Administering BIG-IP

Course Description

At the end of this course, the student should be able to:

  • Set up, Start/restart, license, and provision the BIG-IP system out-of-the-box
  • Use the Configuration utility and TMOS Shell (tmsh) to configure and manage BIG-IP resources such as virtual servers, pools, pool members, nodes, profiles, and monitors;
  • Create, restore from, and manage BIG-IP archives;
  • View resource status, availability, and statistical information and use this information to determine how the BIG-IP system is currently processing traffic.
  • Describe the role of profiles in modifying traffic behavior, including SSL offload and persistence;
  • Perform basic troubleshooting and problem determination activities, including using informational and diagnostic tools such as logs, SNMP traps/alerts, statistics, and iHealth, researching known issues and solutions on AskF5, submitting a problem ticket to F5 Technical Support, and viewing traffic flow using tcpdump;
  • Understand and manage disk space, software versions, boot locations, and user roles;
  • Provide administrative multi-tenancy on a single BIG-IP system through the use of partitions.
  • Use an iApp to deploy an application service; •Describe the role of Enterprise Manager and BIG-IQ in BIG-IP system administration and operation •Describe the role of iRules in customizing traffic behavior.

Prerequisites

Students should understand the following:

  • TCP/IP Addressing and Routing, including:?The Address Resolution Protocol
  • Direct and Indirect Routing
  • TCP Handshakes
  • Common elements of and differences between WAN and LAN components

Content Outline

  • Setting Up the BIG-IP System
  • Traffic Processing with Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
  • Using NATs and SNATs
  • Using the Traffic Management Shell (TMSH)
  • Monitoring Application Health
  • Modifying Traffic Behavior with Profiles
  • Modifying Traffic Behavior with Persistence
  • Deploying Application Services with iApps
  • Troubleshooting the BIG-IP System
  • Administering the BIG-IP System
  • Customizing Application Delivery with iRules

FAQs

A: To attend the training session, you should have operational Desktops or Laptops with the required specification and a good internet connection to access the labs. 

A: We would always recommend you attend the live session to practice & clarify the doubts instantly and get more value from your investment. However, if, due to some contingency, you have to skip the class, Radiant Techlearning will help you with the recorded session of that particular day. However, those recorded sessions are not meant only for personal consumption and NOT for distribution or any commercial use.

A: Radiant Techlearning has a data center containing a Virtual Training environment for participants’ hand-on-practice. Participants can easily access these labs over Cloud with the help of a remote desktop connection. Radiant virtual labs allow you to learn from anywhere in the world and any time zone. 

A: The learners will be enthralled as we engage them in the natural world and Oriented industry projects during the training program. These projects will improve your skills and knowledge and give you a better experience. These real-time projects will help you a lot in your future tasks and assignments.

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