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Duration

2 Days

12 CPD hours

This course is intended for

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

This course gives networking professionals a functional understanding of the BIG-IP DNS system as it is commonly used. The course covers configuration and ongoing management of the BIG-IP DNS system, and includes a combination of lecture, discussion, and hands-on labs.

Module 1: Setting Up the BIG-IP System

Introducing the BIG-IP System

Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System

Archiving the BIG-IP Configuration

Leveraging F5 Support Resources and Tools

Provision the BIG-IP System and Confirm Network Configuration

Module 2: Introducing the Domain Name System (DNS) and BIG-IP DNS

Understanding the Domain Name System (DNS)

Reviewing the Name Resolution Process

Implementing BIG-IP DNS

Using DNS Resolution Diagnostic Tools

Module 3: Accelerating DNS Resolution

Introducing DNS Resolution with BIG-IP DNS

BIG-IP DNS Resolution Decision Flow

Configuring BIG-IP DNS Listeners

Resolving DNS Queries in the Labs (Lab Zone Records)

Load Balancing Queries to a DNS Server Pool

Accelerating DNS Resolution with DNS Cache

Accelerating DNS Resolution with DNS Express

Introducing Wide IPs

Using Other Resolution Methods with BIG-IP DNS

Integrating BIG-IP DNS into Existing DNS Environments

Module 4: Implementing Intelligent DNS Resolutions

Introducing Intelligent DNS Resolution

Identifying Physical Network Components

Identifying Logical Network Components

Collecting Metrics for Intelligent Resolution

Configuring Data Centers

Configuring a BIG-IP DNS System as a Server

Configuring a BIG-IP LTM System as a Server

Establishing iQuery Communication between BIG-IP Systems

Configuring a Non-F5 Server

Defining Links and Routers

Configuring Wide IP Pools

Configuring Wide IPs

Managing Object Status

Using the Traffic Management Shell (TMSH)

Module 5: Using LDNS Probes and Metrics

Introducing LDNS Probes and Metrics

Types of LDNS Probes

Excluding an LDNS from Probing

Configuring Probe Metrics Collection

Module 6: Load Balancing Intelligent DNS Resolution

Introducing Load Balancing on BIG-IP DNS

Using Static Load Balancing Methods

Round Robin

Ratio

Global Availability

Static Persist

Other Static Load Balancing Methods

Using Dynamic Load Balancing Methods

Round Trip Time

Completion Rate

Hops

Least Connections

Packet Rate

Kilobytes per Second

Other Dynamic Load Balancing Methods

Virtual Server Capacity

Virtual Server Score

Using Quality of Service Load Balancing

Persisting DNS Query Responses

Configuring GSLB Load Balancing Decision Logs

Using Manual Resume

Using Topology Load Balancing

Module 7: Monitoring Intelligent DNS Resources

Exploring Monitors

Configuring Monitors

Assigning Monitors to Resources

Monitoring Best Practices

Module 8: Advanced BIG-IP DNS Topics

Implementing DNSSEC

Setting Limits for Resource Availability

Using iRules with Wide IPs

Introducing Other Wide IP Types

Implementing BIG-IP DNS Sync Groups

Module 9: Final Configuration Projects

Final Configuration Projects

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F5 Networks Configuring BIG-IP DNS - Domain Name System (formerly GTM)

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