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BIG-IP® LTM WebAccelerator Module v 9.4

The WebAccelerator Module v9.4 course is designed for customers running the WebAccelerator Module on TMOS and is designed to help network professionals improve web site customer experience. The course focuses on typical HTTP processes and how the WebAccelerator Module can take advantage of those processes to decrease response time while ensuring data accuracy and integrity.

Using lectures and hands-on exercises, participants gain real-time experience setting up and configuring the necessary portions of the Local Traffic Manager (LTM) system as well as typical WebAccelerator Module settings. From the LTM framework, these settings include pools, profiles and virtual servers. In addition discussion and labs will focus on the WebAccelerator Module framework, include editing standard policies to effect how the traffic is manipulated as it is processes by the system. Participants will see how the changes improve the user experience through tools such as HttpWatch.

Course Description

Audience

This course is intended for installation engineers and others responsible for initial installation and configuration of the WebAccelerator Module.

Prerequisites

Participants should understand:

  • Common Network terminology
  • TCP/IP Addressing and Routing
  • HTTP Standards

Participants 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).

In addition, it is helpful if participants are familiar with:

  • Pico editor or VI editor
  • The tcpdump program