This 2-day course uses lectures and hands-on exercises to give participants real-time experience in configuring and using the BIG-IQ® product.
Students are introduced to BIG-IQ, its interface, and its various functionality.
We first look at building and configuring the BIG-IQ system. Once this initial classroom environment is built, we detail the steps to get going administering BIG-IQ, then use it to manage BIG-IP devices.
After this we examine other system configurations: setting up a BIG-IQ DCD logging device, building a BIG-IQ High Availability pair, and managing BIG-IP devices in a cluster.
Course Topics
• Introducing BIG-IQ
• Setting Up the BIG-IQ System
• Administering the BIG-IQ System
• Managing BIG-IP LTM Devices
• Setting Up the BIG-IQ DCD System
• Custom Roles and Groups
• Managing BIG-IP DSC
• Administering BIG-IQ High Availability
Day 1:
1Introducing BIG-IQ
Build the BIG-IQ system. Perform the initial setup, licensing and configuration, then connect it to the network so it's ready for use.
2Setting Up the BIG-IQ System
Take an overall look at the BIG-IQ product suite. What does it include, how does it approach BIG-IP centralized management.
3Administering the BIG-IQ System
With the BIG-IQ configured, steps on connecting in and exploring system features. Discussion of the necessary initial tasks and associated steps.
4Managing BIG-IP LTM Devices
Now bring your BIG-IP devices running LTM under central management by BIG-IQ. Discover their current configuration and create and deploy new traffic passing objects to them.
DAY 2
5Setting Up the BIG-IQ DCD System
The BIG-IQ needs a DCD to manage BIG-IP statistics and log data, here is how we set it up and link it to the BIG-IQ system.
6Custom Roles and Groups
We already looked at how user accounts are set up on BIG-IQ, let’s look deeper and see how to create very granular accounts which limit user access.
7Managing BIG-IP DSC
BIG-IP allows multiple devices to be configured into clusters. How does BIG-IQ remotely manage these clusters?
8Administering BIG-IQ High Availability
Configure two existing BIG-IQ systems into an active-standby pair. Create and synchronize configuration objects, fail the pair over, de-configure the pair and return them to standalone systems
Modules covered per day can be class dependent.
Course Outline
•BIG-IQ Overview
oBIG-IQ Centralized Management
oBIG-IQ Approach
oBIG-IQ Core Functionality
oREST API
oBIG-IQ Data Collection Device (DCD)
oBIG-IP Cloud Edition (CE)
oSetting Up the BIG-IQ System
•Administering the BIG-IQ System
oControlling Access to the BIG-IQ
oCreating, Authenticating, Configuring Users and their Roles
oSystem Backups
oConfiguring DNS, NTP, and SMTP
oMonitoring the BIG-IQ, DCD, and BIG-IP events and alerts
oMonitoring BIG-IQ with iHealth
oPost Installation Issues; Licensing, Changing Management IP, Master Key, Restoring Backups
oManaging BIG-IP LTM Devices
?BIG-IP LTM Device Discovery
?BIG-IP Device Backup
?Deploying to BIG-IP Devices, Various Methods and Logs
?BIG-IQ Configuration Snapshots
?Managing BIG-IP Certificates
?Managing BIG-IP Licenses
?Monitoring BIG-IP Devices with iHealth
?Management of QKView Reports from Managed BIG-IP Devices
oSetting Up the BIG-IQ Data Collection Device
oCustom Role Types and Groups
?Setting up User Accounts with custom roles and privileges
oManaging BIG-IP DSC
?Discovery and management of BIG-IP Device Clusters (DSC) with BIG-IQ
oAdministering BIG-IQ High Availability
?Configuration and management of BIG-IQ systems in a High Availability pair
• Build the BIG-IQ system. Perform the initial setup, licensing and configuration, then connect it to the network so it's ready for use
• Take an overall look at the BIG-IQ product suite. What does it include, how does it approach BIG-IP centralized management
• With the BIG-IQ configured, connect and explore system features including the necessary initial tasks and associated steps
• Bring your BIG-IP devices running LTM under central management by BIG-IQ. Discover their current configuration and create and deploy new traffic passing objects to them
• The BIG-IQ needs a DCD to manage BIG-IP statistics and log data, see how to set it up and link it to the BIG-IQ system
• Take a deeper look into user accounts on BIG-IQ and see how to create very granular accounts which limit user access
• BIG-IP allows multiple devices to be configured into clusters. Learn how BIG-IQ remotely manages these clusters
• Configure two existing BIG-IQ systems into an active-standby pair. Create and synchronize configuration objects, fail the pair over, de-configure the pair and return them to standalone systems.
BIG-IQ manages BIG-IP devices and its associated products, so you need to be familiar with BIG-IP as well as having knowledge and experience of general network technology.
For BIG-IP, students should have already completed a BIG-IP based training course such as the Administering BIG-IP instructor-led course or further courses.
Free web-based training courses are available on the LearnF5 training hub (https://www.f5.com/services/training) that are helpful for any student with limited BIG-IP administration and configuration experience.
•Getting Started with BIG-IP
•Getting Started with BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
General technology experience should cover:
•OSI model encapsulation
•Routing and switching
•TCP/IP concepts
•IP addressing and subnetting
•Network firewalls
•LAN vs. WAN
•HTTP Protocol
•Security and Authentication
The course is for system and network administrators responsible for the installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the BIG-IQ system. Or, it can be undertaken by operators who require some knowledge of how the systems are setup, but usually concentrate on performing particular operational tasks whether on BIG-IQ or via BIG-IQ on the managed BIG-IP devices.
