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title: F5 Networks
description: Collect SNMP metrics from your F5 network devices.
breadcrumbs: Docs > Integrations > F5 Networks
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# F5 Networks
Supported OS Integration version1.0.0
## Overview{% #overview %}

F5 Networks is an application delivery networking and security company. Collect health and performance metrics of your F5 devices, including the Big IP and LTM platforms.

## Setup{% #setup %}

All metrics from F5 appliances are collected from SNMP. To start collecting metrics, install and configure the SNMP integration. See the [Network Device Monitoring](https://docs.datadoghq.com/network_monitoring/devices/setup) documentation for more details and configuration options.

## Vendor profiles{% #vendor-profiles %}

Specific supported vendor profiles for this integration can be found on the [network vendors](https://docs.datadoghq.com/network_monitoring/devices/supported_devices/) page.

## Data Collected{% #data-collected %}

### Metrics{% #metrics %}

All possible metrics collected with SNMP can be found in the Network Device Monitoring documentation under [Data Collected](https://docs.datadoghq.com/network_monitoring/devices/data). All metrics collected from F5 appliances can be found under the [F5] namespace.

### Service Checks{% #service-checks %}

There are no service checks included with the F5 integration.

### Events{% #events %}

No additional events are sent to Datadog from any component of the F5 platform.

## Troubleshooting{% #troubleshooting %}

Need help? Contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help/).

## Further Reading{% #further-reading %}

- [Introducing Network Device Monitoring](https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/network-device-monitoring/)
- [Monitor SNMP with Datadog](https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/monitor-snmp-with-datadog/)