In this course, we will cover the following topics:

1. F5 Common Design Topologies

   
   

   Inline ( Two-Arm)

   One Arm ( One VLAN or link)

   One Arm ( Two VLANs or 2 Links)

   Sandwich

   Comparation of pros and cons among these topologies and their use cases

   
   

2. F5 Deployment

   
   

   Requirements: Cabling design, VLANs, IP Address scheme allocation and Common services details

   Initial setup: Licensing, resource provisioning, Implement network, interfaces and configure Common services like DNS, NTP, Syslog, SNMP for monitoring

   Routing: requirement of routing for client facing, server facing and inline network.

   
   

3. Applications Configuration

   
   

   Configure Nodes, different type of health monitors to appropriately monitor applications,

   Configure Pools and pool members for different services,

   Apply Load Balancing methods and verify its function via end user application access,

   Configure different VIPs for applications,

   Automap (NAT) use cases,

   Import SSL/TLS certificates and configure SSL/TLSprofiles,

   Configure iRules to redirect application from non-secure access to secured access

   
   

4. Management and Monitor

   
   

   Monitor System performance including CPU usage, Memory utilization, Active connection, connection rate and throughput

   View Logs to identify administrator's activities as well as application events

   Nodes, Pools, VIPs status and Statistics

   Configure Backup of system and Restore backup configuration

   Demonstrate of System Upgrade the platform to a new version and Rollback to previous version

   Design HA Active/Standby cluster

   Configure ConfigSync, Failover network, Mirroring

   Verify configuration synced between active and standby