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VMWARE VREALIZE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT PACK FOR
F5 BIG-IP
Installation & Configuration Guide
2 Blue Medora VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for F5 BIG-IP Installation & Configuration Guide
1. Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.â InstallationâandâConfigurationâRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.â LicensingâRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.â UpgradingâtheâManagementâPack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.1â DeletingâexistingâF5âBIG-IPâdashboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.2â DeletingâexistingâF5âBIG-IPâadapterâinstance(s)âandâobjects . . . . . . . 5
5.â InstallingâtheâManagementâPackâ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.1â UploadingâtheâInstallationâFile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.2â AddingâaâLicenseâKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6.â ConfiguringâtheâManagementâPack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.1â CreatingâanâAdapterâInstanceâandâCredential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.2â ManuallyâDiscoveringâResources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126.3â ValidatingâDataâCollection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
7.â AppendixâI:âManagementâPackâFoldersâandâFiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158.â AppendixâII:âRevisionâNotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NOTE: Thisâdocumentâsupportsâtheâversionâofâeachâproductâlisted,âasâwellâasâallâsubsequentâversions,âuntilâaânewâeditionâreplacesâit.â
Youâcanâfindâtheâmostâup-to-dateâtechnicalâdocumentationâonâtheâBlueâMedoraâsupportâsiteâat:âhttp://support.bluemedora.com.
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1. Purpose
TheâBlue Medora VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) Management Pack for F5 BIG-IP Installation and Configuration GuideâdescribesâhowâtoâinstallâandâconfigureâBlueâMedoraâsâVMwareâvRealizeâOperationsâManagementâPackâforâF5âBIG-IP.
2. Installation and Configuration Requirements
BeforeâinstallingâandâconfiguringâtheâManagementâPackâforâF5âBIG-IP,âensureâyourâsystemâmeetsâtheâfollowingârequirements:
Table 1: System Requirements
VREALIZE OPERATIONS (VROPS) REQUIREMENTS
F5 BIG-IP REQUIREMENTS
VERSION(S) vRealize Operations v6.2+(Advancedâ&âEnterpriseâeditions)
F5 BIG-IP 11.6.0+
CREDENTIALS N/A F5âBIG-IPâusername/passwordâwith a minimum of Auditor user role with iControl REST API access.
NOTE: ToâcreateâaâuserâwithâpermissionsâtoâreadâREST,âyouâmustâfirstâcreateâanâAuditorâuser,âthenâgiveâtheâuserâRESTâpermissionsâasâdescribedâinâtheââAbout iControl and RBAC for user accountsââsectionâofâtheâiControlÂŽ REST User Guide,âversionâ11.6.
NOTE:âAnâF5âAdministratorâuserâroleâisârequiredâtoâcollectâtheâfollowingâmetrics:System: ââCPUâIdleâTicksââCPUâUsageâTicks:âSystemââCPUâUsageâTicks:âUserââChassisâSerialâNumberââMemoryâTotalââMemoryâUsedââPlatform ProductDevice: syncStateDevice Group: allâmetricsâandâresourcesâ(deviceâgroupsâwillânotâexistâââwithâAuditorârole)
CONNECTION vROpsâhostnameâorâIPâaddress F5âBIG-IPâhostnameâ(i.e.,âManagementâIPâorâDNSânameâofâF5âBIG-IPâSystem)
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3. Licensing Requirements
Whenâpurchasedâindividually,âtheâManagementâPackâforâF5âBIG-IPâisâlicensedâper F5 BIG-IP instance (physical or virtual).
Alternatively,âcustomersâwhoâhaveâpurchasedâBlueâMedoraâsâTrueâVisibilityâSuiteâ(Standard,âAdvanced,âorâEnterprise)âcanâaccessâallâmanagementâpacksâwithinâthatâsuiteâ(andâtheâeditionâbelowâit,âifâapplicable).âTheâManagementâPackâforâF5âBIG-IPâisâpartâofâBlueâMedoraâsâAdvancedâTrueâVisibilityâSuiteâ(TVS),âwhichâmeansâaâTVSâAdvanced license or higherâisârequiredâtoâuseâit.âForâmoreâinformation,âvisitâhttp://www.bluemedora.com/true-visibility-suite-for-vmware/.
