Applies To:
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BIG-IQ Centralized Management
- 5.4.0
What is iHealth?
The F5® iHealth® server is a tool that helps you troubleshoot potential issues. It does this by analyzing configuration, logs, command output, password security, license compliance, and so on.
From F5 BIG-IQ® Centralized Management, you can create a snapshot of a configuration in the form of a QKView file and then upload it to the F5 iHealth server. The file is compared to the iHealth database, which contains known issues, common configuration errors, and F5 published best practices. F5 returns an iHealth report you can use to identify any potential issues that you need to attend to.
How do I get access to send QKView files for my managed devices to the F5 iHealth diagnostics server?
- At the top of the screen, click Monitoring.
- On the left, click .
- Click the Add button.
- In the Name field, type a name to identify this user.
- In the Username and Password fields, type this user's F5 Support SSO user name and password.
- In the Description field, type an optional description for this user.
- Click the Test button to verify you can reach the iHealth diagnostics site.
- Click the Save & Close button at the bottom of the screen.
Limit the number of simultaneous iHealth-related file transfers to and from BIG-IQ for my managed devices
- At the top of the screen, click Monitoring.
- On the left, click .
- For the QKView Transfer Limit setting, click the Edit button.
- In the QKView Transfer Limit field, type the greatest number of QKView files you want transferred to and from BIG-IQ at one time, per upload task.
- Click the Save & Close button at the bottom of the screen.
Upload a QKView file to the F5 iHealth server to troubleshoot potential issues
Troubleshoot potential issues by viewing an iHealth device report
- At the top of the screen, click Monitoring.
- On the left, click .
- Click the Open link next to the report you want to view.
- To sort the heuristics for a report you've opened, select an option from the All Importance and/or the All Flags list.
- You can add a flag to a specific heuristic by selecting the check box next to it, and selecting a flag from the All Flags list.
- To view more details about a specific heuristic, click on its link.
- To view an article on the AskF5 Knowledge Center database to get more information about this heuristic, click the solution link.
Create a schedule to upload QKView files to the iHealth server
- At the top of the screen, click Monitoring.
- On the left, click .
- Near the top of the screen, click the Create button.
- In the Name field, type a name to identify this report, and type an optional identifier in the Description field.
- From the Credential list, select the credentials to log in to the iHealth diagnostic site.
- From the Upload Frequency list, select how frequently you want to upload QKView files to the F5 iHealth server, and then select the day of the week or month.
- Select a start date and time for this schedule.
- Select an end date for this schedule, or select the No End Date check box.
- From the Available list, select the device(s) you want to add to this schedule.
- Click the Save & Close button at the bottom of the screen.
Create an upgrade advisor report before you upgrade BIG-IP system
- At the top of the screen, click Monitoring.
- On the left, click .
- Near the top of the screen, click the Create button.
- From the Device list, select the device you want to run a report for.
- From the Target Version list, select the version to which you are going to be upgrading this device.
- In the Name and Description fields, type a name and an optional description for this task.
- Click the Save & Close button at the bottom of the screen.