F5 Configuring BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)

Overview

This four day course gives networking professional a functional understanding of the BIG-IP LTM v11 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.

Prerequisites

Delegates should understand the following:
• TCP/IP Addressing and Routing including:
o The Address Resolution Protocol
o Direct and Indirect Routing
o TCP Handshakes
• Command Line Configuration including:
o Commands and Parameters
• Command Line Access (DOS or UNIX)
• Common elements of and differences between WAN and LAN components.
• Fundamental programming concepts.

In addition, students should be proficient in:
• The Linux File System
• pico editor or vi editor,
• the tcpdump program, and
• shell scripting.
• TCL (Tool Control Language)

Delegates will learn how to

By the end of this course, the delegate should be able to setup an initial configuration and build many common and advanced configurations of BIG-IP LTM systems using either the Graphical User Interface or Command Line utilities. In addition, the delegates should be able to monitor and manage common tasks concerning traffic processed by a BIG-IP LTM system. Delegates successfully completing this course will learn about:

• Installation and licensing
• Virtual Servers and Pools and Load Balancing
• Profile
• iRules
• Persistence
• Health Monitors
• SSL Termination and 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

Course Outline.

• Product Overviews and Hardware
• Installation and Initial Access
• Load Balancing
• Monitors
• Profiles
• Persistence
• Processing SSl Traffic
• Lab Project #1
• NATs and SNATs
• iRules
• High Availability
• High Availability Part 2
• Tmsh Command Line Configuration
• BIG-IP Administration
• Maintaining BIG-IP
• Profiles Part 2
• iApps
• Virtual Servers Part 2
• SNATs Part 2
• Monitors Part 2
• Persistence Part 2
• iRules Part 2
• Lab Project 2

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