F5LTMV12X: F5 Networks Configuring BIG-IP LTM v12: Local Traffic Manager
About this Course
Provides networking professionals a functional understanding of the BIG-IP LTM v12 system as it is commonly used, as well as an in-depth understanding of advanced features. The course covers installation, configuration, and management of BIG-IP LTM systems. This hands-on course includes lectures, labs, and discussions.
Audience Profile
This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the BIG-IP LTM system.
At Course Completion
Outline
Lesson 1 : Setting up the BIG-IP System
- Introducing the BIG-IP System
- Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System
- Archiving the BIG-IP Configurations
- Leveraging F5 Support Resources and Tools
Lesson 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
Lesson 3 : Load Balancing Traffic with LTM
- Exploring Dynamic Load Balancing Options
- Using Priority Group Activation and Fallback Host
- Comparing Member and Node Load Balancing
Lesson 4 : Modifying Traffic Behavior with Persistance
- Reviewing Persistence
- Introducing SSL Persistence
- Introducing SIP Persistence
- Introducing Universal Persistence
- Introducing Destination Address Affinity Persistence
- Using Match Across Options for Persistence
Lesson 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
Lesson 6 : Processing Traffic with Virtual Servers
- Virtual Servers Concepts
- Path Load Balancing
- Introducing Auto Last Hop
Lesson 7 : Processing Traffic with SNATs
- Overview of SNATs
- SNAT Auto Map
- SNAT Pools
- SNATs as Listeners
- SNAT Specificity
- VIP Bounceback
- Additional SNAT Options
- Network Packet Processing
Lesson 8 : Configuring High Availability
- Sync-Failover Group Concepts
- Synchronization, State and Failover
- Traffic Group Concepts
- N+1 Concepts
Lesson 9 : Configuring High Availability Part 2
- Failover Triggers and Detection
- Stateful Failover
- Device Group Communication
- Sync-Only Device Groups
Lesson 10 : Modifying Traffic with Profiles
- Profiles Review
- Common Protocol Profile Types and Settings
- TCP Express Optimization
- Performance Improvements
- Configuring and Using Profiles
- HTTP Profile Options
- OneConnect
- HTTP Compression
- HTTP Caching
- Stream Profiles
- F5 Acceleration Technologies
- Analytics
Lesson 11 : Selected Topics
- VLAN, VLAN Tagging, and Trunking
- Restricting Network Access
- SNMP Features
- Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
- Route Domains
Lesson 12 : Deploying Application Services with iApps
- Simplifying Application Deployment with iApps
- Using iApps Templates
- Deploying an Application Service
- Reconfiguring an Application Service
- Leveraging the iApps Ecosystem on DevCentral
Lesson 13 : Customizing Application Delivery with iRules and Local Traffic Policies
- Getting Started with iRules
- Triggering an iRules
- Introducing iRules Constructs
- Leveraging the DevCentral Ecosystem
- Deploying and Testing iRules
- Getting Started with Local Traffic Policies
- Constructing and Managing Rules
Lesson 14 : Final Lab Project
- Lab Project Options
Prerequisites
Administering BIG-IP, OSI model, TCP/IP addressing and routing, WAN, LAN environments, and server redundancy concepts; or having achieved TMOS Administration Certification