F5 Networks Automating BIG-IP with Ansible

PT26502
Training Summary
This course introduces network administrators, operators, and DevOps engineers to the foundational and F5-specific technologies required to automate BIG-IP. Participants will gain exposure to multiple technologies for a variety of use cases and will have hands-on experience that leave them better prepared to automate the onboarding and configuration of BIG-IP.
Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with and be able to configure basic BIG-IP elements such as:
  • Virtual Servers
  • Pools, Pool Members, and Nodes
  • Pool Monitors
  • Basic Virtual Server Profiles
Students should also be familiar with the basics of the Linux command line. In addition, the following general technical knowledge should be well understood:
  • Layer 2 Ethernet and ARP networking concepts
  • Layer 3 and 4 TCP/IP networking concepts, including IP addressing and subnetting
  • Layer 7 HTTP networking concepts
  • Linux command line and basic Linux commands
  • HTML
Finally, “nice-to-have” knowledge includes familiarity with programming and/or scripting languages, such as:
  • JavaScript or NodeJS
  • Python
  • Bash
Duration
2 Days/Lecture & Lab
Audience
This course is intended for network administrators and operators and DevOps engineers interested in automating tasks on BIG-IP systems in their public and private Clouds as well as in their datacenter infrastructure.
Course Topics
  • Review the Linux Command Line
  • Review BIG-IP Application Creation
  • Discuss Automation and DevOps Concepts
  • Configuring BIG-IP with iControl REST
  • Configuring BIG-IP programmatically with Ansible

Related Scheduled Courses

F5 BIG-IP - F5 Networks Administering BIG-IP
F5 BIG-IP LTM - F5 Networks Configuring BIG-IP LTM: Local Traffic Manager
F5 Networks Configuring BIG-IP APM: Access Policy Manager
F5 TS BIG-IP LTM - F5 Networks Troubleshooting