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Our F5 Networks Administering BIG-IP v14 training class will introduce students to the fundamentals of the BIG-IP platform. Created to give network operators, network administrators, and network engineers a working knowledge of BIG-IP, we'll take students through the typical deployment of this application delivery network
Our two-day, instructor-led class includes hands-on labs, lectures, interactive demonstrations, and discussions. It will cover how to configure objects, introduce you to processing traffic and describe typical operational and administrative activities.
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Why Take Administering BIG-IP in the Washington DC Region?
With an international presence and a rapidly growing user-base, understanding how to utilize F5 Network's BIG-IP system is an increasingly desirable skill. IT professionals with knowledge and experience implementing, configuring, and managing this application delivery network are in high demand, particularly around Washington DC.
Our two-day instructor-led class will teach you the fundamentals of the BIG-IP system and is great for anyone working or looking to work in Network Administration roles.
You'll learn:
- Setting Up the BIG-IP System
- Traffic Processing Building Blocks
- Using NATs and SNATs
- Monitoring Application Health
- Modifying Traffic Behavior with Profiles
- Modifying Traffic Behavior with Persistence
- Administering the BIG-IP System
- Configuring High Availability
Audience and Prerequisites:
This course is intended for network administrators, operators, and engineers responsible for managing the normal day-to-day operation and administration of a BIG-IP application delivery network. This course presents the prerequisite knowledge for many other of F5’s BIG-IP instructor-led training courses.
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Exam and Certification Requirements:
The Administering BIG-IP class will help students prepare for the F5 Network's Certification tracks.
What will I learn in this Administering BIG-IP class?
Module 1: Setting Up the BIG-IP System
- Introducing the BIG-IP System
- Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System
- Configuring the Management Interface
- Activating the Software License
- Provisioning Modules and Resources
- Importing a Device Certificate
- Specifying BIG-IP Platform Properties
- Configuring the Network
- Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP) Servers
- Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) Settings
- Configuring High Availability Options
- Archiving the BIG-IP Configuration
- Leveraging F5 Support Resources and Tools
Module 2: Traffic Processing Building Blocks
- Identifying BIG-IP Traffic Processing Objects
- Configuring Virtual Servers and Pools
- Load Balancing Traffic
- Viewing Module Statistics and Logs
- Using the Traffic Management Shell (TMSH)
- Understanding the TMSH Hierarchical Structure
- Navigating the TMSH Hierarchy
- Managing BIG-IP Configuration State and Files
- BIG-IP System Configuration State
- Loading and Saving the System Configuration
- Shutting Down and Restarting the BIG-IP System
- Saving and Replicating Configuration Data (UCS and SCF)
Module 3: Using NATs and SNATs
- Address Translation on the BIG-IP System
- Mapping IP Addresses with NATs
- Solving Routing Issues with SNATs
- Configuring SNAT Auto Map on a Virtual Server
- Monitoring for and Mitigating Port Exhaustion
Module 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
Module 5: Modifying Traffic Behavior with Profiles
- Introducing Profiles
- Understanding Profile Types and Dependencies
- Configuring and Assigning Profiles
- Introducing SSL Offload and SSL Re-Encryption
- Managing Object State Module
6: Modifying Traffic Behavior with Persistence
- Understanding the Need for Persistence
- Introducing Source Address Affinity Persistence
- Managing Object State
Module 7: Administering the BIG-IP System
- Configuring Logging
- Legacy Remote Logging
- Introducing High-Speed Logging (HSL)
- High-Speed Logging Filters
- HSL Configuration Objects
- Configuring High-Speed Logging
- Using TCPDUMP on the BIG-IP System
- Leveraging the BIG-IP iHealth System
- Viewing BIG-IP System Statistics
- Defining User Roles and Administrative Partitions
- Leveraging vCMP 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