Course Description
This one-day course provides network professionals with a functional understanding of the BIG-IP VIPRION platform. It includes an overview of the chassis, hardware options, and Clustered Multiprocessing (CMP) and virtual CMP (vCMP) deployment options.
The course includes lectures, demonstrations, hands-on labs, and discussions.
Topics Covered
- BIG-IP VIPRION system setup
- VIPRION chassis and blade hardware options overview
- Clustered MultiProcessing (CMP)
- Configuring virtualized CMP (vCMP) host and guests
- High-Availability with vCMP and non-vCMP systems
- Hardware maintenance and basic troubleshooting
- Lab projects
Prerequisites
Students are required to complete one of the following F5 prerequisites before attending this course:
- Administering BIG-IP instructor-led courses or
- F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator
- Although optional, the following free web-based courses will benefit any student with limited BIG-IP administration and configuration experience. These courses are available at LearnF5 (https://www.f5.com/services/training):
- Getting Started with BIG-IP web-based training
- Getting Started with BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) web-based training
- Getting Started with VIPRION web-based training
The following general network technology knowledge and experience are recommended before attending any F5 Global Training Services instructor-led course:
- OSI model encapsulation
- Routing and switching
- Ethernet and ARP
- TCP/IP concepts
- IP addressing and subnetting
- NAT and private IP addressing
- Default gateway
- Network firewalls
- LAN vs. WAN
Audience Profile
This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installing, configuring, configuring, and administrating the BIG-IP VIPRION system.
You will benefit from attending the Configuring BIG-IP LTM instructor-led training and having several months or more experience configuring BIG-IP LTM before attending this course.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the VIPRION system chassis-blade architecture
- Describe CMP traffic flow in a VIPRION system
- Describe VIPRION features and technology
- Configure vCMP Host and vCMP guests
- Set up multiple vCMP guests in a High Availability configuration
- Follow recommended practices for configuring the VIPRION system
- Add a blade to the VIPRION system
- Identify and resolve fundamental troubleshooting problems using tools such as LED indicators, log messages, and tcpdump
Content Outline
- Introducing the VIPRION System
- VIPRION 2000 Series Chassis
- VIPRION 4000 Series Chassis
- Primary and Secondary Blades
- VIPRION Cables and Transceivers
- Other Components
- Initial BIG-IP Setup Utility Steps
- Archiving the BIG-IP Configuration
- BIG-IP vCMP-Enabled Appliance Setup Labs
- What is CMP?
- VIPRION Features and Technologies
- What is vCMP?
- vCMP Licensing and Provisioning
- F5 Virtualization
- vCMP Host and vCMP Guests
- Physical and Logical Cores
- Virtual Disks
- Flexible Resource Allocation
- High Availability Configuration
- 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
- Non-vCMP System High Availability
- Recommended VIPRION Practices
- Full Cluster Start-Up
- Adding a New Blade
- VIPRION Troubleshooting Commands
- Troubleshooting Tools
- Contact F5 Technical Support
- End User Diagnostics (EUD)
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.