Pre-requisites

Pre-requisites for the F5 ACI ServiceCenter:

• F5 ACI ServiceCenter should be a part of the default security domain for proper functioning.

• Cisco APIC users who access F5 ACI ServiceCenter must have admin privileges to the Cisco APIC.

• All BIG-IP devices added to the F5 ACI ServiceCenter should have https support.

• To enable F5 ACI ServiceCenter L4-L7 Application Services tab, use the BIG-IP Configuration utility to install the latest version of AS3 (f5-appsvcs package) and FAST (f5-appsvcs-templates) on the BIG-IP device.

  • AS3 installation https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/userguide/installation.html
  • FAST installation https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-templates/latest/userguide/install-uninstall.html

• To view the Virtual Server statistics on the Visibility VIP Dashboard, you must install the Telemetry Streaming plugin version 1.17 or higher on the BIG-IP device. Follow the installation steps and the default pull consumer configuration details from https://clouddocs.f5.com/f5-aci-servicecenter/latest/navigate.html#configure-telemetry

• To allow self discovery of BIG-IP devices on F5 ACI ServiceCenter, enable the LLDP protocol on BIG-IP devices and Cisco APIC. Make sure the LLDP attribute ”Management Address” is present in the LLDP attributes send list on BIG-IP devices (Network->Interfaces->Interfaces List-><interface_id>).

• F5 ACI ServiceCenter has read-only privileges to the Cisco APIC. To configure and manage the Cisco APIC, use the Cisco APIC GUI/API. For example, use the Cisco APIC GUI/API to add a logical device or to add an endpoint group etc.

• The minimum BIG-IP Plugin versions supported by the F5 ACI ServiceCenter:

  Package Version	AS3 Version	Telemetry Version	FAST Version
  2.11	3.45.0+	1.33.0+	1.25.0+
  2.12	3.47.0+	1.35.0+	1.25.0+

Note

• 2.10 and prior are deprecated and no longer supported.
• It is highly recommended to always install the latest plugin version on the BIG-IP device.