Manual Chapter :
What resources do I need to collect APM data
Applies To:
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BIG-IQ Centralized Management
- 5.4.0
For APM®, we provide a spreadsheet and a script to help you determine the number of DCDs required to handle the data generated by the BIG-IP® devices you manage. You can download these tools from downloads.f5.com. The APM data script collects metrics for the data your APM devices generate and stores the data in a file on your BIG-IP device.
The script reads the last 10 days of logging data and provides the metrics you need for the
spreadsheet. The spreadsheet uses those metrics to calculate your resource requirements. You
enter information about the amount of data you expect to generate each day, and the spreadsheet
calculates the number of DCDs required to handle that data.
Note: You can use the script only if you have enabled
local db-logging. For information about enabling local-db logging, refer to Overview:
Configuring remote high-speed APM and SWG event logging on support.f5.com.
If you use another logging mechanism, you can run reports (such as log reports or sessions reports) to get this data.
Note: Unless there has been a recent HA failure event (within the last 3 days), run
this script on the active device. In this case, the active device may not have enough data and it
is better to run the script on the standby device.
Even with the script, it might be tedious to collect data from each of your BIG-IP devices, so we recommend that you take the values from one of the BIG-IP devices with the most users and access profiles to account for the worst-case scenario.
Using the script to estimate resources for APM data collection
The sizing tools uses metrics and a
script that help you to calculate your resource requirements. To use the spreadsheet,
you must first download it.
