There are no required F5 prerequisites for this course.
However, completing one of the following before attending would be very helpful for students unfamiliar with BIG-IP:
The following web-based courses, although optional, will be very helpful for any student with limited BIG-IP administration and configuration experience:
Students should understand:
This course gives networking professionals a functional understanding of the BIG-IP GTM system as it is commonly used. The course covers installation, configuration, and management of the BIG-IP GTM system. This hands-on course includes lectures, labs, and discussions.
Topics covered in this course include:
ÖNEMLİ NOT: Course name is changing to Configuring BIG-IP DNS for v12 and beyond.
• Provision the BIG-IP system for operation • Back up the BIG-IP system configuration for safekeeping
• Describe how the Domain Name System (DNS) resolves hostnames into IP addresses
• Describe how the BIG-IP DNS system can participate in the DNS resolution process
• Use DNS Express on the BIG-IP DNS system to accelerate DNS resolution
• Cache DNS query responses on BIG-IP DNS to accelerate DNS resolution
• Load balance DNS queries to a pool of DNS servers and monitor pool health
• Configure the key features of the BIG-IP DNS system to perform intelligent DNS resolution
• Describe the LDNS probes used by BIG-IP DNS to support path-based load balancing
• Configure a wide IP pool to use a path load balancing method
• View and confirm DNS resolution behavior using path load balancing methods
• Use static and dynamic load balancing methods to intelligently resolve DNS queries
• Use persistence to effectively return one or more clients to the same virtual server on each query
• Use the manual resume to control certain load balancing behavior in the event of an outage
• Configure and use load balancing decision logs to fine-tune and troubleshoot DNS resolution
• Configure monitors on the BIG-IP DNS system in support of DNS resolution
• Configure BIG-IP DNS to participate in the DNSSEC chain of trust • Configure limit settings on virtual servers, servers, and wide IP pools to temporarily direct client traffic away from resources that may not be performing at certain thresholds of efficiency
• Configure iRules on a wide IP to customize intelligent DNS resolution
• Describe the other wide IP types provided with BIG-IP DNS
• Configure a BIG-IP DNS sync group
• Apply all the principles learned throughout the course to configure a BIG-IP DNS
system based on hypothetical specifications.
Chapter 1: Setting Up the BIG-IP System
Chapter 2: DNS and GTM Systems
Chapter 3: Accelerated DNS Resolutions
Chapter 4: Intelligent DNS Resolutions
Chapter 5: LDNS Probes and Metrics
Chapter 6: Load Balancing
Chapter 7: Monitors
Chapter 8: Configuration Files, Logs, and Notifications
Chapter 9: Advanced Topics