BIG-IQ Setup Wizard (AWS)

Description:

In this lab, we will complete the setup wizard for BIG-IQ CM and DCD in AWS cloud. You will then discover the DCD and activate service you want to monitor. Refer to below AskF5 link for official documentation.

AskF5 Reference

Step 1: Setup Wizard

Follow below steps to setup your 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, accept EULA and activate.

   Note

   If you cannot configure Internet access, use Manual activation

   

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

   

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

   

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

   

5. Set Master key: <Long password>

   

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

   

7. Confirm configuration and Launch

   

8. Once your DCD setup is complete. Make sure you discover it on your CM device. Click System > BIG-IQ DATA COLLECTION > BIG-IQ Data Collection Devices > click Add

   

   • Use the DCD self-ip for the Discovery/Listener Address
   • Use the admin username and password
   • Use the DCD self-ip as the Data Collection IP Address

   For more info about discovering a DCD device, see the AskF5 Reference

9. After you discover the DCD device, activate the services you want to monitor. Click Services

   

10. Confirm that the Listener Address specifies the correct self-IP address on the data collection device, then click Activate for every service you want to add

    

This completes the BIG-IQ CM and DCD setup.