View release notes for v5.1.0.0

Author: jsevedge

build/files/readme_files/template_text.yaml

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ note_text:
   ha_addtl_nic: 'Adding additional NIC''s post-deployment is possible, it requires creating an additional NIC, powering off the VM and adding the network interface to the VM. See Microsoft documentation for more details on adding a NIC to an existing VM. **Important**: For failover to occur, each set of additional NIC''s created must be named exactly the same except for the last character, such as **additionalnic0** and **additionalnic1**.'
   ha_failover: 'When configuring the template, you have the option of selecting 0 (zero) public IP addresses.  If you select 0 public IP addresses, the BIG-IP systems **will not** create any additional IP configurations on the Azure network interfaces; however, failover of UDR next hop is still supported.  If you create IP configurations post-deployment and would like them to failover, see the [Post-Deployment Configuration section](#post-deployment-configuration) for details.'
   bigiq_note:
-    default: 'You have the option of using a [BIG-IQ device](https://f5.com/products/big-iq-centralized-management) with a pool of BIG-IP licenses in order to license BIG-IP VEs using BYOL licenses. **Note:** The templates now support BIG-IQ licensing using an [ELA](https://www.f5.com/pdf/licensing/big-ip-virtual-edition-enterprise-licensing-agreement-overview.pdf)/[CLPv2]( https://f5.com/partners/cloud-provider) pool, which enables self-licensing of BIG-IP virtual editions (VEs). **Important:** This solution supports the two most recent versions of BIG-IQ (see the [Version Matrix](https://github.com/F5Networks/f5-azure-arm-templates/blob/master/azure-bigip-version-matrix.md) for specific versions), and your BIG-IQ system must have at least 2 NICs.'
+    default: 'You have the option of using a [BIG-IQ device](https://f5.com/products/big-iq-centralized-management) with a pool of BIG-IP licenses in order to license BIG-IP VEs using BYOL licenses. **Note:** The templates now support BIG-IQ licensing using an [ELA](https://www.f5.com/pdf/licensing/big-ip-virtual-edition-enterprise-licensing-agreement-overview.pdf)/subscription pool, which enables self-licensing of BIG-IP virtual editions (VEs). **Important:** This solution supports the two most recent versions of BIG-IQ (see the [Version Matrix](https://github.com/F5Networks/f5-azure-arm-templates/blob/master/azure-bigip-version-matrix.md) for specific versions), and your BIG-IQ system must have at least 2 NICs.'
     exclude:
       stack_type:
         - prod_stack
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ parameter_list:
   bigIqUsername: "The BIG-IQ username to use during BIG-IP licensing via BIG-IQ."
   bigIqPassword: "The BIG-IQ password to use during BIG-IP licensing via BIG-IQ."
   bigIqLicensePoolName: "The BIG-IQ license pool to use during BIG-IP licensing via BIG-IQ."
-  bigIqLicenseSkuKeyword1: "The BIG-IQ license filter (based on SKU keyword) you want to use for licensing the BIG-IPs from the BIG-IQ, for example **F5-BIG-MSP-LTM-25M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BR-200M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BT-1G** or **F5-BIG-MSP-ASM-1G**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/CLPv2 (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**."
-  bigIqLicenseUnitOfMeasure: "The BIG-IQ license unit of measure to use during BIG-IP licensing via BIG-IQ, for example **yearly**, **monthly**, **daily** or **hourly**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/CLPv2 (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**."
+  bigIqLicenseSkuKeyword1: "The BIG-IQ license filter (based on SKU keyword) you want to use for licensing the BIG-IPs from the BIG-IQ, for example **F5-BIG-MSP-LTM-25M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BR-200M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BT-1G** or **F5-BIG-MSP-ASM-1G**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/subscription (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**."
+  bigIqLicenseUnitOfMeasure: "The BIG-IQ license unit of measure to use during BIG-IP licensing via BIG-IQ, for example **yearly**, **monthly**, **daily** or **hourly**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/subscription (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**."
   blockingLevel: "Select how aggressive you want the blocking level of this WAF.  Remember that the more aggressive the blocking level, the more potential there is for false-positives the WAF might detect. Select **Custom** to specify your own security policy."
   calculatedBandwidth: "Specify the amount of bandwidth (in Mbps) that should be used to base the throughput percentage calculation on for scale events. For PAYG, we recommend this matches the parameter **licensedBandwidth**, or at minimum is a lower value. See [Scaling Thresholds](#scaling-thresholds) for more information."
   clientId: "Your Azure service principal application client ID."

