F5 BIG-IP

F5 BIG-IP is the 500-pound gorilla of Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs). BIG-IP's reputation for performance and configurability is unparalleled.

However, the native options for monitoring are limited to a few dashboards or to using SNMP calls and the iControl API manually:

F5 BIG-IP

F5 Big IP – Logical architecture

The Blue Medora management pack for BIG-IP does the heavy lifting, going directly to the iControl API. We bring back metrics and configuration data on physical and virtual systems; iApps and application services; and virtual servers, pools, pool members, and nodes.

From there, the management pack connects BIG-IP components—both ...

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