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Statistics Monitoring Overview
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BIG-IQ Centralized Management
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Statistics Monitoring Overview
BIG-IP device configuration requirements for viewing statistics in BIG-IQ
Before you can enable statistics collection for centralized management, you must ensure that the BIG-IP device has the proper configuration. The proper configuration varies depending on the version of the BIG-IP device. The minimum supported BIG-IP device is version 12.1.0. BIG-IQ has limited visibility for BIG-IP devices prior to 13.1.0.5.
To enable all BIG-IQ visibility features, the BIG-IP devices require the following:
- BIG-IP version 13.1.0.5 or later.
- AVR provisioning.
- To display HTTP statistics, each virtual server must be attached to an HTTP analytics profile.
- Ensure that your network and firewall settings allow for bidirectional communication between your BIG-IP and BIG-IQ data collection devices.
Monitoring BIG-IP statistics in BIG-IQ
Visibility of statistics in BIG-IQ depends on the version of
your managed BIG-IP devices. Devices running versions 13.1.X, or earlier, have limited
statistics visibility support within BIG-IQ. Below outlines the compatibility and what to
expect when accessing Analytics (AVR) data within BIG-IQ. For more information, see the
supporting documentation found in the
BIG-IQ Centralized
Management: Monitoring and Reports
guide.Statistics visibility of managed BIG-IP devices
The format in which statistics are presented in the BIG-IQ environment, depends on the managed version of BIG-IP and the service presented. Refer to the table to access statistics visibility, based on the managed device version. Ensure that the managed device configuration meets the requirements outlined below.
Minimum configuration requirements:
- BIG-IP Version 13.1.x or earlier
- Ports 22 and 443 on each BIG-IP device must be open for the BIG-IQ DCD to retrieve data.
- There must be a Data Collection Device (DCD) configured to your BIG-IQ.
- BIG-IP Version 13.1.0.5 or later
- You must have AVR provisioned for each BIG-IP device.
- BIG-IQ needs to provide access on Port 443 to receive BIG-IP AVR data.
- There must be a Data Collection Device (DCD) configured to your BIG-IQ.To view statistics, ensure that the licenses for your managed BIG-IP devices include root access. A BIG-IP license running in Appliance Mode, will not allow for statistics visibility in the BIG-IQ environment.
Where to view statistics
BIG-IP v12.1 | BIG-IP v13.0 | BIG-IP v13.1 | BIG-IP v13.1.0.5 | BIG-IP v14.0 | BIG-IP v14.1 | BIG-IP v15.0 or later | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Device Traffic | |||||||
Local Traffic (General) | |||||||
Local Traffic (HTTP) | Not available to this version | ||||||
DNS (General)* | |||||||
Network Firewall (General) | Network Firewall information is
provided by ACL, IP Reputation, and IPS. | ||||||
Network Firewall (ACL) | Not applicable to
this version | ||||||
Network Security (IP Reputation) | Not applicable to this version | ||||||
Network Firewall (IPS) | Not applicable to
this version | ||||||
Web Application Security (General) | |||||||
Web Application Security (Bot) | Not
available to this version | ||||||
DDoS (Shared Security) | Not available to
this version | ||||||
Application Summary | (limited statistics visibility) | ||||||
Secure Web Gateway | Not available to this version | ||||||
SSLO** | Not available to
this version | ||||||
Access | Not available to this
version | ||||||
*Top Charts are only available to BIG-IP version 13.1.0.5 or later.
**SSLO support is available to versions 5.4 to 5.9.
