Day-1:

1. BIG-IP System Setup

• Introducing the BIG-IP System

• Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System

• Archiving the BIG-IP Configurations

• Leveraging F5 Support Resources and Tools

2. Reviewing Local Traffic Configuration

• Nodes, Pools, and Virtual Servers

• Address Translation

• Routing Assumptions

• Application Health Monitoring

• Traffic Behavior Modification with Profiles

• TMOS Shell (TMSH)

• Managing BIG-IP Configuration Data

Day-2:

3. Load Balancing Traffic with LTM

• Dynamic Load Balancing Options

• Using Priority Group Activation and Fallback Host

• Comparing Member and Node Load Balancing

4. Modifying Traffic Behaviour with Persistence

• Persistence

• SSL Persistence

• SIP Persistence

• Universal Persistence

• Destination Address Affinity Persistence

• Using Match Across Options for Persistence

5. Monitoring Application Health

• Differentiating Monitor Types

• Customizing the HTTP Monitor

• Monitoring an Alias Address and Port

• Monitoring a Path vs. Monitoring a Device

• Managing Multiple Monitors

• Using Application Check Monitors

• Using Manual Resume

6. Processing Traffic with Virtual Servers

• Virtual Servers Concepts

• Path Load Balancing

• Auto Last Hop

Day-3:

7. Processing Traffic with SNATs

• Overview of SNATs

• SNAT Automap

• SNAT Pools

• SNATs as Listeners

• SNAT Specificity

• VIP Bounceback

• Additional SNAT Options

• Network Packet Processing

8. Configuring High Availability

• Sync-Failover Group Concepts

• Synchronization, State, and Failover

• Traffic Group Concepts

• N+1 Concepts

9. Configuring High Availability Part 2

• Failover Triggers and Detection

• Stateful Failover

• Device Group Communication

• Sync-Only Device Groups

Day-4

10. Modifying Traffic with Profiles

• Profiles Review

• Common Protocol Profile Types and Settings

• TCP Express Optimization

• Performance Improvements

• Configuring and Using Profiles

• HTTP Profile Options

• OneConnect

• HTTP Compression

• HTTP Caching

• Stream Profiles

• F5 Acceleration Technologies

• Analytics

11. Selected Topics

• Restricting Network Access

• SNMP Features

• Route Domains

Day-5

12. Deploying Application Services with iApps

• Simplifying Application Deployment with iApps

• Using iApps Templates

• Deploying an Application Service

• Reconfiguring an Application Service

• Leveraging the iApps Ecosystem on DevCentral

13. Customizing Application Delivery with iRules and Local Traffic Policies

• Getting Started with iRules

• Triggering an iRule

• Introducing iRule Constructs

• Leveraging the DevCentral Ecosystem

• Deploying and Testing iRules

• Getting Started with Local Traffic Policies

• Specifying Requires and Controls

• Constructing and Managing Rules

14. Troubleshooting Methodology

• Step-By-Step Process

Step 1: State the Problem

Step 2: Specify the Problem

Step 3: Map the System

Step 4: Develop Possible Causes

Step 5: Test Theories

Step 6: Iterate Until Root Cause Identified

• Documenting a Problem