Manual Chapter : What do I do After Everything is Set up and Configured?

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BIG-IQ Centralized Management

  • 8.2.0, 8.1.0
Manual Chapter

What do I do After Everything is Set up and Configured?

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 BIG-IQ only as a license server, refer to
    Deploy BIG-IQ to use as a license manager for BIG-IP VE devices
    on
    support.f5.com
    .
  • If you plan to use the BIG-IQ to manage devices, you must discover devices from BIG-IQ. 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
    .

What do I do after I deploy the DCD?

After you license the data collection device, you have a few 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 monitor the health of BIG-IP devices, you must first add and discover services for those devices. For information about how to add devices and discover their services, 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
    .
  • For details about using BIG-IQ analytics, start with the
    Statistics Monitoring Overview
    chapter of the
    Setting up and Configuring a BIG-IQ Centralized Management Solution
    guide on
    support.f5.com
    .
  • To use BIG-IQ to manage the alerts and events generated by your devices, refer to the documentation for the services that generate those alerts or events.
For this service
Refer to this content
APM
Discovering and Deploying Access Configurations Using BIG-IQ
DNS
Managing DNS and DNS GSLB Objects Using BIG-IQ
FPS
BIG-IQ: Fraud Protection Service
IPsec
F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management: Local Traffic & Network Implementations
AFM or ASM
F5 BIG-IQ: Security