Duration
2 Days
12 CPD hours
This course is intended for
This course is intended for system and network administrators or operators
responsible for the installation, setup, configuration, and administration of
the BIG-IQ system or management of BIG-IP devices and F5 products running on
those devices.
This course uses lectures and hands-on exercises to give participants real-time
experience in configuring and using the BIG-IQ© product. Students are
introduced to BIG-IQ, its interface, and its various functionality. We first
look at administering and operating the BIG-IQ system itself, then detail how it
is used to remotely manage BIG-IP devices running BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager
(LTM). We then look configuring a BIG-IQ Data Collection Device (DCD) system and
see how it is used for the remote storage and examination of BIG-IP log events
and statistics.
MODULE 1: BIG-IQ OVERVIEW
* BIG-IQ Centralized Management
* BIG-IQ Components
* BIG-IQ Core Functionality
* REST API
* BIG-IQ Data Collection Device (DCD)
* BIG-IP Cloud Edition (CE)
* Setting up the BIG-IQ System
MODULE 2: ADMINISTERING THE BIG-IQ SYSTEM
* Controlling Access to the BIG-IQ
* Creating, Authenticating, Configuring Users
* Backups
* Local Host Settings
* Configuring DNS, NTP, and SMTP
* Monitoring BIG-IQ, DCD, and BIG-IP Events with Alerts
* Monitoring BIG-IQ with iHealth
* Post Installation Issues; Licensing, Changing Management IP, Master Key,
Restoring Backups
MODULE 3: MANAGING BIG-IP LTM DEVICES
* BIG-IP LTM Device Discovery
* BIG-IP Device Backup
* Deploying to BIG-IP Devices
* Deployment and Deployment Logs
* Configuration Snapshots
* Managing BIG-IP Certificates
* Managing BIG-IP Licenses
* Monitoring BIG-IP Devices with iHealth
* Management of QKView Reports from Managed BIG-IP Devices
MODULE 4: SETTING UP THE BIG-IQ DATA COLLECTION DEVICE
* Custom Roles Types and Groups
* Setting up User Accounts with custom roles and privileges
* Managing BIG-IP DSC
* Discovery and management of BIG-IP Device Clusters (DSC) with BIG-IQ
* Administering BIG-IQ High Availability
* Configuration and management of BIG-IQ systems in a High Availability pair