BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager (GTM) v11.2.

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Table of Contents
Preface ....................................................................................................................................................... P-1
F5 Networks .................................................................................................................... P-1
F5 Product Suite Overview ............................................................................................. P-1
Hardware ......................................................................................................................... P-5
Virtual Editions .............................................................................................................. P-9
F5 Services ..................................................................................................................... P-9
F5 Resources and Tools ................................................................................................ P-11

Module 1: Installation and Initial Access ................................................................................................. 1-1

BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager Overview .................................................................... 1-1
Licensing, Provisioning, and the Setup Utility ............................................................... 1-3
GTM Backups ................................................................................................................. 1-9
Installation and Setup Labs .......................................................................................... 1-10
Lab – Changing the Initial IP Address ............................................................ 1-10
Lab – Licensing the System and Provisioning ................................................ 1-12
Lab - Setup Utility ............................................................................................ 1-14
Lab - Configuration Utility .............................................................................. 1-16
Lab – Configuration Backup ........................................................................... 1-17
BIG-IP Hardware Platforms .......................................................................................... 1-18
Switch Card Control Processor (SCCP) and Always On Management (AOM) ........... 1-21
Lab – SCCP and AOM Configuration.............................................................. 1-22

Module 2: DNS Overview........................................................................................................................... 2-1

The Domain Name System (DNS) ................................................................................. 2-1
The Name Resolution Process ........................................................................................ 2-4
DNS and GTM System Options ..................................................................................... 2-5
Resolution Diagnostic Tools .......................................................................................... 2-8

Module 3: Accelerated DNS Resolutions ................................................................................................. 3-1

GTM and DNS Resolutions ............................................................................................ 3-1
Hierarchy of Options Flow Chart .................................................................................... 3-3
GTM Listeners ............................................................................................................... 3-4
Lab - Configuring Listeners .............................................................................. 3-6
Load Balancing DNS Queries ......................................................................................... 3-8
Lab - Configuring DNS Load Balancing ......................................................... 3-10
DNS Cache .................................................................................................................... 3-13
Lab – Caching DNS Queries ........................................................................... 3-14
DNS Express ................................................................................................................. 3-16
Lab - Configuring DNS Express ..................................................................... 3-17
Introduction to Wide-IPs ............................................................................................... 3-19
Lab - Configuring Simple Wide-IP ................................................................. 3-19
Other DNS Queries ....................................................................................................... 3-21
Lab – Standard DNS Server ............................................................................ 3-22

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DNS Integration ............................................................................................................ 3-24

Module 4: Intelligent DNS Resolutions .................................................................................................... 4-1
GTM Intelligent DNS Resolutions ................................................................................. 4-1
Metric Collection ............................................................................................................ 4-6
Intelligent Name Resolution ............................................................................................ 4-7
Data Centers .................................................................................................................... 4-8
Lab – Adding Data Centers ................................................................................ 4-9
GTM Systems ............................................................................................................... 4-11
Lab – Adding GTM Systems ............................................................................ 4-12
Adding LTM Systems ................................................................................................... 4-13
Lab - Adding LTM Systems ............................................................................ 4-15
GTM/LTM System Communications: iQuery ............................................................... 4-16
Lab - bigip_add ................................................................................................ 4-18
Adding Non-F5 Servers ................................................................................................ 4-20
Lab - Adding Non-F5 Servers .......................................................................... 4-22
Links .............................................................................................................................. 4-23
Wide IP Pools ............................................................................................................... 4-25
Lab - Configuring Pools .................................................................................. 4-28
Wide IPs ........................................................................................................................ 4-29
Lab - Configuring Wide IPs ............................................................................. 4-31
Changing Objects Status ............................................................................................... 4-33
Lab - Objects Status ......................................................................................... 4-34
Command Line using tmsh ........................................................................................... 4-35

Module 5: LDNS Probes and Metrics ....................................................................................................... 5-1