AâlicenseâkeyâwillâbeâprovidedâbyâBlueâMedoraâwhenâtheâManagementâPackâorâTrueâVisibilityâSuiteâisâpurchasedâandmustâbeâaddedâasâanâF5âBIG-IPâAdapterâLicenseâwithinâvRealizeâOperationsâbeforeâtheâManagementâPackâcanâbeâconfiguredâandâused.âReferâtoâsectionââ5.2 Adding a License Keyâ,âforâdetails.
4. Upgrading the Management Pack
BeforeâupgradingâtoâaânewerâversionâofâtheâManagementâPackâ(i.e.,âuploadingâaânewâ.pakâfile),âweârecommendâtheâfollowingââclean-upââtasks:
â˘â DeleteâexistingâF5âBIG-IPâdashboardsâ˘â DeleteâexistingâF5âBIG-IPâadapterâinstance(s)âandâobjects
4.1 Deleting existing F5 BIG-IP dashboards
IfâyouâdoânotâremoveâtheâdashboardsâfromâaâpreviousâversionâofâtheâManagementâPackâbeforeâupgrading,âyouâwillâseeâduplicateâF5âBIG-IPâdashboardsâinâtheâDashboardâListâdrop-downâmenuâafterâinstallation.
To remove existing Management Pack dashboards:
1. NavigateâtoâContent > Dashboards.2. Multi-selectâallâF5âBIG-IPâdashboards.3. ClickâDelete Dashboard.4. ClickâYesâwhenâtheâconfirmationâdialogâboxâappearsâtoâdeleteâtheâselectedâdashboards.
Figure 1: Delete Dashboards
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4.2 Deleting existing F5 BIG-IP adapter instance(s) and objects
Youâmustâalsoâremoveâpreviousâadapterâinstance(s)âandâtheirârelatedâobjects,âasâtheâoldâinstance(s)âwillânotâcollectâdataâandâcreatingânewâinstancesâmakesânewârelatedâobjectsâinsteadâofâusingâexistingâobjects.
AfterâdeletingâexistingâdashboardsâandâinstallingâtheânewâversionâofâtheâManagementâPack,âremoveâtheâpreviousâadapterâinstance(s)âandâtheirârelatedâobjects,âthenâconfigureâtheânewâadapterâinstance(s).
To remove existing Management Pack adapter instance(s) and objects:
â 1.ââââLogâinâtoâvRealizeâOperationsâasâanâadministrator.â 2.ââââClickâonâtheâAdministrationânavigationâshortcutâ( ).âTheâSolutionsâviewâshouldâautomaticallyâopen.â 3.ââââSelectââF5âBIG-IPâAdapterââfromâtheâSolutions list.â 4.ââââClickâtheâConfigureâiconâ( ).âTheâManage Solutionâwindowâwillâappear.â 5.ââââSelectâanâinstanceâfromâtheâlistâonâtheâleftâandâclickâtheâDeleteâiconâ( ).â 6.ââââClickâtheââRemoveârelatedâobjectsââcheckboxâinâtheâdialogâthatâappears,âthenâclickâYes.
Figure 2: Delete Previous Adapter Instance(s) and Objects
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5. Installing the Management Pack
InstallingâtheâManagementâPackâinâvRealizeâOperationsâinvolvesâcompletingâtheâfollowingâtasks:â˘â UploadingâtheâInstallationâFileâ˘â AddingâaâLicenseâKey
5.1 Uploading the Installation File
TheâManagementâPackâforâF5âBIG-IPâisâinstalledâusingâaâ.pakâfile.
5.1.1 Prerequisitesâ˘â ObtainâtheâManagementâPackâinstallationâfileâfromâhttp://www.bluemedora.com/true-visibility-suite-for-vmware/.
