F5 Certified Administrator

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F5 Administering BIG-IP:

v14 COURSE OUTLINE Chapter 1: Setting Up the BIG-IP System :

Introducing the BIG-IP System
Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System
Configuring the Management Interface
Activating the Software License
Provisioning Modules and Resources
Importing a Device Certificate
Specifying BIG-IP Platform Properties
Configuring the Network
Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP) Servers
Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) Settings
Configuring High Availability Options
Archiving the BIG-IP Configuration
Leveraging F5 Support Resources and Tools

Chapter 2: Traffic Processing Building Blocks:

Identifying BIG-IP Traffic Processing Objects
Configuring Virtual Servers and Pools
Load Balancing Traffic
Viewing Module Statistics and Logs
Using the Traffic Management Shell (TMSH)
Understanding the TMSH Hierarchical Structure
Navigating the TMSH Hierarchy
Managing BIG-IP Configuration State and Files
BIG-IP System Configuration State
Loading and Saving the System Configuration
Shutting Down and Restarting the BIG-IP System
Saving and Replicating Configuration Data (UCS and SCF)

Chapter 3: Using NATs and SNATs :
Address Translation on the BIG-IP System
Mapping IP Addresses with NATs
Solving Routing Issues with SNATs
Configuring SNAT Auto Map on a Virtual Server
Monitoring for and Mitigating Port Exhaustion

Chapter 4: Monitoring Application Health:
Introducing Monitors
Types of Monitors
Monitor Interval and Timeout Settings
Configuring Monitors
Assigning Monitors to Resources
Managing Pool, Pool Member, and Node Status
Using the Network Map

Chapter 5: Modifying Traffic Behavior with Profiles
Introducing Profiles
Understanding Profile Types and Dependencies
Configuring and Assigning Profiles
Introducing SSL Offload and SSL Re-Encryption
Managing Object State

Chapter 6: Modifying Traffic Behavior with Persistence
Understanding the Need for Persistence
Introducing Source Address Affinity Persistence
Managing Object State

Chapter 7: Administering the BIG-IP System
Configuring Logging
Legacy Remote Logging
Introducing High Speed Logging (HSL)
High-Speed Logging Filters
HSL Configuration Objects
Configuring High Speed Logging
Using TCPDUMP on the BIG-IP System
Leveraging the BIG-IP iHealth System
Viewing BIG-IP System Statistics
Defining User Roles and Administrative Partitions
Leveraging vCMP

Chapter 8: Configuring High Availability
Introducing Device Service Clustering (DSC)
Preparing to Deploy a DSC Configuration
Configuring DSC Communication Settings
Establishing Device Trust
Establishing a Sync-Failover Device Group
Synchronizing Configuration Data
Exploring Traffic Group Behavior
Understanding Failover Managers and Triggers
Achieving Stateful Failover with Mirroring


F5 Troubleshooting BIG-IP:
v14 COURSE OUTLINE Chapter 1: Setting Up the BIG-IP System:

Introducing the BIG-IP System
Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System
Archiving the BIG-IP System Configuration

Chapter 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
Reviewing High Availability (HA)

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Methodology:
Step-By-Step Process
Step 1: State the Problem
Step 2: Specify the Problem
Step 3: Map the System
Step 4: Develop Possible Causes
Step 5: Test Theories
Step 6: Iterate Until Root Cause Identified
Documenting a Problem
Putting Troubleshooting Steps to Use

Chapter 4: Working with F5 Support:
Leveraging F5 Support Resources

DevCentral
iHealth
Leveraging F5 Labs
Working with F5 Technical Support
Running End User Diagnostics (EUD) - Hardware Only
New Platform Diagnostic Tools
Always-On Management (AOM) Subsystem
Requesting Return Materials Authorization
F5’s Software Version Policy
Managing the BIG-IP License for Upgrades
Managing BIG-IP Disk Space
Upgrading BIG-IP Software

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting – Bottom to Top:
Introducing Differences between BIG-IP and LINUX Tools
Troubleshooting with Layer 1/Layer 2 Tools
Troubleshooting with Layer 2/Layer 3 Tools
Troubleshooting with Layer 3 Tools
Troubleshooting Network Communication
Troubleshooting Memory and CPU
Troubleshooting with watch
Troubleshooting with Additional tmsh commands

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Tools:
tcpdump
Wireshark
ssldump
Fiddler
diff
KDiff3
cURL

Chapter 7: Using System Logs:
Configuring Logging
Log Files
Understanding BIG-IP Daemons Functions
Triggering an iRule
Deploying and Testing iRules
Application Visibility and Reporting

Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Lab Projects:
Network Configurations for Project
  Updated on 20 July, 2020