F5 BIG-IP Montoring

[sundarv1]

We plan to use - F5 BIG-IP monitoring & observability | Dynatrace Hub in our env.

What are the pre-requisites we need to do before deploying this extension like below

1. Firewall from F5 to Active Gate - SNMP Port

 Any other pre-requisites we need take care.

[vibhamishr20531 · Accepted solution]

Hi @sundarv1 ,

Check below required details before configuring :

Dynatrace will handle the execution of this Extension 2.0 from an ActiveGate group so need to create activegate group
Activegates should be reachable to Firewall F5 SNMP Port(161)
check SNMP version whether v2c or v3

[PacoPorro]

Please review the consumption details thoroughly. Depending on the number of configured endpoints and the enabled feature set and due the number of metrics required this extension can significantly consume AG resources.

[Mizső]

@PacoPorro mentioned a very important topic. You can use filters:

https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/shortlink/f5-extension#customize-the-monitoring

Simple example:

I hope it helps.

Best regards,

Mizső