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F5 biG-IP SYSTEMS

Course Outline

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
COURSE OUTLINE
 Introduction to BIGIP-F5
 BIG-IP F5 Load Balancing Objects
 BIGIP-F5 Persistance
 BIGIP-F5 Monitors
 BIGIP-F5 Profiles
 BIGIP-F5 SSL & SNAT
 BIGIP-F5 High Availability
 BIGIP-F5 LTM iRULES
 BIG-F5 Labs

Lesson 1: Setting Up the BIG-IP System


 Introducing the BIG-IP System

 Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System


 Configuring the Management Interface
 Activating the Software License
 Provisioning Modules and Resources
 Importing a Device Certificate
 Specifying BIG-IP Platform Properties
 Configuring the Network
 Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP) Servers
 Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) Settings
 Configuring High Availability Options
 Archiving the BIG-IP Configuration
 Leveraging F5 Support Resources and Tools
Lesson 2: Traffic Processing Building Blocks
 Identifying BIG-IP Traffic Processing Objects

 Configuring Virtual Servers and Pools


 Load Balancing Traffic
 Viewing Module Statistics and Logs
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 Using the Traffic Management Shell (TMSH)
 Understanding the TMSH Hierarchical Structure
 Navigating the TMSH Hierarchy
 Managing BIG-IP Configuration State and Files
 BIG-IP System Configuration State
 Loading and Saving the System Configuration
 Shutting Down and Restarting the BIG-IP System
 Saving and Replicating Configuration Data (UCS and SCF)
Lesson 3: Using NATs and SNATs
 Address Translation on the BIG-IP System

 Mapping IP Addresses with NATs


 Solving Routing Issues with SNATs
 Configuring SNAT Auto Map on a Virtual Server
 Monitoring for and Mitigating Port Exhaustion
Lesson 4: Monitoring Application Health
 Introducing Monitors

 Types of Monitors
 Monitor Interval and Timeout Settings
 Configuring Monitors
 Assigning Monitors to Resources
 Managing Pool, Pool Member, and Node Status
 Using the Network Map
Lesson 5: Modifying Traffic Behavior with Profiles
 Introducing Profiles

 Understanding Profile Types and Dependencies


 Configuring and Assigning Profiles
 Introducing SSL Offload and SSL Re-Encryption
 Managing Object State
 Lesson 6: Modifying Traffic Behavior with Persistence
 Understanding the Need for Persistence
 Introducing Source Address Affinity Persistence
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 Managing Object State
Lesson 7: Administering the BIG-IP System
 Configuring Logging

 Legacy Remote Logging


 Introducing High Speed Logging (HSL)
 High-Speed Logging Filters
 HSL Configuration Objects
 Configuring High Speed Logging
 Using TCPDUMP on the BIG-IP System
 Leveraging the BIG-IP iHealth System
 Viewing BIG-IP System Statistics
 Defining User Roles and Administrative Partitions
 Leveraging vCMP
Lesson 8: Configuring High Availability
 Introducing Device Service Clustering (DSC)

 Preparing to Deploy a DSC Configuration


 Configuring DSC Communication Settings
 Establishing Device Trust
 Establishing a Sync-Failover Device Group
 Synchronizing Configuration Data
 Exploring Traffic Group Behavior
 Understanding Failover Managers and Triggers
 Achieving Stateful Failover with Mirroring

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The Client Virtual Machine
 Please use any of the following download mirrors in order to obtain the client
virtual machine.
User Credentials
 Username: root
 Password: f5training

 Drop Link : https://www.dropbox.com/s/ixopad0l09unc4v/F5_Lab_Client_v2.ova?dl=1


 Google Drive Link : https://drive.google.com/uc?
export=download&confirm=rYxF&id=1JE6vSLPQF2KT8n-7bHO6pq08t4ylvEtA
 OneDrive Link : https://onedrive.live.com/download?
cid=05A0C273E2F286A4&resid=5A0C273E2F286A4%21111&authkey=AHpVhY6SjymARP0

The Server Virtual Machine


 Please use any of the following download mirrors in order to obtain the tomcat
server virtual machine.
User Credentials
 Username: root
 Password: f5training

 Drop Link : https://www.dropbox.com/s/ure2qmq8f8gy487/F5_Lab_ApacheServer_v2.ova?dl=1


 Google Drive Link : https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&confirm=lWaL&id=1rbhQ-
NDnsUiMcxgUVvWWOr0xzYdgOVn2
 OneDrive Link : https://onedrive.live.com/download?
cid=05A0C273E2F286A4&resid=5A0C273E2F286A4%21110&authkey=AI00Sy9PxlMqIM8

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