Manual Chapter :
Device Discovery
Applies To:
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F5 iWorkflow
- 2.3.0, 2.2.0
About device discovery and management
It takes a lot of time to manage multiple BIG-IP® devices. With F5® iWorkflow™, you save time by managing everything at once. This also helps reduce mistakes.
To manage BIG-IP devices, iWorkflow needs to be able to communicate with them. The discovery process creates the communication channel for device management.
After you discover devices, you can modify device configurations without having to log in to each device individually.
Discovering a BIG-IP device in your network by its IP address
After you license and perform the initial configuration for the iWorkflow™ system, you can discover BIG-IP®
devices running supported versions.
Note: For the most current list of
compatible versions, refer to the F5 iWorkflow compatibility matrix
(K11198324) on support.f5.com.
For
discovery to succeed, you must configure the iWorkflow system with a route to each
F5 device that you want to manage. If you do not specify the required network
communication route between the devices, then device discovery fails.
Important: The iWorkflow system will attempt discovery of BIG-IP devices
running versions other than those noted (above) as fully supported. Discovering
unsupported devices is not recommended.
Important: If you are configuring an integration with a BIG-IP guest, use
the Discovering a BIG-IP guest task instead of this one.
Important: A vCMP® host cannot be discovered using the
Device panel. To manage a vCMP host, you must create a vCMP Cloud connector.
Important: In this release of iWorkflow, guests in a VIPRION® cluster cannot be discovered using the Device panel.
Discovering BIG-IP devices is the first step to managing them.
Important: When you discover a device, iWorkflow software installs components
on the device. The installation process can cause the traffic management interface
(TMM) on the BIG-IP device to restart. Therefore, before discovering a device,
verify that no critical network traffic is targeted to the BIG-IP device.
The iWorkflow system populates the properties of the device that you added in the
Devices panel.
Discovering a BIG-IP guest
Before you can discover a vCMP guest, you must first create and deploy it on the vCMP host.
Discovering BIG-IP devices is the first step to managing them.
Important: If you are configuring an integration with a BIG-IP device, use the
Discovering a BIG-IP device in your network by its IP address task
instead of this one.
The iWorkflow system populates the properties of the guest that you added in the
Devices panel.
Repeat this task to create a second guest on a second BIG-IP host to serve as a
high availability peer for this guest.
