COURSE CONTENT

Module 1: Setting Up the BIG-IP System

• Introducing the BIG-IP System
• Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System
• Archiving the BIG-IP Configuration
• Leveraging F5 Support Resources and Tools

Module  2: Reviewing Local Traffic Configuration

• Reviewing Nodes, Pools, and Virtual Servers
• Reviewing Address Translation
• Reviewing Routing Assumptions
• Reviewing Application Health Monitoring
• Reviewing Traffic Behavior Modification with Profiles
• Reviewing the TMOS Shell (TMSH)
• Reviewing Managing BIG-IP Configuration Data

Module 3: Load Balancing Traffic with LTM

• Exploring Load Balancing Options
• Using Priority Group Activation and Fallback Host
• Comparing Member and Node Load Balancing

Module 4: Modifying Traffic Behavior with Persistence

• Reviewing Persistence
• Introducing SSL Persistence
• Introducing SIP Persistence
• Introducing Universal Persistence
• Introducing Destination Address Affinity Persistence
• Using Match Across Options for Persistence

Module 5: Monitoring Application Health

• Differentiating Monitor Types
• Customizing the HTTP Monitor
• Monitoring an Alias Address and Port
• Monitoring a Path vs. Monitoring a Device
• Managing Multiple Monitors
• Using Application Check Monitors
• Using Manual Resume and Advanced Monitor Timer Settings

Module 6: Processing Traffic with Virtual Servers

• Understanding the Need for Other Virtual Server Types
• Forwarding Traffic with a Virtual Server
• Understanding Virtual Server Order of Precedence
• Path Load Balancing

Module 7: Processing Traffic with SNATs

• Overview of SNATs
• Using SNAT Pools
• SNATs as Listeners
• SNAT Specificity
• VIP Bounceback
• Additional SNAT Options
• Network Packet Processing Review

Module  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

Module 9: Modifying Traffic Behavior with Profiles

• Profiles Overview
• TCP Express Optimization
• TCP Profiles Overview
• HTTP Profile Options
• OneConnect
• Offloading HTTP Compression to BIG-IP
• HTTP Caching
• Stream Profiles
• F5 Acceleration Technologies

Module 10: Selected Topics

• VLAN, VLAN Tagging, and Trunking
• Restricting Network Access
• SNMP Features
• Segmenting Network Traffic with Route Domains

Module 11: Deploying Application Services with iApps

• Simplifying Application Deployment with iApps
• Using iApps Templates
• Deploying an Application Service
• Leveraging the iApps Ecosystem on DevCentral

Module 12: Customizing Application Delivery with iRules and Local Traffic Policies

• Getting Started with iRules
• Triggering an iRule
• Introducing iRule Constructs
• Leveraging the DevCentral Ecosystem
• Deploying and Testing iRules
• Getting Started with Local Traffic Policies
  • What Can You Do with a Local Traffic Policy?
  • How Does a Local Traffic Policy Work?
  • Understanding Local Traffic Policy Workflow
  • Introducing the Elements of a Local Traffic Policy
  • Specifying the Matching Strategy
  • What Are Rules?
  • Understanding Requires and Controls
• Configuring and Managing Policy Rules
  • Configuring a New Rule
  • Including Tcl in Certain Rule Settings

Module 13: Final Lab Project

• About the Final Lab Project
• Possible Solution to Lab 13.1

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Helps create multi-faceted skills for managing BIG-IP LTM systems in applied labs and interactive lessons

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is designed for systems and network administrators responsible for the installation, installation, configuration and management of the BIG-IP LTM system

PRE-REQUIREMENTS

Participants must complete one of the following prerequisites before attending this training

Administering BIG-IP

F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator