Manual Chapter : Change a zone for a BIG-IP device

Applies To:

BIG-IQ Centralized Management

  • 8.4.0
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Change a zone for a BIG-IP device

Before you can change a BIG-IP device’s zone, you must have created the zone on the Data Collection Device (DCD).

Changing the zone assignment for a BIG-IP determines which DCDs collect statistics data for that device. Normally, you assign a BIG-IP to a zone as part of the initial setup for that device, but you can change the zone to which a BIG-IP device is assigned as needed.

  1. From BIG-IQ, at the top of the screen, click System, then, on the left, click BIG-IQ DATA COLLECTION > BIG-IQ Data Collection Devices.

    The BIG-IQ Data Collection Devices screen opens listing the DCDs in the cluster. The Services column lists the BIG-IP services monitored by each DCD. If no services are enabled for a DCD, this column displays Add Services instead.

  2. Click on the name of the device for which you want to change the zone.

    The properties screen displays for that device.

  3. On the left, click STATISTICS COLLECTION.

  4. For Collect Statistics Data, select Enabled, to collect statistics from this device.

  5. For Zone, select the zone to which you want to assign this BIG-IP device.

  6. Click Save & Close to close the device properties screen.

DCDs assigned to the zone you selected start collecting the statistics data for this device.