â˘â Readâtheâreleaseânotesâthatâareâincludedâwithâtheâ.pakâfile.
5.1.2 Procedure1. Saveâtheâ.pakâfileâinâaâtemporaryâlocation.2. LogâinâtoâvRealizeâOperationsâasâanâadminâuser.â3. ClickâtheâHomeâicon,âthenâselectâtheâAdministrationânavigationâshortcutâ( )âfromâtheâpanelâonâtheâleft.
Figure 3: Home > Administration
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4. Inâtheârightâpanel,âtheâSolutionsâtabâwillâbeâdisplayed.
Figure 4: Solutions Tab
5.â ClickâtheâAddâiconâ( )âtoâuploadâtheâ.pakâfileâtoâtheâvRealizeâOperationsâserver.âInâtheâdialogâthatâappears,âbrowseâtoâtheâlocationâofâtheâsavedâ.pakâfile,âthenâclickâUpload.
NOTE:âTheâ.pakâfileâuploadâmayâtakeâseveralâminutesâtoâcomplete.âStatusâinformationâappearsâinâtheâInstallationâDetailsâtextâboxâthroughoutâtheâinstallationâprocess.
Figure 5: Select the .pak file to upload
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6. ClickâNextâwhenâtheâuploadâhasâfinished.âReadâtheâEnd User License Agreement (EULA) andâclickâtheââIâacceptâtheâtermsâofâthisâagreementââcheckboxâtoâaccept,âthenâclickâNext.
7. ClickâtheâFinishâbuttonâwhenâtheâinstallationâprocessâisâcomplete.
NOTE:âTheâinstallationâutilityâcreatesâtheâbm_f5_big_ip folderâandâbm_f5_big_ip.jarâfileâinâtheâ$VCOPS_BASE/user/plugins/inboundâfolder.âReferâtoâsectionââ7. Appendix I: Management Pack Folders and Filesâ forâmoreâinformation.
5.2 Adding a License Key
TheâManagementâPackârequiresâaâvalidâlicenseâforâfullâoperation.âCompleteâtheâfollowingâstepsâtoâlicenseâtheâManagementâPack.
5.2.1 Install the License1. InâvRealizeâOperationsâManager,ânavigateâtoâAdministration > Licensing > License Keys.
2. ClickâtheâAddâiconâ( ).âInâtheâdialogâthatâappears,âselectââF5âBIG-IPâ.
Figure 6: Add License
3. EnterâyourâBlueâMedoraâlicenseâkey,âthenâclickâValidate.âIfâsuccessful,ââLicenseâkeyâvalidatedâsuccessfullyââwillâbeâdisplayed.
4. ClickâSaveâtoâfinishâaddingâyourâlicenseâkey.
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6. Configuring the Management Pack
ConfiguringâtheâManagementâPackâforâF5âBIG-IPâincludesâtheâfollowingâtasks:â˘â CreatingâanâAdapterâInstanceâandâCredentialâ˘â ManuallyâDiscoveringâResourcesâ(ifânecessary)â˘â ValidatingâManagementâPackâDataâCollection
6.1 Creating an Adapter Instance and Credential
YouâmustâcreateâanâadapterâinstanceâandâcredentialâforâtheâManagementâPackâinâorderâtoâdefineâtheâadapterâtypeâandâidentifyâtheâdevice(s) fromâwhichâtheâadapterâinstanceâwillâretrieveâdata.
6.1.1 Prerequisites
InstallâtheâManagementâPackâforâF5âBIG-IP.âReferâtoâsectionââ5. Installing the Management Packâ.
6.1.2 Procedure1. LogâinâtoâvRealizeâOperationsâasâanâadministrator.2. ClickâonâtheâAdministrationânavigationâshortcutâ( ).âTheâSolutionsâviewâshouldâautomaticallyâopen.3. SelectââF5âBIG-IPââfromâtheâSolutions list.
Figure 7: Solutions List
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4. ClickâtheâConfigureâiconâ( ).âTheâManage Solutionâwindowâwillâappear.