experimental/cluster/failover-api/existing_stack/BIGIQ/azuredeploy.json

@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@
         "bigIqLicenseSkuKeyword1": {
             "defaultValue": "OPTIONAL", 
             "metadata": {
-                "description": "The BIG-IQ license filter (based on SKU keyword) you want to use for licensing the BIG-IPs from the BIG-IQ, for example **F5-BIG-MSP-LTM-25M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BR-200M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BT-1G** or **F5-BIG-MSP-ASM-1G**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/CLPv2 (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**."
+                "description": "The BIG-IQ license filter (based on SKU keyword) you want to use for licensing the BIG-IPs from the BIG-IQ, for example **F5-BIG-MSP-LTM-25M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BR-200M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BT-1G** or **F5-BIG-MSP-ASM-1G**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/subscription (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**."
             }, 
             "type": "string"
         }, 
         "bigIqLicenseUnitOfMeasure": {
             "defaultValue": "OPTIONAL", 
             "metadata": {
-                "description": "The BIG-IQ license unit of measure to use during BIG-IP licensing via BIG-IQ, for example **yearly**, **monthly**, **daily** or **hourly**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/CLPv2 (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**."
+                "description": "The BIG-IQ license unit of measure to use during BIG-IP licensing via BIG-IQ, for example **yearly**, **monthly**, **daily** or **hourly**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/subscription (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**."
             }, 
             "type": "string"
         }, 

experimental/cluster/failover-api/existing_stack/README.md

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ For information on getting started using F5's ARM templates on GitHub, see [Micr
 - When configuring the template, you have the option of selecting 0 (zero) public IP addresses.  If you select 0 public IP addresses, the BIG-IP systems **will not** create any additional IP configurations on the Azure network interfaces; however, failover of UDR next hop is still supported.  If you create IP configurations post-deployment and would like them to failover, see the [Post-Deployment Configuration section](#post-deployment-configuration) for details.
 - This template may deploy additional NICs using the parameter **numberOfAdditionalNics**, if doing so it will preconfigure the BIG-IP VLAN(s) and place the interfaces into the corresponding VLAN based on the subnet name(s) provided in the parameter **additionalNicLocation**.  Be aware that after the template deploys, the BIG-IP self IP address(es) need to be created that correspond to the Azure IP Config object for that NIC.  You must also set the IP Config object to a **static** address instead of **dynamic** to ensure it does not change on reboot.
 - Adding additional NIC's post-deployment is possible, it requires creating an additional NIC, powering off the VM and adding the network interface to the VM. See Microsoft documentation for more details on adding a NIC to an existing VM. **Important**: For failover to occur, each set of additional NIC's created must be named exactly the same except for the last character, such as **additionalnic0** and **additionalnic1**.
-- You have the option of using a [BIG-IQ device](https://f5.com/products/big-iq-centralized-management) with a pool of BIG-IP licenses in order to license BIG-IP VEs using BYOL licenses. **Note:** The templates now support BIG-IQ licensing using an [ELA](https://www.f5.com/pdf/licensing/big-ip-virtual-edition-enterprise-licensing-agreement-overview.pdf)/[CLPv2]( https://f5.com/partners/cloud-provider) pool, which enables self-licensing of BIG-IP virtual editions (VEs). **Important:** This solution supports the two most recent versions of BIG-IQ (see the [Version Matrix](https://github.com/F5Networks/f5-azure-arm-templates/blob/master/azure-bigip-version-matrix.md) for specific versions), and your BIG-IQ system must have at least 2 NICs.
+- You have the option of using a [BIG-IQ device](https://f5.com/products/big-iq-centralized-management) with a pool of BIG-IP licenses in order to license BIG-IP VEs using BYOL licenses. **Note:** The templates now support BIG-IQ licensing using an [ELA](https://www.f5.com/pdf/licensing/big-ip-virtual-edition-enterprise-licensing-agreement-overview.pdf)/subscription pool, which enables self-licensing of BIG-IP virtual editions (VEs). **Important:** This solution supports the two most recent versions of BIG-IQ (see the [Version Matrix](https://github.com/F5Networks/f5-azure-arm-templates/blob/master/azure-bigip-version-matrix.md) for specific versions), and your BIG-IQ system must have at least 2 NICs.
 
