Lab 2.2 – Discover BIG-IP Devices

In order for iWorkflow to interact with a BIG-IP device it must be discovered by iWorkflow. The device discovery process leverages the existing CMI Device Trust infrastructure on BIG-IP. Currently there is a limitation that a single BIG-IP device can only be ‘discovered’ by ONE of iWorkflow or BIG-IQ CM at a time. In this lab will we discover the existing BIG-IP devices from your lab environment.

Task 1 – Discover BIG-IP Devices

Perform the following steps to complete this task:

  1. Expand the “Lab 2.2: Discover & License BIG-IP Devices” folder in the Postman collection

  2. Open a Google Chrome window/tab to your iWorkflow device (https://10.1.1.6) and login with default credentials (admin/admin). You can use this window to monitor actions while they are being performed in Postman. Find the ‘Devices’ pane and make if viewable if it isn’t already.

  3. Click the “Step 1: Discover BIGIP-A Device” item in the Postman collection. This will request will perform a POST to the /mgmt/shared/resolver/device-groups/cm-cloud-managed-devices/devices worker to perform the device discovery process. Examine the JSON body so you understand what data is sent to perform the discovery process:

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  4. Click the ‘Send’ button. Examine the response and monitor the iWorkflow Chrome window you opened previously.

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  5. Copy the ‘uuid’ attribute for BIGIP-A and populate the ‘iworkflow_big_ip_a_uuid’ Postman environment variable with the value:

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  6. Repeat steps 1-4 with the “Step 2: Discover BIGIP-B Device” item in the collection.

  7. Click the “Step 3: Get Discovered Devices” item in the collection. We will GET the devices collection and verify that both BIG-IP devices show a ‘state’ of ‘ACTIVE’:

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