F5 Networks Administering BIG-IP Training Course

Name: F5 Networks Administering BIG-IP
Price: 2420.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (1200 reviews)

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$2,420.00 USD

Duration
2 Days

Delivery Methods
Virtual Instructor Led
Private Group

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Course Overview

Today’s applications demand speed, reliability, and security, and that starts with effective traffic management. F5 BIG-IP sits at the heart of enterprise networks, enabling load balancing, application delivery, and security services at scale. But unlocking its full potential requires more than just plugging it in.

In this immersive, hands-on course, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of how the BIG-IP system works and how to configure it for real-world application delivery. From setting up your first virtual server to configuring health monitors, SNATs, and persistence profiles, you’ll develop the skills needed to support and maintain BIG-IP environments with confidence.

Through a mix of expert-led instruction, interactive demos, and practical labs, this course equips you to take control of BIG-IP administration and optimize your organization’s application performance and availability.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to confidently manage and administer F5 BIG-IP systems to support critical application delivery needs. You’ll leave with hands-on experience and the skills to perform essential tasks in production environments.

Set up, license, and configure the BIG-IP system
Build and manage virtual servers, pools, and nodes
Apply and manage profiles for optimized traffic handling
Use monitors, SNATs, and persistence methods effectively
Administer common tasks using the Configuration utility and TMSH
Perform backup, restore, and basic troubleshooting

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for network administrators, operators, and engineers responsible for managing the normal day-to-day operation and administration of a BIG-IP application delivery network. This course presents the prerequisite knowledge for many other of F5’s BIG-IP instructor-led training courses.

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Interactive classroom participation: Our virtual training includes live lectures, demonstrations and virtual labs that allow you to participate in discussions with your instructor and fellow classmates to get real-time feedback.
Post Class Resources: Review your class content, catch up on any material you may have missed or perfect your new skills with access to resources after your course is complete.
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What is F5 Networks Administering BIG-IP training and is it worth it?

This training course introduces students to the BIG-IP system as it is commonly deployed in an application delivery network. You’ll gain a practical understanding of the BIG-IP system, including how to configure core components like virtual servers, pools, and profiles. With instructor-led training, hands-on labs, and interactive demonstrations, this course gives network administrators and network operators the tools to support typical administrative and operational activities. It’s a smart investment if you’re responsible for high-speed application traffic delivery, security, and availability.

Will this course help me configure BIG-IP virtual servers and traffic behavior?

Yes. This course teaches you how to deploy and configure configuration objects such as virtual servers, pool members, and nodes. You’ll also work with profiles for modifying traffic behavior, including persistence, compression, and SSL offload, all essential tasks when managing traffic processing in an enterprise application delivery network.

Will this course help me monitor application health and troubleshoot traffic issues?

Absolutely. You’ll learn how to use monitors for monitoring application health, configure remote logging and legacy remote logging, and troubleshoot traffic using the configuration utility, TMSH, and tools like tcpdump. You’ll also practice using tcpdump and managing logs to resolve performance problems quickly.

Does this course help me prepare for F5 certification or other advanced F5 courses?

Yes. Administering BIG-IP is the first step in the F5 certification path and a required prerequisite for advanced modules like LTM, ASM, and APM. The course gives network administrators a strong foundation in traffic processing objects, access control, and system management, all vital for F5’s Administrator and Specialist certification tracks.