enhancements.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and secure application delivery to manage transactions and customer data, often under strict regulatory compliance like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must ensure continuous access to patient data and critical systems, adhering to HIPAA regulations and maintaining high uptime for clinical operations.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses rely on robust application performance for e-commerce, point-of-sale systems, and customer-facing services, especially during peak seasons.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations depend on reliable application performance for supply chain management, production monitoring, and operational technology systems that require consistent uptime.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is F5 BIG IP Virtual Edition LTM High Performance VE?
It is a software license for F5's Local Traffic Manager (LTM) delivered as a virtual appliance. This high-performance version is designed for demanding workloads, offering advanced load balancing and traffic management capabilities.
What does the 'High Performance' designation mean?
The High Performance designation indicates a configuration optimized for greater throughput and processing power, specifically featuring 24 vCPUs to handle significant application traffic volumes.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This product is a subscription-based license, providing continuous access to the software, updates, and support for a defined term.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.