Manual Chapter :
Virtual Servers
Applies To:
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BIG-IQ Security
- 4.3.0
About virtual servers in BIG-IQ Web Application Security
Through the Virtual Servers panel, BIG-IQ Web Application Security displays the virtual servers on each discovered BIG-IP device and enables you to view the properties for these virtual servers.
For each device discovered, the BIG-IQ system creates an extra virtual server to hold all security policies not related to any virtual server in the discovered device.
Displaying virtual server properties
With BIG-IQ Web Application Security, you can easily view
virtual server properties.
Virtual server properties
Virtual server properties are read-only and displayed for informational purposes only.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the virtual server. |
| Full Path | Full path, including partition, to the virtual server on the BIG-IP device. |
| Description | Optional description of the virtual server. |
| IP Address | Self IP address of the BIG-IP device. |
| Is Inactive Policies Holder | Yes/No. |
| Device | FQDN of the BIG-IP device. |
| Attached Policies | Remove/Change/Add attached policies. |
Changing virtual servers
Use the BIG-IQ Web Application Security Virtual Server expanded
panel to add policies to a virtual server or remove policies from the virtual server
they are attached to. You can change the virtual server a given policy is attached to.
Note: You can add but not remove or change security policies to an inactive virtual
server. You can add security policies (instead of replace them) to an active virtual
server only if it does not have a security policy already.
- To begin the process, navigate to the Virtual Servers panel.
- Hover in the Virtual Servers header and click the gear icon to display the expanded Properties panel.
- In the expanded panel to the right of Attached Policies, click Change.
- In the Modal dialog box, select the policies you want to add to the current virtual server and click Add.
The selected policies are added to or changed from the current virtual
server.
Removing links between virtual servers and policies
You can use BIG-IQ Web Application Security to remove the link between a virtual server and a policy.
- To begin the process, navigate to the Virtual Servers panel.
- Hover in the Virtual Servers header and click the gear icon to display the expanded Properties panel.
- In the expanded Properties panel, click Remove.
The link between the policy and the virtual server is deleted. This means that if
the policy is attached to the virtual server on the remote BIG-IP
device, the link between them is deleted during the deployment process.
