Array

Before You Begin

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for Managing Array devices on AppViewX are:

Version Supported: Rel.APV.10.4.2.93
IP Address/FQDN: IP address and FQDN
User Privilege: api access
Enable Password: NA
License Check: No
Services and Ports for AppViewX Communication: A port needs to be specified for API access.
Note: Any port no. can be used.
Internet Access/Proxy if Required: NA
Location from which Certificates are discovered if managed: NA

Web Browser Requirement

ACF Permission

Ensure the following ACF permission is available to add and manage devices:

You can check this under any of the following menus:

To associate ACF permissions with a role, see Platform User Guide.

To add an Array device:

Go to Menu > ADC+ > ASSET MANAGEMENT.
Perform one of the followings:
- Click Device Inventory, and then select Add (+) icon to navigate to the Device details page.
- Click Onboard Device in the left navigation panel.
In the Device details page, select Array from the left sidebar.

Enter or select the field information in the General information section.

Table 1. General information Section - Field and Description Table
Name	Description
*Modules	Select modules checkbox. The values are SLB GSLB
*Device name	Unique name of the device to be added. Note: Device names can only contain alphanumeric characters, '-' , '_' , '.' , '*' , '\|' , '!' and spaces.
Data center	Enter the Datacenter name where the device is configured. The default value is Absecon. Note: Data center name can only contain alphanumeric characters, '-' , '_' , '.' , '*' , ':' , '\|' and spaces.
Communication	Select the communication method for accessing devices, either through an IP address or FQDN.
*IP Address	Enter the IPv4 address of the device. Note: The IP address must be in the correct format.
*API Port	Enter the communication port of the device. Note: Only the numbers are allowed.
Cert Sync	Select the certificate sync option: 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.
LB Sync	By default, this option is enabled to discover and manage the load balancer configurations. If not required, you can disable this option.
*: Mandatory fields

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

Table 2. Credentials Section - Field and Description Table
Name	Description
*Credential type	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.
*Username	Enter the user name of the device.
*Password	Enter the password of the device.
*: Mandatory fields

Enter or select the field information in the Secondary device information section.

Table 3. Secondary device information Section - Field and Description Table
Name	Description
*Secondary / Failover / Sync group	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.
*: Mandatory fields

After adding the device, you can validate the device by searching device in the device inventory.