BIG-IQ Setup Wizard (AWS)

Description:

In this lab, we will complete the setup wizard for BIG-IQ CM and DCD in AWS cloud. Refer to below AskF5 link for official documentation.

AskF5 Reference

Step 1: Setup Wizard

Follow below steps to setup both BIG-IQ CM and DCD devices. The only difference will be step (2) below.

  1. When you first log into the BIG-IQ, you must complete the setup wizard. The first step is licensing. Enter in the Base Registration Key for your BIG-IQ CM, click agree to accept EULA and activate. Click Next to proceed to the next step

    Note

    If you cannot configure Internet access, use Manual activation

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  2. Select BIG-IQ Central Management for CM. Select BIG-IQ Data Collection Device when configuring your logging node

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  3. In AWS, the Hostname, Management Port IP Address, Management Port Route are automatically set by DHCP. Select Self-IP for discovery address (recommended) and enter in the internal IP assigned to your second network interface using the appropriate netmask

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  4. Configure your Time Server using Amazon Time Sync Service and set your time zone

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  5. Set Master key: <Strong password>

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    Important

    If this BIG-IQ is part of an HA or DCD configuration, make sure you keep track of the pass phrase, because it cannot be recovered if you lose it.

  6. Skip changing the password for admin, just set root

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  7. Confirm configuration and Launch

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