Utilize BIG-IQ to update admin & root passwords on all F5 Devices
With the F5 BIG-IQ tool you can update the admin and root passwords for all your devices you manage or just a select few and its fast and very easy to do.
When you manage BIG-IP device from BIG-IQ Centralized Management, it is good practice to change the default admin and root passwords on a regular basis. From BIG-IQ, you can change the passwords for several BIG-IP devices at one time.
Note: You can change the passwords for several BIG-IP devices simultaneously only if they have the same password. Important: The passwords for the BIG-IP devices you select must all be identical.
- On the top of the BIG-IQ GUI, click Devices tab.
- On the left, click PASSWORD MANAGEMENT > Change Device Passwords .
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Near the top of the screen, click the Create button.
- In the Name and Descriptions fields, type a name and optional description to help you identify this task.
- From the Available list, select devices and move them to the Selected list.
- Select an option for the Change Password setting.
- Provide the old and new passwords, as required.
- Click the Run button at the bottom of the screen.
BIG-IQ will apply the new password to all of the selected BIG-IP devices. You can view the status of this task from the Change Device Passwords screen.
REFERENCE: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K25546160
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