Figure 8: Manage Solution Window
NOTE:âIfâcreatingâmultipleâadapterâinstances,âclickâtheâAdd iconâ( )âaboveâtheâlistâofâInstance Namesâonâtheâleft.
5.â InâtheâManage Solutionâwindow,âenterâtheâfollowingâinformation:
Adapter Settings:⢠Display Name:âAânameâforâthisâparticularâinstanceâofâtheâManagementâPack⢠Description:âOptional;âhelpsâinâdifferentiatingâmultipleâadapterâinstancesâofâtheâManagementâPack
Basic Settings:⢠Host:âManagementâIPâorâDNSânameâofâF5âBIG-IPâSystemâtoâbeâmonitored
NOTE:âToâensureâtheâManagementâPackâisâalwaysâreceivingâactiveâmetrics,âyouâmustâsetâtheâhostâtoâaâselfâIPâthatâwillâfollowâtheâactiveâloadâbalancingâwhenâconfiguringâagainstâaâfailoverâcluster.
⢠License Type:âSelectâPhysicalâorâVirtual,âdependingâonâyourâlicenseâtypeâ(eitherâselectionâwillâworkâforâTVSâlicensing)
⢠Port:âDefaultâportâisâ443;âcanâbeâoverriddenâ(i.e.,âportâtoâaccessâtheâiControl/Configurationâinterface)⢠Exclude Nodes and Pool Members:âDefaultâvalueâisâFalse.âSetâtoâTrueâtoâexcludeâmonitoringâdataâforânodesâandâpoolâmembersâ(helpsâtoâavoidâslowingâdownâvROpsâforâextremelyâlargeâenvironments).
⢠Exclude Relationships:âDefaultâvalueâisâFalse.âSetâtoâTrueâtoâexcludeârelationshipsâ(helpsâtoâavoidâslowingâdownâvROpsâforâextremelyâlargeâenvironments).
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⢠Credential:âClickâtheâAddâiconâ( ),âthenâselectâtheâcredentialâtypeâ(referâtoâFigureâ9).
Advanced Settings:⢠Collectors/Groups:âAutomaticallyâselected⢠Support Autodiscovery:âTrue/Falseâ
NOTE:âForâtheâSupportâAutodiscoveryâoption,âtheâdefaultâsettingâisâTrue,âwhichâenablesâtheâadapterâinstanceâtoâcreateâresourcesâforâyou.âIfâyouâselectâFalse,âyouâmustâmanuallyâdiscoverâyourâF5âBIG-IPâresources.âReferâtoâsection â6.2 Manually Discovering Resourcesââforâinstructions.
⢠Timeout (Seconds):âAâtimeoutâintervalâ(inâseconds)âforâAPIâcalls;âtheârecommendedâdefaultâvalueâisâ30 seconds
Figure 9: Manage Credential
⢠Credential Name:âAânameâforâthisâsetâofâManagementâPackâcredentials⢠User Name:âUserâNameâforâyourâF5âBIG-IPâuserâaccount⢠Password:âPasswordâforâyourâF5âBIG-IPâuserâaccountâ
NOTE:âTheâfollowingâvRealizeâuserâname/passwordâfieldsâareâshownâonlyâwhenâtheâdeprecatedâcredentialâkindâisâselected.âTheseâfieldsâareâmaintainedâforâbackwardâcompatibilityâpurposesâonlyâandâareânotânecessaryâforâproperâoperationâofâtheâManagementâPack.
⢠vRealize User Name:âUserâNameâforâyourâvRealizeâOperationsâuserâaccount⢠vRealize Password:âPasswordâforâyourâvRealizeâOperationsâuserâaccount
6. ClickâOKâtoâsaveâyourâcredential.7. ClickâTest ConnectionâtoâensureâvRealizeâOperationsâcanâconnectâproperlyâtoâtheâsystem.8. ClickâSave Settingsâtoâsaveâyourâadapterâinstanceâconfiguration.
