Adding F5 Device

To add an F5 device:

Go to (Menu) > CERT+ > ADMINISTRATION > Device Management.
By default, the ADC tab is displayed.
Click the (Add) icon.
In the Device details page, click the F5 icon.

Enter the field information in the General information section.

For the device type Device/Tenant:

Table 1. General information Section for "Device/Tenant" Device Type - Field and Description Table
Name	Type	Description	Validation
Device Type	Drop-down	When you select Device Type as Device/Tenant, you will need to provide the relevant device information in the following fields.	NA
*Module	Check box	LTM / BIG-IP DNS Module.	NA
VCMP Guest	Check box	To add a device as a vcmp guest, this checkbox should be checked.	NA
*Device name	Text	Unique name of the device to be added.	Device names can only contain alphanumeric characters, '-' , '_' , '.' , '*' , '\|' , '!' and spaces.
Data center	Text	Data center name where the device is configured. The default value is Absecon.	Data center name can only contain alphanumeric characters, '-' , '_' , '.' , '*' , ':' , '\|' and spaces.
Onboarding Group	Dropdown	Select the onboarding group to assign the device. Note: Devices without an assigned group are automatically mapped to the Default group during migration, onboarding, and when edited without existing group mappings.	NA
*Communication	Radio button	Devices can be accessed using an IP address or FQDN.	NA
*IP Address	Text	The ipv4 address of the device.	The IP address should be a valid IPv4 format.
*FQDN	Text	The FQDN of the device.	the FQDN should be in a valid format.
*SSH Port	Text	Communication port of the device.	Numbers only.
*Cert Sync	Radio button	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
DNSSEC sync	Radio button	By default, the Ignored option is selected. If your ADC acts as an authoritative DNS server, then select the Managed option to manage the DNSSEC Zones and Keys (KSK and ZSK).
AppViewX Group Sync	Check box	This should be enabled if the user wants to sync the devices within the device group.	NA
LB Sync	Checkbox	By default, this option is enabled to discover and manage the load balancer configurations. If not required, you can disable this option.
*: Mandatory fields

For the device type Host:

Table 2. General information Section for "Host" Device Type - Field and Description Table
Name	Type	Description	Validation
Device Type	Drop-down	When you select Device Type as Host, you will need to provide the relevant device information in the following fields.	NA
Host Type	Radio button	Select any of the following host types: vCMP Host - Enables the running of multiple virtual instances of BIG-IP software on a single physical device rSeried Host - A host type representing the F5 rSeries hardware platform, designed for high-performance application delivery and security. Velos Partition - A logical partition on the F5 VELOS platform, allowing for the segmentation of resources and management of multiple tenants within a single VELOS chassis.	NA
*Device name	Text	Unique name of the device to be added.	Device names can only contain alphanumeric characters, '-' , '_' , '.' , '*' , '\|' , '!' and spaces.
Data center	Text	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	Devices can be accessed using an IP address or FQDN.	NA
*IP Address	Text	The ipv4 address of the device.	The IP address should be a valid IPv4 format.
*FQDN	Text	The FQDN of the device.	the FQDN should be in a valid format.
*SSH Port	Text	Communication port of the device.	Numbers only.
*: Mandatory fields

For the device type Controller:

Table 3. General information Section for "Controller" Device Type - Field and Description Table
Name	Type	Description	Validation
Device Type	Drop-down	When you select Device Type as Controller, you will need to provide the relevant device information in the following fields.	NA
*Device name	Text	Unique name of the device to be added.	Device names can only contain alphanumeric characters, '-' , '_' , '.' , '*' , '\|' , '!' and spaces.
Data center	Text	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	Devices can be accessed using an IP address or FQDN.	NA
*IP Address	Text	The ipv4 address of the device.	The IP address should be a valid IPv4 format.
*FQDN	Text	The FQDN of the device.	the FQDN should be in a valid format.
*SSH Port	Text	Communication port of the device.	Numbers only.
*: Mandatory fields

Enter the field information in the Credentials section. You can select Manual Entry or Credentials List.

Table 4. Credentials Section - Field and Description Table
Name	Type	Description	Validation
*Credential type	Dropdown	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	The user name of the device.	NA
*Password	Text	The password of the device.	NA
Token based authentication	Toggle button	To access the device REST API using token.	NA
*: Mandatory fields

Enter the field information in the Secondary device information section.

Table 5. Secondary device information Section - Field and Description Table
Name	Type	Description	Validation
Secondary device information	Radio button	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

Click Save.