Course Description
This two-day course gives networking professionals a functional understanding of the BIG-IP® LTMv10 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
i-Rules
Persistence
Health Monitors
SSL Termination/Certificate Management
Redundant Pairs
Mirroring Connection and Persistence Data
Detecting Network Failures
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.
Target Audience
This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the BIG-IP system. Please note that this course is a prerequisite for BIG-IP Advanced Topics v10.x.
Prerequisites: Students should understand:
1. Common network terminology
2. TCP/IP addressing and routing
3. Internetworking concepts
4. Common elements of WAN and LAN environments
5. 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).
