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. Changing the settings is the second step in this process.

Change managed object workflow

There are a number of ways you can use BIG-IQ^® Centralized Management to manage the virtual servers on the managed BIG-IP^® devices:

• Create a new virtual server.
• Modify an existing virtual server.
• Clone the settings of an existing virtual server to create a new one.
• Attach a sequence of iRules^® to a virtual server.
• View statistics for a virtual server.
• Deploy the virtual server immediately to your managed device.
  Note: You (or someone else) can also deploy your changes later. For more information about managing changes, look on support.F5.com in F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management: Device for the topic: Deploying Changes.
• Add or remove permissions for a virtual server and assign them to roles that have been defined on this BIG-IQ system. For more information about managing permissions, look on support.F5.com in F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management: Licensing and Initial Setup for the topic: Users, User Groups, Roles, and Authentication.

1. At the top of the screen, click Configuration, and then, on the left, click LOCAL TRAFFIC > Virtual Servers .
   The screen displays the list of virtual servers defined on this device.
2. Click Create.
   The New Virtual Server screen opens.
3. In the Name field, type in a name for the virtual server you are creating.
4. From the Device list, select the device on which to create the virtual server.
5. For the Destination Address, type the IP address of the destination that you want this virtual server to send its traffic to.
6. In the Service Port field, type a service port number, or select a type from the list.
   When you select a type from the list, the value in the Service Port field changes to reflect the associated default, which you can change.
7. Specify the additional settings needed to suit the requirements for this virtual server.
   The remaining parameters on this screen are optional and perform the same function as they do when you configure a virtual server on a BIG-IP device.

   Note: For details about the purpose or function of a particular setting, refer to the BIG-IP reference information on support.f5.com.
8. Click Save & Close.
   The system creates the new virtual server with the settings you specified.

1. At the top of the screen, click Configuration, and then, on the left, click LOCAL TRAFFIC > Virtual Servers .
   The screen displays the list of virtual servers defined on this device.
2. Select the check box for the virtual server that you want to clone.
3. Click the Clone button.
   The BIG-IQ creates a new virtual server using the settings of the one you selected and opens the Virtual Servers Clone screen so you can modify its parameters.
4. Modify the parameters for the new virtual server as needed.
   Important: Two virtual servers cannot share the same Destination Address, Protocol, and VLAN.
5. When you are satisfied with the settings for the new virtual server, click Clone.
   The system creates the new virtual server with the settings you specified.

1. At the top of the screen, click Configuration, and then, on the left, click LOCAL TRAFFIC > Virtual Servers .
   The screen displays the list of virtual servers defined on this device.
2. Select the check boxes associated with the virtual servers to which you want to attach iRules.
3. Click Attach iRules.
   The Bulk Attach iRules screen opens.
4. To specify which iRules to attach to the selected virtual servers, select them in the Available iRules list, and move them to the iRules to be Attached list.
5. Specify the order in which you want the iRules to attach using the up and down arrows.
6. For Location, specify the list position to attach these iRules.
   • To add the rules to the beginning of the existing list, click Attach to top of each virtual server's iRules list.
   • To add the rules to the end of the existing list, click Attach to bottom of each virtual server's iRules list.
7. Use the Duplicate Policy setting to specify whether to keep the iRule list order for iRules that are already attached to the virtual servers.
   • To keep the existing list order, click Keep virtual servers' existing rules list order.
   • To change the existing list order to what you specified previously, click Reorder virtual servers' existing rules to preserve selected rules order.
8. Click Save & Close.

1. At the top of the screen, click Configuration, and then, on the left, click LOCAL TRAFFIC > Virtual Servers .
   The screen displays the list of virtual servers defined on this device.
2. Click the name of the virtual server that you want to change.
   If you select the check box for the virtual server instead of the name, there are a couple of unique operations that you can perform. You can either clone a virtual server to create a new one based on the selected server (see Cloning a virtual server), or you can attach iRules to several virtual servers at once (see Attaching iRules to virtual servers).
   The Properties screen for the virtual server opens.
3. Make changes to the properties you want to modify.
   Note: For detailed information about the impact of using a particular profile parameter value, refer to the BIG-IP Local Traffic Management: Profiles Reference on support.F5.com.
4. When you are satisfied with the changes you have made, click Save & Close.
   The revisions you saved are made, and the Properties screen for the selected object closes.