F5 BIG-IP Telemetry Streaming

PLEASE NOTE: F5 BIG-IP Telemetry Streaming is no longer in active development. We are moving this technology into maintenance mode, focusing on the next generation of Telemetry innovations. We will continue to update BIG-IP TS with critical security updates.

Introduction

F5 BIG-IP Telemetry Streaming (BIG-IP TS) is an iControl LX Extension delivered as a TMOS-independent RPM file. Installing the BIG-IP TS Extension on BIG-IP enables you to declaratively aggregate, normalize, and forward statistics and events from the BIG-IP to a consumer application by POSTing a single BIG-IP TS JSON declaration to BIG-IP TS’s declarative REST API endpoint.

IMPORTANT Beginning with BIG-IP TS 1.7.0, the RPM and checksum files will no longer be located in the /dist directory in this repository. These files can be found on the Release page, as Assets. You can find historical files on GitHub by using the Branch drop-down, clicking the Tags tab, and then selecting the appropriate release.

Documentation

For the documentation on BIG-IP Telemetry Streaming, including download, installation, and usage instructions, see the BIG-IP Telemetry Streaming User guide at http://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-telemetry-streaming/latest/.

Example Telemetry Streaming declarations

The BIG-IP Telemetry Streaming documentation contains a variety of example declarations you can use directly or modify to suit your needs. See the Consumers and Example Declarations pages.

Filing Issues and Getting Help

If you come across a bug or other issue when using BIG-IP Telemetry Streaming, use GitHub Issues to submit an issue for our team. You can also see the current known issues on that page, which are tagged with a purple Known Issue label.

Important: Github Issues are consistently monitored by F5 staff, but should be considered as best effort only and you should not expect to receive the same level of response as provided by F5 Support. Please open a case as described below with F5 if this is a critical issue.

Because BIG-IP Telemetry Streaming has been created and fully tested by F5, it is fully supported by F5. This means you can get assistance if necessary from F5 Technical Support.

Be sure to see the Support page in this repo for more details and supported versions of BIG-IP Telemetry Streaming.

Copyright

Copyright 2014-2025 F5, Inc.

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