About the Device
The BIG-IP® local traffic management system is specifically designed to manage your local network traffic. Local traffic management refers to the process of managing network traffic that comes into or goes out of a local area network (LAN), including an intranet.
Device Information
Entity | Particulars |
|---|---|
Vendor Name | F5 |
Product Name | BIG-IP LTM |
Type of Device | Hosted |
Collection Method
Log Type | Ingestion label | Preferred Logging Protocol - Format | Log Collection Method |
|---|---|---|---|
F5 BIGIP LTM | CF5_BIGIP_LTM | Syslog | CyberHub |
Port Requirements
Source | Destination | Port |
|---|---|---|
F5 BIG-IP LTM | CyberHub | 514 (UDP) |
To facilitate secure communication and align with our best practice, we strongly encourage the use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) between your security devices and our Adaptive MxDR platform for event forwarding.
While we understand that TLS support may not be available on all devices, if your devices do support TLS communication, we recommend utilizing port 6514 for seamless integration.
In some cases, the upgraded version of the device might incorporate TLS support without prior notice. If you come across such a scenario or for further assistance in configuring TLS, we kindly ask you to reach out to your dedicated Adaptive MxDR Service Delivery Lead.
Device Configuration
To add a remote syslog server using the Configuration utility:
Log in to the Configuration utility.
Navigate to System > Logs > Configuration > Remote Logging.
For Remote IP, enter the destination syslog server IP address, or FQDN. (DNS server configuration required)
For Remote Port, enter the remote syslog server UDP port (default is 514).
(Optional) For Local IP, enter the local IP address of the BIG-IP system.
For BIG-IP systems in a high availability (HA) configuration, the non-floating self IP address is recommended if using a Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) based IP address.
Select Add.
Select Update.
For BIG-IP systems in a high availability (HA) configuration, perform a ConfigSync to synchronize the changes to the other devices in the device group.
To add a remote syslog server using TMOS Shell (tmsh):
Log in to the TMOS Shell (tmsh) by entering the following command:
tmsh
To add a single remote syslog server, use the following command syntax:
modify /sys syslog remote-servers add { <name> { host <IP address or FQDN> remote-port <port> }}
<Name> is a name that you assign to identify the syslog server on your BIG-IP LTM appliance.
<IP address> is the IP address of remote syslog server
<port> is the port of remote syslog server
If you do not enter a port number, the system configures the default port number, 514.
To save the configuration, enter the following command:
save /sys config
For BIG-IP systems in a high availability (HA) configuration, perform a ConfigSync to synchronize the changes to the other devices in the device group.
Integration Parameters
Parameters required from customer for Integration.
Property | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
IP Address | F5 BIG-IP LTM interface IP address | Hostname or IP address of the device which forwards logs to the CyberHub |