F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Target Audience
This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the BIG-IP LTM system.
Prerequisites
Students should understand:
- Common network terminology
- TCP/IP addressing and routing
- Command Line Configuration
- Command Line Access (DOS or UNIX)
- Common elements of WAN and LAN environments
- Data Center Server redundancy concepts
In addition, students should be proficient in:
Basic PC operation and application skills, including operating a CD drive, keyboard, mouse and Windows OS
Basic Web browser operation (Internet Explorer is used in class)
Main Topics
This two-day course gives networking professionals a functional understanding of the BIG-IP LTM system as it is commonly used. The course covers installation, configuration, and management of both BIG-IP LTM systems and redundant pairs. This hands-on course includes lectures, labs, and discussions.
Topics covered in this course include:
- Installation and Licensing
- Virtual Servers and Pools
- Load Balancing
- Profiles
- iRules
- Persistence
- Health Monitors
- SSL Termination/Certificate Management
- NATs and SNATs
- Highly Available Redundant System Configurations
- tmsh (TM shell) command line, SNMP and Logging
- BIG-IP Admin Topics such as Clustered Multi-Processing (CMP), VLAN Management and Administrative Domains
- A new v11 feature called iApps
By the end of this course, the student should be able to perform an initial configuration using the Setup Utility and build many common and advanced configurations of BIG-IP LTM system using either the Graphical User Interface (browser-based) or Command Line utilities. In addition, the student should be able to monitor and manage common tasks concerning traffic processed through the BIG-IP LTM system.
Certification
Students can get officially F5 certified by successfully passing an exam at a Prometric Testing Center.