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Introduction:

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. Note: This course is a mandatory prerequisite for taking the BIG-IP LTM Advanced Topics course, the Troubleshooting BIG-IP LTM course and the Architecting BIG-IP in an Application Delivery Network course

Audience:

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

Prerequisites:

Participants should understand: Common Network terminology TCP/IP Addressing and Routing Internetworking concepts Common elements of WAN and LAN environments Data Center Server redundancy concepts Participants should be proficient with: 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)

Customize it:

This 2-3-day BIG-IP LTM course will be customized to your needs and specifications. Eno.com will assist you in identifying those needs and specifications. A word to the wise, there are many vendors of IT security training. They will typically have a broad and general course, one size fits all, already developed and just put your organization?s name on the title slide. This minimizes their effort and time investment. At Eno.com, every course is made to your exact and exacting specifications. We help you ensure what you are getting is what you really need even if at the beginning you weren't too sure of what that was. We fit the class to your needs. We never fit you into our standard, one size fits all, class.

Objectives:

By the end of this course, the student should be able to perform an initial configuration using the Setup Utility and build many common configurations of BIG-IP LTM system using the Graphical User Interface (browser-based). In addition, the student should be able to monitor and manage common tasks concerning traffic processed through the BIG-IP LTM system.

Course Outline and Labs Taught

Module 1: Installation and Initial Access BIG-IP LTM Overview Licensing and the Setup Utility Provisioning Installation and Setup Labs --Lab – Changing Initial IP Address --Lab – Licensing the System --Lab – Setup Utility --Lab – Configuration Utility --Lab – Configuration Backup --Lab – Provisioning BIG-IP Hardware Platforms --Lab – SCCP / AOM IP Address Configuration Module 2: Load Balancing Virtual Servers and Pools Configuring Virtual Servers and Pools --Lab – Virtual Servers - Pools Network Map Load Balancing Modes Configuring Load Balancing --Labs – Load Balancing Module 3: Monitors Monitor Concepts Monitor Configuration Monitor Assignment Monitor Status Reporting --Lab – Monitors for Nodes --Labs – Monitors for Pools and Members Module 4: Profiles Profiles Profile Types and Dependencies Protocol Profile Types and Settings Configuring Profiles BIG-IP® LTM Essentials Student Guide – © 2009 F5 Networks, Inc. Module 5: Persistence Persistence Concepts Source Address Persistence --Lab – Source Address Persistence Cookie Persistence --Lab – Cookie Persistence Object Management --Lab – Disabled Members Module 6 Processing SSL Traffic SSL Termination/Initiation SSL Profile Configuration --Lab – Client SSL Termination Module 7: Configuration Project Configuration Project --Lab –Configuration Project Review Questions – Modules 1 to 6 Module 8: NATs and SNATs NATs --Lab – NAT Lab SNATs --Labs – SNAT Labs Module 9: iRules iRules Concepts iRules Events Configuring iRules --Labs – iRules Lab #1 --Labs – iRules Lab #2 Module 10: Installation of a Redundant Pair Redundant Pair Concepts Synchronization State and Failover --Lab –Redundant Pair Setup --Lab – Synchronization Redundant Pair Communication Upgrading the BIG-IP LTM Software Module 11: High Availability Fail-over Triggers Fail-over Trigger Configuration --Lab – Failover Triggers Failover Detection --Lab – Network Failover Stateful Fail-over --Lab – Connection Mirroring --Lab – Persistence Mirroring MAC Masquerading Module 12: Maintaining BIG-IP LTM Additional Tools and Resources Documentation for F5 Support Optional Labs – F5 Resources

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