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1 Course: F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager Duration: 2 Day Hands-On Lab & Lecture Course Price: $ 1, Description: 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 LDNS Probes and Metrics Load Balancing Monitors and Probes Logs and Notification Advanced Topics - DNSSEC, irules, Synchronization, DNS Integration, ihealth Configuration Project Objective: 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. F5 BIG-IP GTM v11.x Page 1/6

2 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 operating a CD drive, keyboard, mouse and Windows OS Basic Web Browser operation (Internet Explorer is used in class) Who Should Attend: This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the BIG-IP GTM System. F5 BIG-IP GTM v11.x Page 2/6

3 Outline: Preface F5 Networks F5 Product Suite Overview Hardware Virtual Editions F5 Services F5 Resources and Tools Module 1: Installation and Initial Access BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager Overview Licensing, Provisioning, and the Setup Utility GTM Backups Installation and Setup Labs Lab Changing the Initial IP Address Lab Licensing the System and Provisioning Lab - Setup Utility Lab - Configuration Utility Lab Configuration Backup BIG-IP Hardware Platforms Switch Card Control Processor (SCCP) and Always On Management (AOM) Lab SCCP and AOM Configuration Module 2: DNS Overview The Domain Name System (DNS) The Name Resolution Process DNS Server Options The GTM Perspective Resolution Diagnostic Tools Module 3: Accelerated DNS Resolutions GTM and DNS Resolutions GTM Listeners Lab - Configuring Listeners Load Balancing DNS Queries Lab - Configuring DNS Load Balancing F5 BIG-IP GTM v11.x Page 3/6

4 DNS Express Lab - Configuring DNS Express Introduction to Wide-IPs Lab - Configuring Simple Wide-IP Other DNS Queries Lab Standard DNS Server DNS Integration Module 4: Intelligent DNS Resolutions Configuring GTM Intelligence Data Centers Lab Adding Data Centers GTM Systems Lab Adding GTM Systems Adding LTM Systems Lab - Adding LTM Systems GTM/LTM System Communications: iquery Lab - bigip_add Adding Non-F5 Servers Lab - Adding Non-F5 Servers Links Wide IP Pools Lab - Configuring Pools Wide IPs Lab - Configuring Wide IPs Changing Objects Status Lab - Objects Status Command Line using tmsh Module 5: LDNS Probes and Metrics Metric Overview LDNS Probe Configuration Lab LDNS Probe Lab Module 6: Load Balancing Load Balancing Overview Static Load Balancing Modes Dynamic Load Balancing Modes Quality of Service Load Balancing Persistence F5 BIG-IP GTM v11.x Page 4/6

5 Lab - Dynamic Persistence Lab - Static Persistence Lab - Ratio Load Balancing Lab - Global Availability Load Balancing Manual Resume Lab Manual Resume Topology Load Balancing Lab Topology Load Balancing Module 7: Monitors Monitors Overview Monitor Types Monitor Configuration Monitor Assignments Monitor Status Reporting Monitor Results and Best Practices Lab Monitors Module 8: Logs and Notification System Log Configuration Log Files Remote Syslog Notification Lab Remote System Log Server The Alertd Process LCD Notification SNMP Notification Lab SNMP Trap Notification Module 9: Advanced Topics DNSSEC Lab DNSSEC Limits and Thresholds GTM irules Lab irules Lab 1 Lab irules Lab 2 Synchronization Groups Lab Synchronization BIG-IP Configuration Files BIG-IP ihealth F5 BIG-IP GTM v11.x Page 5/6

6 Powered by TCPDF ( F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager DNS 6 to 4 Lab Configure IPv6 Client Load Balancing (Optional) Module 10: Configuration Project Review Topics Review Questions Configuration Lab Project Appendix A: Pre-Installation Information Pre-Installation Hardware Checklist Information Pre-Installation Hardware Checklist Installing BIG-IP GTM Software Optional Lab: v11 Provisioning Optional Lab: v11 Reload Steps F5 Knowledge Base References Appendix B: BIG-IP GTM New Features and Enhancements BIG-IP GTM v11.0 Release Notes Appendix C: Additional Topics tcpdump Recovering Passwords Content Delivery Networks Distributed Applications SNMP Monitor Appendix C: Bind and ZoneRunner BIND and ZoneRunner Configuring BIND Files with ZoneRunner ZoneRunner and Bind Labs Powerpoint slides F5 BIG-IP GTM v11.x Page 6/6