f5 big-ip ltm essentials lab

F5 BIG-IP LTM Essentials LabVMware and Linux based

VMware topology

Lab instructions

● Configure initial BIG-IP settings, administration access and licensing● Configure virtual servers, SSL termination, pools and members● Configure profiles and persistence ● Configure iApps● Configure iRules ● Monitoring the system with OMD - Open Monitoring Distribution

Terminal server management console login details

You can use web-based ssh client or any other (PuTTy, SecureCRT) Login details are:hostname: ts.4pu.comusername: testpassword: TestmylaB123 (case sensitive)

Terminal server management console login

TeamViewer management console login details

Please use my free account below● TeamViewer Login● email: f5labtest@gmail.com● password: testmylab123

Please verify my configuration or modify and test your own.

TeamViewer management console

TeamViewer management console

TeamViewer management console

TeamViewer management console

TeamViewer management console

TeamViewer management console

Hosts configurationBIG-IP configuration

● GUI login: username = admin, password = admin● mgmt ip address 192.168.0.202/24 default gateway 192.168.0.1● 1.1 ip address 10.10.1.31/24 floating ip 10.10.1.33/24 VLAN=CLIENTS● 1.2 ip address 172.16.1.31/16 floating ip 172.16.1.33/16 VLAN= SERVERS

TEST-HOST configuration (Linux Xubuntu)

● eth1 ip address 10.10.1.40/24 WEB-SERVER1 (SliTaz GNU/Linux)

● eth0 ip address 172.16.20.1/16

WEB-SERVER2 (SliTaz GNU/Linux)

● eth0 ip address 172.16.20.2/16

WEB-SERVER3 (SliTaz GNU/Linux)

● eth0 ip address 172.16.20.3/16

Initial setup

Licensing system

Licensing system

Virtual server configuration and verification

Virtual server configuration and verification

Virtual server configuration and verification

Pool and members configuration

Network map overview

Network map overview

Persistence configuration and verification

Persistence configuration and verification

iApps configuration and verification

iApps configuration and verification

Components of iRules

iRule configuration and verification

iRule configuration and verification

iRule configuration and verification

Monitoring system login details:http://omd.4pu.com/nms/check_mk username: guest password: guest123

Monitoring the system

Monitoring the system