
Use for load balancing simulation, network/application testing or preparation for any f5 certification exam!
What you will learn
☑ F5 BIG-IP Installation
☑ Virtualization
☑ Network Virtualization
☑ F5 BIG-IP Basic
☑ Load Balancing
☑ Networking
Description
This course is designed to assist you build your own F5 home lab using VMware Workstation
You will be guided to complete easy steps like downloading and installing necessary Software such as BIG-IP Virtual Edition and web servers.
I will demonstrate the tuning and configuration of most of the components
Also will be doing some basic testing just to make sure we are doing everything right.
F5 BIG-IP is the most widely implemented Application Delivery Controller globally. It became popular as a Load Balancer appliance but it it can also do many things such as SSL off-loading, Web Application Firewall, SSL VPN concentrator, DDoS Solution and many more.
Target Audience
Network Engineers
Aspiring Network Engineers
Network Automation Engineers
F5 Specialist
System Administrators
Security Administrators
Expectations
Lab is built using VMware Workstation. We will not talk about how to install it.
We will not talk about networking basics
We will not talk about F5 concept in detail
We will not talk about Python Automation
Nothing but to assist you build F5 BIG-IP Lab
This is a FREE Udemy course and we have limited time of 2 hours
Sections
Introduction
F5 BIG-IP Lab
Part 1: Installing Nested ESXi
Part 2: Deploying F5 BIG-IP
Part 3: Deploying Client and Server
Part 4: F5 BIG-IP Setup Utility
Part 5: Testing Load Balancing and API
Completion
Application Requirements
VMware Workstation
Putty – SSH
Remote Desktop Connection
Linux or MAC OS X (VM or Your working OS)
Provided OVA/OVF Templates
Nested VMware ESXi
F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition 13.X, 14.X or the latest
Windows Client
Training Server
Minimum System Requirement
CPU – Quad Core
RAM – 8G for the Lab (4G for a single F5 BIG-IP)
Disk – 50G for the Lab
English
Language
Content
Introduction
Course Introduction
About this Course
About the Instructor
Course Flow
F5 BIG-IP Lab
F5 BIG-IP Lab Overview
Lab Details
Lab Topology – ESXi
Lab Topology – Logical
Lab Topology – Management
Lab Resources
Part 1: Installing Nested ESXi
Part 1: Installing Nested ESXi Overview
Nested ESXi Download
Deploying Nested ESXi
Accessing Nested ESXi
Tuning Nested ESXi
Part 2: Deploying F5 BIG-IP
Part 2: Deploying F5 BIG-IP Overview
F5 Account and Trial License
Dowload F5 BIG-IP Software
Installing F5 BIG-IP Template
Configuring F5 BIG-IP Management
Part 3: Deploying Client and Server
Part 3: Deploying Client and Server Overview
Download Training Server and Windows Client
Deploying Training Server
Deploying Windows Cllient
Configure Windows Client Network
Part 4: F5 BIG-IP Setup Utility
F5 BIG-IP Setup Utility Overview
Licensing F5 BIG-IP
F5 BIG-IP Setup Utility Configuration
Basic Connectivity Testing
Part 5: Testing Load Balancing and API
Part 4: Testing Load Balancing and API Overview
Planning Application and API Testing
Application Testing and Load Balancing
F5 iControl REST API Testing
Completion
Wrap Up
Message from the Instructor
Course Completion
Bonus