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Reddy1's avatar
Reddy1
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Feb 08, 2022

BIQ-IQ and API (CLI)

Hi , We would like to integrate the servers with the BIGIQ so that we can automate few manual processes. When the server team make any changes, we manually require to disable the pool member on the...
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Nikoolayy1
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Feb 10, 2022

Why not use the monitor dissable string or give the server team access to the BIG-IQ just to being able to view things and dissable pool members (with big-iq RBAC access rights this is possible):

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12818

 

https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigiq-7-0-0/assigning-rbac-access-to-bigip-applications-using-big-iq/role-based-user-access.html#GUID-F270A0DF-E3AB-4210-A3B9-C39452D464B9

 

As your VIP already exists this is perfect for you to import the legacy app and give the server team access to this application for monitoring and to disable/enable the pool members:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fscXGPUtkn0&t=248s

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKX2uJ_DQ-Q&t=301s