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Manual : Managing BIG-IP Devices from BIG-IQ

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BIG-IQ Centralized Management

  • 7.0.0
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Original Publication Date: 07/31/2019
Updated Date: 09/07/2021
BIG-IQ Centralized Management Overview
BIG-IQ Centralized Management Overview
Device Discovery and Basic Device Management
How do I start managing BIG-IP devices from BIG-IQ?
About discovering BIG-IP devices and importing services
Add a single BIG-IP device
Before you use a CSV file to add BIG-IP devices and discover and import their services
About basic device management
Managing a device from the device properties screen
What is a BIG-IP Device Service Clustering (DSC) group and how do I start managing it from BIG-IQ?
Script Management
Create a script to run on your managed devices
Run a script on BIG-IP devices
License Management
How do I manage software licenses for my devices?
Options for adding and activating a license pool
Add and activate a purchased, volume, or utility license pool on a BIG-IQ connected to the internet (automatic method)
Add and activate a purchased license pool on a BIG-IQ not connected to the internet (manual method)
Add and activate a volume or utility license pool on a BIG-IQ not connected to the internet (manual method)
Create a registration key pool for standalone BIG-IP VE licenses
Add and activate a standalone registration key on a BIG-IQ connected to the internet (automatic method)
Add and activate a standalone registration key on a BIG-IQ not connected to the internet (manual method)
Import and activate registration keys in bulk
Assigning, revoking, and changing a license or license pool
Assign a license to a BIG-IP VE device
Revoke pool license from a BIG-IP VE device
Change a pool license for a BIG-IP VE device
Re-license a BIG-IP device with the same license
Active and historical pool license usage reports
Create an active usage report to see how the BIG-IP VE devices are currently licensed
Create a historical usage report to see how the BIG-IP VE devices were licensed during a specific time period
License usage billing reports
Providing permissions to run license usage reports
Create a license usage report and submit it to F5 Networks for billing
Create a license usage report schedule
Resend a license usage report to F5 Networks
BIG-IP Software Upgrades
How do I manage software for BIG-IP devices?
Downloading a software image from F5 Networks
Upload BIG-IP software
Upgrade managed devices
Upgrade the BIG-IP framework
Upgrade a legacy device (version 10.2.0 - 11.4.1)
Re-discover BIG-IP devices and re-import services
SSL Certificates
How do I manage the local traffic SSL certificates for my BIG-IP devices from BIG-IQ ?
Convert an SSL certificate and key pair from unmanaged so you can deploy them to BIG-IP devices
Create a self-signed certificate on BIG-IQ for your managed devices
About managing CA-signed SSL certificates
Create a CSR for a CA-signed certificate
Import a CA-signed SSL certificate to BIG-IQ for your managed devices
About SSL certificates, keys, and PKCS #12 SSL archive files created outside of BIG-IQ
Import an SSL certificate for management
Import a PKCS# 12 key for an SSL certificate so you can deploy it to a BIG-IP device
Import a PKCS #12 SSL archive file so you can deploy it to a BIG-IP device
How do I manage Certificate Revocation Lists from BIG-IQ?
Import a Certificate Revocation List file
Managing BIG-IP UCS Backup and Restore
How do I manage backups for BIG-IP configurations?
Backing up a device's current configuration
Setting up a UCS backup schedule
Pausing and restarting a UCS backup schedule
Compare two UCS backup files
Restoring a device with a UCS backup file
Using Templates for Managing Configurations
About configuration templates
Deploying a configuration template to managed devices
Deploying Object Changes to Managed Devices
How do shared objects impact my deployments?
How do I evaluate changes made to managed objects?
How do I deploy changes made to managed objects?
Managing Configuration Snapshots
What are configuration snapshots?
Create a snapshot
Compare snapshots
Restore some objects from a snapshot
Restore all objects from a snapshot
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