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6.2 Manually Discovering Resources
Withâmanualâdiscovery,âtheâadapterâsendsâaârequestâtoâF5âBIG-IPâtoâreturnâresources,âwhichâyouâthenâmanuallyâselectâtoâimportâintoâvRealizeâOperations.
6.2.1 Prerequisites
CreateâanâF5âBIG-IPâadapterâinstanceâandâcredential.âReferâtoâtheâpreviousâsection, â6.1 Creating an Adapter Instance and Credentialâ,âforâdetails.
6.2.2 Procedure1. LogâinâtoâvRealizeâOperationsâasâanâadministrator.2. ClickâtheâAdministrationânavigationâshortcutâ( ).3. ClickâInventory Explorerâinâtheânavigatorâpane.
Figure 10: Inventory Explorer > Adapter Instances
4. Under Adapter Instances,âselectâtheâF5âBIG-IPâAdapterâInstance.
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5.â ClickâtheâDiscover Resourcesâiconâ( )âtoâopenâtheâDiscover Objectsâwindow.
Figure 11: Discover Objects Window
6. InâtheâDiscover Objectsâwindow,âselectâtheâfollowingâinformation:â˘â TheâCollector to use
NOTE:âUnlessâyouâaddedâadditionalâcollectors,âtheâonlyâavailableâcollectorâisâyourâvROpsâserver.
â˘â âF5âBIG-IPâAdapterââforâAdapter Typeâ˘â TheâapplicableâAdapter Instanceâ˘â âF5âBIG-IPâDiscoveryââforâDiscovery Info â˘â WhetherâOnly New Objectsâ(select/de-selectâcheckbox)âshouldâbeâcollected
7. ClickâOKâtoâstartâtheâdiscoveryâprocess.8. Theâdiscoveryâprocessâcanâtakeâseveralâsecondsâtoâseveralâminutes.âWhenâitâhasâfinished,âtheâDiscovery
Resultsâwindowâlistsâyourâresources.9. Double-clickâeachâresourceâkindâthatâcontainsâresourcesâtoâadd.10. Selectâoptionsâforâeachâkindâofâresource.âReferâtoâTableâ2.
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Table 2: Resource Options
OPTION DESCRIPTION
Import Importâtheâresourcesâbutâdoânotâstartâcollectingâdata.âResourcesâappearâinâtheâresourceâlistâasâNotâCollecting;âdataâisânotâstored;âanalysisâisânotâperformed.
Collect Importâtheâresourcesâandâstartâcollectingâdata.âWhenâyouâselectâtheâCollectâcheckâbox,âtheâImportâcheckâboxâisâalsoâselected.
11. ClickâOK.âTheâDiscovery Resultsâwindowâclosesâandâtheânewâresourcesâappear.
6.2.3 What To Do Next
Ifâyouâdidânotâselectâtheâoptionâtoâstartâmetricâcollectionâwhenâyouâdefinedâaâresource,âyouâcanâstartâmetricâcollectionâafterâtheâresourceâisâdefined.âToâstartâcollectingâmetricsâforâaâresource,âchooseâtheâresources,âthenâclickâtheâStart Collectingâiconâ( ).
6.3 Validating Data Collection
AfterâyouâaddâanâF5âBIG-IPâadapterâinstance,âyouâwillâwantâtoâvalidateâtheâdataâthatâitâcollectsâinâvROps.
6.3.1 Prerequisites
AddâanâF5âBIG-IPâadapterâinstance.âReferâtoâsectionââ6.1 Creating an Adapter Instance and Credentialâ.
6.3.2 Procedure1. SelectâtheâEnvironment shortcutâ( ).
NOTE:âIfâyouâenabledâAutodiscoveryâforâtheâadapterâinstance,âitâwillâcreateâresourcesâasâsoonâasâitâbeginsâcollectingâmetrics.âIfâyouâdisabledâAutodiscoveryâforâtheâadapterâinstance,âyouâmustâgoâbackâandâdiscoverâresourcesâmanuallyâbeforeâyouâcanâvalidateâdataâcollection.âReferâtoâsectionââ6.2 Manually Discovering Resourcesâ.
