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Overview
Obtain
a functional understanding of the BIG-IP v12 Product Family for managing the
normal day-to-day operation. The course will provide the prerequisite knowledge
for many other of F5’s BIG-IP instructor-led training courses, such as LTM,
GTM, ASM and EM.
Intended Audience
This
course is intended for network operators responsible for managing the normal
day-to-day operation of a BIG-IP environment. This course presents the
prerequisite knowledge for many other of F5’s BIG-IP instructor-led training
courses.
At Completion
Prerequisites
OSI
model, TCP/IP addressing and routing, WAN, LAN environments, and server
redundancy concepts
Exams & Certifications
Materials
Course Outline
Lesson 1: Setting up
BIG-IP System
Introducing the
BIG-IP System
Initially Setting Up
the BIG-IP System
Archiving the BIG-IP
Configuration
F5 Support Resources
and Tools
Lesson 2: Traffic
Processing Building Blocks
Identifying BIG-IP
Traffic Processing Objects
Network Packet Flow
Configuring Virtual
Servers and Pools
Load Balancing
Concepts
Viewing Statistics
and Logs
Using the Traffic
Management Shell (tmsh)
BIG-IP Configuration
State and Files
Saving and
Replicating Configuration Data (UCS and SCF)
Viewing the BIG-IP
Connection Table
Lesson 3: Using NAT
and SNATs
Address Translation
on the BIG-IP System
NAT Concepts
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
Lesson 6: Modifying
Traffic Behavior with Persistence
Understanding the
Need for Persistence
Introducing Source
Address Affinity Persistence
Introducing Cookie
Persistence
Introducing SSL
Offload and SSL Re-Encryption
Managing Object
State
Lesson 7:
Troubleshooting the BIG-IP System
Configuring Logging
Using tcpdump on the
BIG-IP System
Leveraging the
BIG-IP iHealth System
Working with F5
Technical Support
Lesson 8:
Administering the BIG-IP System
Always On Management
(AOM)
Expanding
Availability with Device Service User Roles and Administrative Partitions
vCMP
iApps Overview
Lesson 9:
Customizing Application Delivery with iRules
iRules Concepts
iRules Events
iRules Resources
