BIG IP Global Traffic Manager (GTM) v.11

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1 BIG IP Global Traffic Manager (GTM) v.11 This two day course gives networking professionals a functional understanding of the BIG IP GTM system as it is commonly used. The course covers installation, configuration, and management of the BIG IP GTM system. This hands on course includes lectures, labs, and discussions. Topics covered in this course include: Installation and Licensing DNS Overview Accelerated DNS Resolutions Load Balancing for GTM LDNSN Probes and Metrics Load Balancing Monitors and Probes Log and Notification Monitors and Probes Configuration Files, Logs, and Notifications Advanced Topics DNSSEC, irules, Synchronization,DNS integration, ihealth Configuration Project 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 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 GTM system. Audience This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the BIG IP GTM System. Prerequisites Participants should understand: Common Network terminology TCP/IP Addressing and Routing DNS Methodology Internetworking concepts Common elements of WAN and LAN environments, Data Center Server redundancy concepts. In addition, students should be proficient with: Basic PC operation and application skills, including Windows OS Basic Web Browser operation (Internet Explorer is used in class) 1

2 Course Length 2 days Table of Contents Configuring BIG-IP GTM v11.5.0: Course Outline Chapter 1: Setting Up the BIG IP System Introducing the BIG-IP System Initial Set-up of the BIG-IP System Creating an Archive of the BIG-IP System Chapter Resources BIG-IP System Setup Labs o Lab 1.1 Configure the Management Port o Lab 1.2 Activate the BIG-IP System o Lab 1.3 Classroom Network Configuration o Lab 1.4 Askf5 Research Lab (If Internet Access) 2 Chapter 2: DNS Overview DNS Overview The Name Resolution Process DNS and GTM System Options Resolution Diagnostic Tools Chapter 3: Accelerated DNS Resolutions GTM and DNS Resolutions Hierarchy of Options Flow Chart Lab Setup Information GTM Listeners o Lab 3.1 Create Listener Load Balancing DNS Queries o Lab3.2. Configuring DNS Load Balancing DNS Cache o Lab 3.3 Caching DNS Queries DNS Express o Lab 3. 4 Configuring DNS Express Introduction to Wide-IPs o Lab 3.5 Configuring a Simple-Wide IP Other DNS Queries o Lab 3.6 Standard DNS Server DNS Integration Chapter 4: Intelligent DNS Resolutions GTM Intelligent DNS Resolutions Metric Collection Intelligent Name Resolution Data Centers

3 o Lab 4.1 Adding Data Centers GTM Systems o Lab 4.2 Adding GTM System to a Data Center Adding LTM Systems o Lab 4.3 Add LTM Systems GTM-LTM System Communications: iquery o Lab 4.4 iquery Adding Non F5 Servers o Lab 4.5 Add Non F5 Servers Links Wide IP Pools o Lab 4.6 Configuring Wide IP Pool Wide IPS o Lab 4.7 Configuring Wide IPs Changing Objects Status o Lab4.8 Objects Status Traffic Management Shell (TMSH) 3 Chapter 5: LDNS Probes and Metrics Probes and Metric Overview LDNS Probe Configuration o Lab 5.1 LDNS Probe Lab Chapter 6: Load Balancing Load Balancing Overview Static Load Balancing Modes Dynamic Load Balancing Modes Quality of Service Load Balancing Persistence o Lab 6.1 Dynamic Persistence o Lab 6.2 Static Persistence o Lab 6.3 Ratio Load Balancing o Lab 6.4 Global Availability Load Balancing Manual Resume o Lab 6.5 Manual Resume Topology Load Balancing o Lab 6.6 Topology Load Balancing Chapter 7: Monitors Monitors and Metric Collection Monitor Types Monitor Configuration Monitor Assignments Monitor Status Reporting Monitor Results and Best Practices

4 o Lab 7.1 Monitors Chapter 8: Configuration Files, Logs and Notification BIG-IP Log Configuration Files Logging and Notification GTM Log Files The Alertd Process LCD Notification SNMP Notification E Mail Notification High-Speed Logging o Lab 8.1 Remote Syslog Lab o Lab 8.2 SNMP Trap Lab o Optional Lab 8.3 High Speed Logging Lab 4 Chapter 9: Advanced Topics DNSSEC o Lab 9.1 DNSSEC Limits and Thresholds GTM irules o Lab 9.2 irules Lab A o Lab 9.3 irules Lab B Synchronization Groups o Lab 9.4 Synchronization BIG IP ihealth and QKView Diagnostic Files o Optional Lab 9.5 ihealth Lab DNS 6 to 4 o Optional Lab 9.6 Configure IPv6 Client Load Balancing Using tcpdump in a BIG-IP Environment Chapter resources Chapter 10: Configuration Project Review Topics and Questions o Lab 10.1 Configuration Project (Part 1) o Lab 10.2 Configuration Project (Part 1) Appendix A: Additional Installation Information Classroom Reset Lab Installing BIG IP GTM Software Pre-Installation Information F5 Knowledge Base References Appendix B: BIND and / one Runner BIND and ZoneRunner

5 Configuring BIND Files with ZoneRunner o Lab B.1 Zone Runner and BIND Appendix C: Troubleshooting 5