Requirements

• Basic Networking Knowledge
• Understanding of F5 BIG-IP Platform
• Linux and Command Line Experience

Description

The 201: F5 - TMOS Administration course focuses on the core functionality and advanced features of F5's TMOS (Traffic Management Operating System). TMOS is the platform at the heart of F5's application delivery controllers (ADCs), and it is responsible for managing, optimizing, and securing application traffic across the network.

In this course, you'll gain hands-on experience with TMOS, learning how to configure essential features such as load balancing, SSL offloading, traffic routing, and security policies to ensure seamless application delivery. You’ll explore key administrative tasks including system setup, user management, monitoring, and troubleshooting, which are critical for ensuring optimal performance and uptime of applications.

The course also covers more advanced topics such as health monitoring, traffic compression, and custom policies, providing you with a complete understanding of how to use TMOS to manage both simple and complex network environments.

Key Learning Areas:

1. Introduction to F5 TMOS

   • Understanding the core architecture and components of TMOS, including its role in managing application traffic.

   • The importance of F5's BIG-IP platform and how TMOS integrates with hardware and software-based solutions.

2. TMOS System Setup and Configuration

   • How to install and configure TMOS.

   • Configuring system settings such as networking, security, and user roles to ensure smooth operation of F5 systems.

3. Load Balancing and Traffic Management

   • Configuring various load balancing algorithms to distribute application traffic efficiently.

   • Exploring advanced load balancing features such as persistence, routing, and session affinity.

4. SSL Offloading and Acceleration

   • Implementing SSL offloading to reduce the load on backend servers and enhance security.

   • Optimizing SSL traffic with techniques like SSL compression and acceleration.

5. Health Monitoring and Availability

   • Setting up health monitors to ensure the availability of backend servers and applications.

   • Configuring and managing failover policies for high availability and fault tolerance.

6. Traffic Compression and Optimization

   • Enabling and managing traffic compression to optimize bandwidth utilization and improve application performance.

   • Fine-tuning TMOS to handle high-volume traffic efficiently.

7. Security Policies and Access Control

   • Implementing web application firewalls (WAF) and security policies to protect applications from vulnerabilities and threats.

   • Configuring authentication, authorization, and SSL/TLS security protocols to safeguard sensitive data.

8. Customizing and Automating with iRules

   • Introduction to iRules, F5's scripting language, for customizing traffic management policies.

   • How to create, deploy, and troubleshoot iRules for advanced traffic manipulation.

9. Monitoring and Troubleshooting

   • Using built-in diagnostic tools and logs to monitor system health and performance.

   • Identifying and troubleshooting common issues related to traffic management, security, and load balancing.

10. Advanced Traffic Management

    • Understanding advanced features such as Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) and traffic shaping.

    • How to scale applications and manage traffic across multiple data centers and geographic regions.

Who this course is for:

• Network Administrators & Engineers
• System Administrators
• Security Engineers