Manual : How do I start managing BIG-IP devices
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How do I start managing BIG-IP devices

To start managing a BIG-IP device, you must add it to BIG-IQ and import and discover its licensed services.

Note: If you only want to do basic management tasks (like software upgrades, license management, and UCS backups) for a BIG-IP device, you do not have to discover and import its service configurations.

There are a few ways you can import BIG-IP VE devices located in your network to BIG-IQ.

  • Add one or more BIG-IP device(s) located in your network, and discover and import its services in a separate procedure.

  • Import BIG-IP devices located in your network in bulk, using a CSV file.

    Important: You cannot add multiple BIG-IP devices with SSLO services. You must add those BIG-IP devices individually. After you import a BIG-IP device with SSLO services, make future configuration changes only from BIG-IQ. If you make a change to the SSLO service configuration directly on the BIG-IP device, you cannot re-discover or re-import that device.

    For information about how to add BIG-IP VE devices in your network or a third-party cloud