> ## Documentation Index
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# F5 BIG-IP

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<Note>
  This feature is available as an add-on for the [Honeycomb Enterprise plan](https://www.honeycomb.io/pricing/).
  Please contact your Honeycomb account team for details.
</Note>

## Supported Platforms

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

## Configuration Table

| Parameter            | Type     | Default | Description                                                                                                                                                                   |
| :------------------- | :------- | :------ | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| address\*            | `string` |         | The hostname or IP address of the Big-IP environment.                                                                                                                         |
| port                 | `int`    | 443     | The TCP port of the Big-IP environment.                                                                                                                                       |
| username\*           | `string` |         | Username used for authenticating with Big-IP.                                                                                                                                 |
| password\*           | `string` |         | Password used for authenticating with Big-IP.                                                                                                                                 |
| collection\_interval | `int`    | 60      | Sets how often (seconds) to scrape for metrics.                                                                                                                               |
| strict\_tls\_verify  | `bool`   | false   | Enable to require TLS certificate verification.                                                                                                                               |
| ca\_file             | `string` |         | 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. |
| mutual\_tls          | `bool`   | false   | Enable to require TLS mutual authentication.                                                                                                                                  |
| cert\_file           | `string` |         | A TLS certificate used for client authentication if mutual TLS is enabled.                                                                                                    |
| key\_file            | `string` |         | A TLS private key used for client authentication if mutual TLS is enabled.                                                                                                    |