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1.5.2. Base BIG-IQ Configuration¶
In this lab, the VE has been configured with the basic system settings and the VLAN/self-IP configurations required for the BIG-IQ to communicate and pass traffic on the network. Additionally, the Data Collection Device has already been added to BIG-IQ and the BIG-IP’s have been imported and have been gathering health statistics. They have not however had their configurations imported.