F5 Networks Configuring BIG-IP® LTM v12: Local Traffic Manager Training

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. 

This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the BIG-IP LTM system. 

Administering BIG-IP, OSI model, TCP/IP addressing and routing, WAN, LAN environments, and server redundancy concepts; or having achieved TMOS Administration Certification 

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: SNATs

• SNATs Revisited
• 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
• Local Traffic Policies

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