How do I get started managing statistics data?

You can monitor statistics data provided by the BIG-IP devices managed by BIG-IQ Centralize Management. There are a few things you need to do before you can start monitoring the statistics data generated by your managed devices.

• You must have AVR provisioned on your BIG-IP devices in order to collect statistics.
• You need to install, configure, and discover a data collection device (DCD). The DCD stores the data from your devices, and routes the date to your BIG-IQ device. Refer to Planning and Implementing a Centralized Management Deployment for details.
• You need to enable statistics collection for the devices you want to monitor. There a couple of ways to do that. Refer to Enabling Statistics Collection for details.

Once you have your system set up and you are receiving statistics, you should take a minute or two to understand how the user interface works. The interface is set up so that statistics from Device, DNS, Local Traffic, Network Security, and Web Application Security use a common set of tools to manage how you access and manage your data. Once you understand how this common interface works, you should be ready to go.

Important: Statistics for the Access component use a slightly different user interface. For details on monitoring these statistics, refer to Access Reporting and Statistics.

Important: Statistics for this BIG-IQ device also use a different user interface. For details on monitoring these statistics, go to System > THIS DEVICE > Statistics, or System > THIS DEVICE > BIG-IQ Metrics and refer to the online help.