 ## Security
 
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ Use the appropriate button, depending on what type of BIG-IP licensing required:
 | bigIqUsername | BIG-IQ licensing only: | The BIG-IQ username to use during BIG-IP licensing via BIG-IQ. |
 | bigIqPassword | BIG-IQ licensing only: | The BIG-IQ password to use during BIG-IP licensing via BIG-IQ. |
 | bigIqLicensePoolName | BIG-IQ licensing only: | The BIG-IQ license pool to use during BIG-IP licensing via BIG-IQ. |
-| bigIqLicenseSkuKeyword1 | BIG-IQ licensing only: | The BIG-IQ license filter (based on SKU keyword) you want to use for licensing the BIG-IPs from the BIG-IQ, for example **F5-BIG-MSP-LTM-25M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BR-200M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BT-1G** or **F5-BIG-MSP-ASM-1G**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/CLPv2 (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**. |
-| bigIqLicenseUnitOfMeasure | BIG-IQ licensing only: | The BIG-IQ license unit of measure to use during BIG-IP licensing via BIG-IQ, for example **yearly**, **monthly**, **daily** or **hourly**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/CLPv2 (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**. |
+| bigIqLicenseSkuKeyword1 | BIG-IQ licensing only: | The BIG-IQ license filter (based on SKU keyword) you want to use for licensing the BIG-IPs from the BIG-IQ, for example **F5-BIG-MSP-LTM-25M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BR-200M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BT-1G** or **F5-BIG-MSP-ASM-1G**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/subscription (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**. |
+| bigIqLicenseUnitOfMeasure | BIG-IQ licensing only: | The BIG-IQ license unit of measure to use during BIG-IP licensing via BIG-IQ, for example **yearly**, **monthly**, **daily** or **hourly**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/subscription (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**. |
 | numberOfAdditionalNics | Yes | By default this solution deploys the BIG-IP(s) in a 3 NIC configuration, however additional NICs can be added to the BIG-IP(s) using this parameter.  **Note**: The default value is 0, additional NICs will only be created if 1 or higher is specified. |
 | additionalNicLocation | Yes | This parameter specifies where the additional NICs go, use the default value of **OPTIONAL** if **0** was selected for the parameter **numberOfAdditionalNics**.  Otherwise this value must be a semi-colon delimited string of subnets, equal to the number of additional NICs being deployed.  For example, for 2 additional NICs you would use: **subnet01;subnet02**. **Note**: Ensure there are no spaces and the correct number of subnets are provided based on the value selected in **numberOfAdditionalNics**. **Important**: The subnet you provide for each additional NIC **must** be unique. |
 | numberOfExternalIps | Yes | The number of public/private IP addresses you want to deploy for the application traffic (external) NIC on the BIG-IP VE to be used for virtual servers. |

experimental/cluster/failover-api/learning_stack/BIGIQ/azuredeploy.json

@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@
         "bigIqLicenseSkuKeyword1": {
             "defaultValue": "OPTIONAL", 
             "metadata": {
-                "description": "The BIG-IQ license filter (based on SKU keyword) you want to use for licensing the BIG-IPs from the BIG-IQ, for example **F5-BIG-MSP-LTM-25M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BR-200M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BT-1G** or **F5-BIG-MSP-ASM-1G**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/CLPv2 (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**."
+                "description": "The BIG-IQ license filter (based on SKU keyword) you want to use for licensing the BIG-IPs from the BIG-IQ, for example **F5-BIG-MSP-LTM-25M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BR-200M**, **F5-BIG-MSP-BT-1G** or **F5-BIG-MSP-ASM-1G**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/subscription (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**."
             }, 
             "type": "string"
         }, 
         "bigIqLicenseUnitOfMeasure": {
             "defaultValue": "OPTIONAL", 
             "metadata": {
-                "description": "The BIG-IQ license unit of measure to use during BIG-IP licensing via BIG-IQ, for example **yearly**, **monthly**, **daily** or **hourly**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/CLPv2 (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**."
+                "description": "The BIG-IQ license unit of measure to use during BIG-IP licensing via BIG-IQ, for example **yearly**, **monthly**, **daily** or **hourly**. ***Important***: This is only required when licensing with an ELA/subscription (utility) pool on the BIG-IQ, if not using this pool type leave the default of **OPTIONAL**."
             }, 
             "type": "string"
         },