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 – 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 nodes and virtual systems—to VMs. This gives you a holistic view of BIG-IP that goes beyond the system itself and out to the VMs that make up the apps:
The F5 BIG-IP World Overview dashboard
The F5 BIG-IP World Overview dashboard provides easy access to performance and availability for the BIG-IP system as a whole. Scoreboards...
