F5 device importer¶

Versio.io can import, historize and process configuration data from F5 Networks network devices.

Configuration¶

You can find the configuration option in Versio.io at Environment settings > OneImporter > Configurations > F5.

Here you can edit all existing configurations, create new configurations or delete existing configurations. To add a new configuration, enter a Name for your importer.

Click Add to proceed to the configuration.

To edit an existing configuration, click the arrow on the left of your importer name to expand the configuration options.

The following configuration options are available:

Field	Description	Advice
Name	Meaningful name	Add the word "F5" to identify the importer when viewing the logs
Active	Option to activate and deactivate the configuration. Data is only imported if the configuration is activated.
Credential	Select authorization for network device access.	Enter API username and password at `Settings > Access Management > Credential Vaults`
Domains & IPs	Enter all network device domains or IPs.
Entities	Select the entities to be inventoried by Versio.io.
Executing OneImporter	Select a Versio.io OneImporter to import the data based on the importer configuration.	Requires an installed OneImporter: Installation instructions
Schedule time (cron format)	Determine the frequency of imports in CRON format	Learn more about CRON format: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron

Table: F5 network device configuration parameters

Create F5 API user¶

Versio.io executes the following requests to your F5 network device to inventory it:

https://${address}/mgmt/tm/cm/device
https://${address}/mgmt/tm/cm/device-group
https://${address}/mgmt/tm/ltm/virtual
https://${address}/mgmt/tm/ltm/node
https://${address}/mgmt/tm/ltm/pool
https://${address}/mgmt/tm/ltm/policy

Requests: Executed requests for inventory

For the inventory, it is necessary to create a user (requires the guest role with access to all partitions) so that Versio.io can authenticate itself on the network device.