# F5 BIG-IP

### Supported Platforms

| Platform | Metrics | Logs | Traces |
| -------- | ------- | ---- | ------ |
| Linux    | ✓       |      |        |
| Windows  | ✓       |      |        |
| macOS    | ✓       |      |        |

### Configuration Table

<table><thead><tr><th width="162.046875">Parameter</th><th width="103.56640625">Type</th><th width="83.3125">Default</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>address*</td><td><code>string</code></td><td></td><td>The hostname or IP address of the Big-IP environment.</td></tr><tr><td>port</td><td><code>int</code></td><td>443</td><td>The TCP port of the Big-IP environment.</td></tr><tr><td>username*</td><td><code>string</code></td><td></td><td>Username used for authenticating with Big-IP.</td></tr><tr><td>password*</td><td><code>string</code></td><td></td><td>Password used for authenticating with Big-IP.</td></tr><tr><td>collection_interval</td><td><code>int</code></td><td>60</td><td>Sets how often (seconds) to scrape for metrics.</td></tr><tr><td>strict_tls_verify</td><td><code>bool</code></td><td>false</td><td>Enable to require TLS certificate verification.</td></tr><tr><td>ca_file</td><td><code>string</code></td><td></td><td>Certificate authority used to validate the database server's TLS certificate. It's not required if the collector's operating system already trusts the certificate authority.</td></tr><tr><td>mutual_tls</td><td><code>bool</code></td><td>false</td><td>Enable to require TLS mutual authentication.</td></tr><tr><td>cert_file</td><td><code>string</code></td><td></td><td>A TLS certificate used for client authentication if mutual TLS is enabled.</td></tr><tr><td>key_file</td><td><code>string</code></td><td></td><td>A TLS private key used for client authentication if mutual TLS is enabled.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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