2. UnderâInventoryâTrees,âselectâAll Objects,âthenâexpandâtheâF5 BIG-IP Adapter objectsâlist.3. Selectâaâresourceâfromâtheâlist,âthenâclickâtheâTroubleshootingâtabâandâAll Metricsâviewâtoâvalidateâvaluesâ
againstâtheâdataâsource.
Figure 12: F5 BIG-IP Adapter Objects Troubleshooting
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7. Appendix I: Management Pack Folders and Files
TheâinstallerâplacesâtheâManagementâPackâ(adapter)âfilesâinâthe $VCOPS_BASE/user/plugins/inbound/bm_f5_big_ip folderâasâshownâbelow
Table 3: Management Pack Folders and Files
FOLDER/FILE(S) FOLDER/FILE(S) DESCRIPTION
conf dashboardsâ(folder) Containsâ.jsonâfilesâforâManagementâPackâDashboards
describe.xml DescribesâtheâManagementâPack
describe.dtd Usedâtoâvalidateâdescribe.xml
imagesâ(folder) Containsâ.pngâfilesâforâAdapterKind,âResourceKinds,âandâTraversalSpec
oss_attribution.txt Openâsourceâlicenseâfile
reportsâ(folder) Containsâ.xmlâfilesâforâManagementâPackâReports
reskndmetricsâ(folder) Containsâ.xmlâfilesâforâDashboardâMetricâconfiguration
resourcesâ(folder) Containsâresources.propertiesâfile
scriptsâ(folder) Containsâ.sdmâfilesâconsumedâbyâtheâadapter
version.txt Containsâversionâinformation
viewsâ(folder) Containsâ.xmlâfilesâforâManagementâPackâViews
lib Referâtoâlibâfolderâforâentireâlist .jarâfilesâthatâcontainâtheâclassesâandâresourcesâusedâtoâimplementâtheâManagementâPack
work lastcollect.propertiesTracksâwhenâtheâlastâcollectionâforâeachâadapterâinstanceâwasâperformedâ(usedâwhenâhistoricâmodeâisâenabled)
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8. Appendix II: Revision Notes
Thisâinstallationâguideâisâupdatedâwithâeachâreleaseâofâtheâproduct,âorâwhenânecessary.âTheâfollowingâtableâprovidesâitsârevisionâhistory.
REVISION DATE DESCRIPTION
REV-04 14-JUL-2017â˘â CorrectedâdescriptionsâforâExclude Nodes and Pool Members and
Exclude Relationships parametersâinâsectionââ6.1 Creating an Adapter Instance and Credentialâ
REV-03 25-NOV-2016
â˘â Addedâsectionââ4. Upgrading the Management Packââ˘â Addedânewâsettingsâtoâconfigurationâscreen:âExclude Pool Members and
Nodes,âExclude Relationships,âandâTimeout (Seconds)â˘â RemovedâvRealizeâcredentialârequirementâandâdeprecatedâthatâcredentialâ
screenâ˘â AddedâsupportâforâF5âAuditorâuserârole;âdocumentedâadditionalâmetricsâavailableâforâAdministratorâuserâroleâinâTable 1: System Requirements
REV-02 27-SEP-2016 â˘â Addedâinformationâtoâsectionââ3. Licensing RequirementsââaboutâBlueâMedoraâsâTrueâVisibilityâSuite
REV-01 30-SEP-2015 Initial release
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Youâcanâfindâtheâmostâup-to-dateâtechnicalâdocumentationâonâtheâBlueâMedoraâsupportâsiteâat:âhttp://support.bluemedora.com.
TheâBlueâMedoraâwebsiteâalsoâprovidesâtheâlatestâproductâupdates.âIfâyouâ haveâcommentsâaboutâthisâdocumentation,âsubmitâyourâfeedbackâto:â [email protected].