Training & Support

BIG-IP^® Local Traffic Manager^™ (LTM) - Essentials v9.x

This two-day course gives networking professionals a functional understanding of the BIG-IP LTM v9 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.

Note: This course is a mandatory prerequisite for taking the BIG-IP LTM Advanced Topics v9.x course, the Troubleshooting BIG-IP LTM v9.x course and the Architecting BIG-IP in an Application Delivery Network course.

Course Pricing

F5-TRG-BIG-LTM-ESS
$1,995

Course Description

Topics covered in this course include:

Installation and Licensing
Virtual Servers and Pools
Load Balancing
Profiles
iRules
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.

Audience

This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the BIG-IP LTM system.

Prerequisites

Students should understand:

Common network terminology
TCP/IP addressing and routing
Internetworking concepts
Common elements of WAN and LAN environments
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)

Please note that this course is a prerequisite for BIG-IP LTM Advanced Topics v9.x.

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