F5 Networks Configuring BIG-IQ

2 Days

12 CPD hours

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