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BIG-IQ Centralized Management
- 5.0.0
How do I evaluate changes made to managed objects?
To change the object settings on a managed device, there are four tasks to perform.
This figure illustrates the workflow you perform to manage the objects on BIG-IP® devices. Evaluating the changes you have made is the third step in this process.

Overview of evaluating changes made to managed objects
Evaluating configuration changes
To apply the object changes to the managed device, you must deploy them.
How do I deploy changes made to managed objects?
Deploying changes applies the revisions that you have made on the BIG-IQ® to the managed BIG-IP® devices.
- To accept the default, proceed with the deployment. The settings from the managing BIG-IQ overwrite the settings on the managed BIG-IP device.
- To override the default, rediscover the device and reimport the service. Any changes that have been made using the BIG-IQ are overwritten with the settings from the managed BIG-IP device.
This figure illustrates the workflow you perform to manage the objects on BIG-IP devices. Deploying the settings is the last step in this process.

Change managed object workflow
Deploying configuration changes
To apply the changes you made on the BIG-IQ to your managed device, you must deploy those changes to the managed device.
- If you chose to deploy immediately, the changes begin to deploy and the Status column updates as it proceeds.
- If you choose to delay deployment, the Status column displays the scheduled date and time.
Making an urgent deployment
If you need to make urgent changes, you can skip the evaluation task and deploy changes right now.
Deploying to one device when a cluster member is down
With the "ignore sync" option selected, you can now deploy changes to the member that is available, and BIG-IQ will not attempt to sync those changes to the member that is unavailable.
Use the Deploying configuration changes task to deploy changes to the available member. When you select the target device for deployment, do not select the unavailable device.