topic Re: F5 Plugin configuration in Extensions

F5 Plugin configuration

john_martin — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:49:55 GMT

If I'm introducing a new custom plugin to the environment and want to limit the metrics pulled to only the Virtual Servers and Pools that I enter in, do I also have to enter in the specific nodes of those pools or will the DT logic recognize that I only want the metrics associated with the pools entered? I don't want to burn metrics on an /all pull

Re: F5 Plugin configuration

Mike_L — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:40:42 GMT

If you don’t want any nodes at all, just enter “none” in the nodes field. If you want the nodes that belong to the pools you are polling you will need to enter those nodes in the text box.

There is no link between virtual servers, pools and nodes.

Mike

Re: F5 Plugin configuration

john_martin — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 20:45:05 GMT

Thanks Mike, appreciate the quick response! Any chance that could be a future enhancement? Would certainly simplify things on our end.

Re: F5 Plugin configuration

Mike_L — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:01:49 GMT

We are looking into easier configuration such as auto discovery with checkboxes to select what you are looking for. I don’t think that we will go down the route of picking splittings based on other splittings as it requires additional calls (overhead).

Re: F5 Plugin configuration

john_martin — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 02:16:22 GMT

Great idea!

Re: F5 Plugin configuration

jcurbina — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:01:41 GMT

Hi,

Is there a limit on the number of virtual servers or pools that can be monitored?

Re: F5 Plugin configuration

Mike_L — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:08:55 GMT

There is a limit of 100 splittings per metric per f5 currently. We're looking to increase this in the future.

Re: F5 Plugin configuration

jcurbina — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:36:22 GMT

Thank you very much for the information

Re: F5 Plugin configuration

Seyda_Eren — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:10:34 GMT

Hi @Mike_L, when will it be available? Thanks.

Re: F5 Plugin configuration

Mike_L — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:27:44 GMT

We're currently looking into moving the f5 extension to the SNMP implementation of Extension Framework v2.0. This should provide additional functionality down the road.