Adding F5 Device

To add F5 device,

  1. Login to the AppViewX application with valid credentials.
  2. Go to Menu > ADC+ > ASSET MANAGEMENT.
  3. Perform any of the following:

    • Click Device Inventory, and then select Add (+) icon to navigate to the Device details page.



    • Click Onboard Device in the left navigation panel.

  4. In the Device details page, click on the F5 icon.

  5. Enter or select the field information in the General information section.
  6. The following table provides the field description for adding ADC device details in the General information section:
    Name Type Mandatory Description Validation
    VCMP Host Check box No To add a device as a vcmb host, this checkbox should be checked. NA
    *Module Check box Yes LTM / BIG-IP DNS Module. NA
    VCMP Guest Check box No To add a device as a vcmp guest, this checkbox should be checked. NA
    *Device name Text Yes Unique name of the device to be added. Device names can only contain alphanumeric characters, '-' , '_' , '.' , '*' , '|' , '!' and spaces.
    Data center Text No Data center name where the device is configured. The default value is Absecon. Data center name can only contain alphanumeric characters, '-' , '_' , '.' , '*' , ':' , '|' and spaces.
    *Communication Radio button Yes Devices can be accessed using an IP address or FQDN. NA
    *IP Address Text Yes The ipv4 address of the device. The IP address should be a valid IPv4 format.
    *FQDN Text Yes The FQDN of the device. the FQDN should be in a valid format.
    *SSH Port Text Yes Communication port of the device. Numbers only.
    *Cert Sync Radio button Yes

    Managed:

    The certificates of the device can be managed.

    Monitored:

    The certificates of the device can be monitored.

    Ignored:

    The certificate sync can be ignored.

    		 NA
    AppViewX Group Sync Check box No This should be enabled if the user wants to sync the devices within the device group. NA
  7. Enter or select the field information in the Credentials section. You can select Manual Entry or Credentials List.

  8. The following table provides the field description for adding ADC device details in the Credentials section:
    Name Type Mandatory Description Validation
    *Credential type Dropdown Yes
    Manual entry: The user should enter the username and password.

    Credential List: The user can select the credential details which are already stored in the credential inventory page. For more details on secure authentication, refer to Platform User Guide.

    		 NA
    *Username Text Yes The user name of the device. NA
    *Password Text Yes The password of the device. NA
    Token based authentication Toggle button No To access the device REST API using token. NA
  9. Enter or select the field information in the Secondary device information section.
  10. The following table provides the field description for adding ADC device details in the Secondary device information section:
    Name Type Mandatory Description Validation
    Secondary device information Radio button Yes

    Auto detect:

    The user should select this option to auto-detect and add the peer devices in the inventory page.

    Manual entry:

    The user can use this option to add the peer devices manually.

    Ignore:

    The user can use this option to ignore the auto-detection of the peer devices.

    		 NA
  11. Click Save.