What do I do After I Deploy Everything?

What do I do after I deploy the BIG-IQ?

After you have licensed the BIG-IQ, you have a couple of options.

• If you plan to use the BIG-IQ only as a license server, refer to License Management in the Managing BIG-IP Devices from BIG-IQ guide on support.f5.com.

• If you plan to use the BIG-IQ to manage devices, the BIG-IQ needs to discover those devices. To learn about how to do that, refer to How do I start managing BIG-IP devices from BIG-IQ? in the Managing BIG-IP Devices from BIG-IQ guide on support.f5.com.

• To use the BIG-IQ to manage applications in the cloud, or use analytics to maintain your device health, or manage alerts and events generated by your devices, you need to install a data collection device. For details, refer to How do I deploy a Data Collection Device? in the Planning and Implementing an F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management Deployment guide on support.f5.com.

What do I do after I deploy the DCD?

After you license the data collection device, you have a couple of options.

• To use the BIG-IQ to manage applications in the cloud, use the end to end workflow that best matches you requirements:
  • Managing Applications in an Auto-Scaled AWS Cloud from BIG-IQ on support.f5.com
  • Managing Applications in an Auto-Scaled Azure Cloud from BIG-IQ on support.f5.com
  • Managing Applications in an Auto-Scaled VMware Environment from BIG-IQ on support.f5.com
• To use BIG-IQ analytics to maintain your device health, refer to How do I start managing BIG-IP devices from BIG-IQ? in the Managing BIG-IP Devices from BIG-IQ guide on support.f5.com.
• To use the BIG-IQ to manage alerts and events generated by your devices, the best place to get started is to take a look at the additional documentation for the services that generate those alerts or events. For details, refer to that service-specific content.