COURSE OBJECTIVE:
• Review Automation and DevOps concepts
• Describe the components of iControl REST calls and how they interact with BIG-IP• Stand up and configure BIG-IP applications using iControl REST• Describe the major components of Ansible and how they work together to configure BIG-IP• Use flow control elements such as conditionals and looping in Ansible Playbooks• Onboard and configure BIG-IP applications using Ansible
TARGET 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 data-center infrastructure.
COURSE 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 ProfilesStudents 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• HTMLFinally, nice-to-have knowledge includes familiarity with programming and/or scripting languages, such as:• JavaScript or NodeJS• Python• Bash
COURSE CONTENT:
Chapter 1: Linux Command Line Review• Navigating the Linux File System• Creating and Deleting Files and Directories• Copying and Moving Files• Command Line Auto-Completion and Editing• Tools for Analyzing Test Results and Inspecting Log FilesChapter 2: BIG-IP Application Creation Review• Understanding Load Balancing Basics• Configuring Virtual Servers, Pools, Pool Members and Nodes• Configuring Health Monitors and SSL Profiles• Understanding the Full Proxy Architecture and Source Address TranslationChapter 3: Automation and DevOps Concepts• Understanding Infrastructure as Code, NetOps and DevOps• Differentiating Automation and Orchestration Concepts• Diving into DevOps Concepts such as Idempotency, Atomicity and Imperative vs DeclarativeChapter 4: Programming BIG-IP with iControl REST• Introducing Basic JavaScript Types• Introducing JavaScript Object Notation• Discovering an existing BIG-IP Configuration using iControl REST• Deploying Apps on BIG-IP using iControl REST• Onboarding BIG-IP using iControl REST• Working with JSON ProgrammaticallyChapter 5: Automating BIG-IP with Ansible• Introducing YAML• Establishing an Ansible Trust Relationship• Creating an Ansible Playbook• Exploring the Playbook• Working with the Inventory File• Using the Command Module• Gathering Facts for the Playbook• Deploying Apps on BIG-IP using Ansible• Deleting a BIG-IP Application• Onboarding a BIG-IP system using Ansible• Deploying BIG-IP HA• Investigating Ansible Roles
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
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