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BIG-IP LTM Lab Setup & Configuration

The document outlines 12 labs covering configuration topics for BIG-IP LTM including system setup, virtual servers and pools, SNAT, health monitoring, FTP configuration, persistence, SSL offloading, priority groups, virtual server behavior, high availability, and customizing application delivery with iRules and local traffic policies. The labs cover tasks such as configuring the management port, activating the system, configuring pools and virtual servers, assigning health monitors, implementing SSL offloading, setting up high availability, and customizing traffic with iRules and local traffic policies.

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BIG-IP LTM Lab Setup & Configuration

The document outlines 12 labs covering configuration topics for BIG-IP LTM including system setup, virtual servers and pools, SNAT, health monitoring, FTP configuration, persistence, SSL offloading, priority groups, virtual server behavior, high availability, and customizing application delivery with iRules and local traffic policies. The labs cover tasks such as configuring the management port, activating the system, configuring pools and virtual servers, assigning health monitors, implementing SSL offloading, setting up high availability, and customizing traffic with iRules and local traffic policies.

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BIG-IP LTM LAB TOPICS

Lab 1 - BIG-IP System Setup Labs

• Configure the Management Port

• Activate the BIG-IP System and Configure the Network.

• Test Administrative Access

• Archive the Configuration

Lab 2 - Virtual Servers and Pools Lab

• Configure load balancing pools

• Configure virtual servers and associate them with a pool

• Verify traffic flow through the BIG-IP system using statistics

Lab 3 - Configuring SNAT Auto Map on a Virtual Server

• Identify which IP addresses will be used for SNAT Auto Map

• Configure virtual servers and associate them with a SNAT Auto Map

• Describe the source translation used by the BIG-IP system when SNAT Auto Map is configured.

• Describe the impact of SNAT on application functionality and some options for mitigation.

Lab 4 - Monitoring Application Health

• Assign health monitors to node and pool members

• Create Custom Monitors

Lab 5 - Configuring FTP Virtual Server

• Configure an FTP pool and Virtual server.

• Test and Troubleshoot access.

Lab 6 - Configuring Persistence

• Configure a source address affinity persistence profile, assign it to a virtual server, verify
functionality, and observe changes in traffic behavior.

• Configure a cookie persistence profile, assign it to a virtual server, verify functionality and
observe changes in traffic beahviour.
Lab 7 - Implement SSL Offload and SSL Re-Encryption

• Configure a virtual server that will offload SSL from back-end servers onto the BIG-IP system.

• Leverage SSL termination a virtual server to permit cookie persistence.

• Configure a virtual server for SSL re-encryption and cookie persistence.

• See the effect of object state on persistence.

Lab 8 - Implement Priority Group Activation

• Configure priority group activation on a pool and view load balancing behavior with statistics.

• Compare the effects of a member-based ratio and node-based ratio load balancing algorithm.

• Force a connection limit condition to cause a lower priority group of members to be temporarily
activated.

Lab 9 - Test Different Virtual Server Behavior

• Create a network forwarding virtual server, reject forwarding virtual server, and a host
forwarding virtual server for a specific VLAN.

Lab 10 - High Availability

• Setup a redundant pair of BIG-IP systems

• Perform Initial synchronization (ConfigSync)

• Identify which device is in active mode and which is in standby.

• Change modes from active to standby.

Lab 11 – Customizing application delivery with iRules

• Load balance intelligent SNAT, Insert XFF header and custom 404 Response via an iRule.

• Remove unwanted headers from HTTP Response via an iRule.

• Load balance based on Payload Contents – HTTP and TCP.

Lab 12 - Customizing application delivery with Local Traffic Policy

• Load balance intelligent SNAT, Insert XFF header and custom 404 Response via Local Traffic
Policy

• Remove unwanted headers from HTTP Response via Local Traffic Policy

• Load balance based on Payload Contents – HTTP and TCP.

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