The Administering BIG-IP v11 course gives network administrators, network operators, and network engineers a functional understanding of the BIG-IP v11 system as it is commonly deployed in an application delivery network. The course introduces students to the BIG-IP system, its configuration objects, how it processes traffic, and how typical administrative and operational activities are performed. The course includes lecture, hands-on labs, interactive demonstrations, and discussions.

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Topics covered in this course include:

• 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

Chapter 1: Setting Up the BIG-IP System

• Introducing the BIG-IP System
• Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System
• Creating an Archive of the BIG-IP System

Chapter 2: Traffic Processing Building Blocks

• Identifying BIG-IP Traffic Processing Objects
• Network Packet Flow
• Configuring Virtual Servers and Pools
• Load Balancing Concepts
• Viewing Statistics and Logs

Chapter 3: Using NATs and SNATs

• Address Translation on the BIG-IP System
• NAT Concepts
• Solving Routing Issues with SNATs
• Configuring SNAT Auto Map on a Virtual Server
• Monitoring for and Mitigating Port Exhaustion

Chapter 4: Using the Traffic Management Shell (tmsh)

• Traffic Management Shell (tmsh)
• BIG-IP Configuration State and Files
• Saving and Replicating Configuration Data (UCS and SCF)
• Viewing the BIG-IP Connection Table

Chapter 5: 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

Chapter 6: Modifying Traffic Behavior with Profiles

• Introducing Profiles
• Understanding Profile Types and Dependencies
• Configuring and Assigning Profiles
• Introducing SSL Termination

Chapter 7: Modifying Traffic Behavior with Persistence

• Understanding the Need for Persistence
• Introducing Source Address Affinity Persistence
• Introducing Cookie Persistence
• Managing Object State

Chapter 8: Troubleshooting the BIG-IP System

• Configuring Logging
• Monitoring the BIG-IP System Remotely with SNMP
• Using tcpdump on the BIG-IP System
• Leveraging the BIG-IP iHealth System
• Working with F5 Technical Support

Chapter 9: Administering the BIG-IP System

• Monitoring Network Health
• Always-On Management (AOM)
• License Dates and Upgrade Considerations
• BIG-IP Disk and Software Management
• Expanding Availability with Device Service Clustering
• User Roles and Administrative Partitions
• CMP and vCMP
• iApps Overview

Chapter 10: Customizing Application Delivery with iRules

• iRules Concepts
• iRules Events
• iRules Resources

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.

Students should understand:

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