Manual Chapter :
Using Templates for
Managing Configurations
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BIG-IQ Centralized Management
- 7.1.0
Using Templates for
Managing Configurations
About configuration templates
BIG-IQ can manage multiple devices simultaneously. These devices can be
located in several data centers that may be located in many different locations. To help
you easily manage required configuration changes to DNS, NTP, SMTP, and Syslog for a large
number of devices, you can use configuration templates.
To start, you create a configuration template, then deploy that template to certain
devices. This can save a significant amount of time because you are not required to log in to
each device individually to make configuration changes.
Deploying a configuration template to managed devices
You must create a configuration template before you can deploy it to a managed device.
Deploying a configuration template saves time when you want to make a similar change to several managed BIG-IP devices.
- At the top of the screen, clickDevices.
- On the left, click .
- Click theCreatebutton.
- From theConfig Templatelist, select the template you want to deploy.
- In theDeployment Namefield, specify the name for this configuration template deployment.
- From theAvailablelist, click the devices you want to deploy the configuration template to, and then click->to move it to theIncludedlist.
- Click theNextbutton at the bottom of the screen, navigating to the components required for this template, and specifying the configuration.
- Click theDeploybutton.
BIG-IQ applies this configuration to the specified BIG-IP devices.
