F5 TS BIG-IP LTM – F5 Networks Troubleshooting BIG-IP LTM

This course gives networking professionals hands-on knowledge of how to troubleshoot a BIG-IP system using a number of troubleshooting techniques as well as troubleshooting and system tools. This course includes lectures, labs, and discussions.

Course Information

Price: $2,310.00
Duration: 2 days
Certification: 
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Prerequisites:

Administering BIG-IP, OSI model, TCP/IP addressing and routing, WAN, LAN environments, and server redundancy concepts; or having achieved TMOS Administration Certification

 

Target Audience:

This course assumes that you have successfully completed the Administering BIG-IP course, or equivalent, and have hands-on experience working in a production BIG-IP environment for several months. You should have a solid understanding of the environment in which the BIG-IP is deployed. This course is meant for BIG-IP administrators, network engineers, applications engineers, etc., who will be responsible for troubleshooting problems associated with their BIG-IP system.

 

Course Objectives:

 

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Setting Up the BIG-IP System

  • Introducing the BIG-IP System 
  • Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System 
  • Archiving the BIG-IP System Configuration

Lesson 2: Reviewing Local Traffic Configuration

  • Reviewing Nodes, Pools, and Virtual Servers 
  • Reviewing Address Translation 
  • Reviewing Routing Assumptions 
  • Reviewing Application Health Monitoring 
  • Reviewing Traffic Behavior Modification with Profiles 
  • Reviewing the TMOS Shell (TMSH) 
  • Reviewing Managing BIG-IP Configuration Data 
  • Reviewing High Availability (HA)

Lesson 3: 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 
  • Putting Troubleshooting Steps to Use

Lesson 4: Working with F5 Support

  • Leveraging F5 Support Resources 
  • AskF5.com 
  • DevCentral 
  • iHealth 
  • Leveraging F5 Labs 
  • Working with F5 Technical Support 
  • Running End User Diagnostics (EUD) – Hardware Only 
  • New Platform Diagnostic Tools 
  • Always-On Management (AOM) Subsystem 
  • Requesting Return Materials Authorization 
  • F5’s Software Version Policy 
  • Managing the BIG-IP License for Upgrades 
  • Managing BIG-IP Disk Space 
  • Upgrading BIG-IP Software

Lesson 5: Troubleshooting – Bottom to Top

  • Introducing Differences between BIG-IP and LINUX Tools 
  • Troubleshooting with Layer 1/Layer 2 Tools 
  • Troubleshooting with Layer 2/Layer 3 Tools 
  • Troubleshooting with Layer 3 Tools 
  • Troubleshooting with LINUX Tools 
  • Troubleshooting Memory and CPU 
  • Troubleshooting with watch 
  • Troubleshooting with Additional tmsh commands

Lesson 6: Troubleshooting Tools

  • tcpdump 
  • Wireshark 
  • ssldump 
  • Fiddler 
  • diff 
  • KDiff3 
  • cURL

Lesson 7: Using System Logs

  • Configuring Logging 
  • Log Files 
  • Understanding BIG-IP Daemons Functions 
  • Triggering an iRule 
  • Deploying and Testing iRules 
  • Application Visibility and Reporting

Lesson 8: Troubleshooting Lab Projects

  • Network Configurations for Project