Metric Overview .............................................................................................................. 5-1
LDNS Probe Configuration ............................................................................................. 5-1
Lab – LDNS Probe Lab ...................................................................................... 5-4

Module 6: Load Balancing......................................................................................................................... 6-1

Load Balancing Overview ............................................................................................... 6-1
Static Load Balancing Modes .......................................................................................... 6-3
Dynamic Load Balancing Modes..................................................................................... 6-8
Quality of Service Load Balancing .............................................................................. 6-12
Persistence ..................................................................................................................... 6-14
Lab - Dynamic Persistence ............................................................................... 6-15
Lab - Static Persistence ..................................................................................... 6-16
Lab - Ratio Load Balancing .............................................................................. 6-17
Lab - Global Availability Load Balancing........................................................ 6-20
Manual Resume ............................................................................................................. 6-22
Lab – Manual Resume ...................................................................................... 6-23
Topology Load Balancing ............................................................................................ 6-24
Lab – Topology Load Balancing ..................................................................... 6-29

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Module 7: Monitors .................................................................................................................................... 7-1

Monitors Overview.......................................................................................................... 7-1
Monitor Types ................................................................................................................ 7-2
Monitor Configuration ................................................................................................... 7-5
Monitor Assignments ..................................................................................................... 7-9
Monitor Status Reporting ............................................................................................ 7-12
Monitor Results and Best Practices ............................................................................... 7-13
Lab – Monitors ................................................................................................. 7-14

Module 8: Logs and Notification............................................................................................................... 8-1

System Log Configuration ............................................................................................. 8-1
Log Files ......................................................................................................................... 8-4
Remote Syslog Notification ........................................................................................... 8-7
Lab – Remote System Log Server ..................................................................... 8-8
The Alertd Process ....................................................................................................... 8-10
LCD Notification .......................................................................................................... 8-13
SNMP Notification ....................................................................................................... 8-14
Lab – SNMP Trap ........................................................................................... 8-17
E-Mail Notification ...................................................................................................... 8-19

Module 9: Advanced Topics ..................................................................................................................... 9-1

DNSSEC.......................................................................................................................... 9-1
Lab – DNSSEC ................................................................................................. 9-3
Limits and Thresholds ................................................................................................... 9-5
GTM iRules ................................................................................................................... 9-7
Lab – iRules Lab 1 .......................................................................................... 9-12
Lab – iRules Lab 2 .......................................................................................... 9-13
Synchronization Groups ............................................................................................... 9-14
Lab – Synchronization ..................................................................................... 9-16
BIG-IP Configuration Files ........................................................................................... 9-18
BIG-IP iHealth .............................................................................................................. 9-20
DNS 6 to 4 ..................................................................................................................... 9-25
Lab – Configure IPv6 Client Load Balancing (Optional) ............................... 9-25

Module 10: Configuration Project............................................................................................................10-1

Review Topics ............................................................................................................... 10-1
Review Questions ........................................................................................................ 10-2
Configuration Lab Project ................................................................................ 10-4

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Appendix A: Installation ............................................................................................................................ A-1

Pre-Installation Information ........................................................................................... A-1
Pre-Installation Hardware Checklist .............................................................................. A-1
Installing BIG-IP GTM Software ................................................................................. A-5
Optional Lab: v11 Provisioning ....................................................................... A-10
Optional Lab: v11 Reload Steps ...................................................................... A-11
F5 Knowledge Base References .................................................................................. A-12

Appendix B: Additional Topics ................................................................................................................. B-1

tcpdump .......................................................................................................................... B-1
Recovering Passwords ................................................................................................... B-7
Content Delivery Networks .......................................................................................... B-7
Distributed Applications ............................................................................................. B-12
SNMP Monitor ............................................................................................................. B-14

Appendix C: Bind and ZoneRunner ......................................................................................................... C-1

BIND and ZoneRunner .................................................................................................. C-1
Configuring BIND Files with ZoneRunner ................................................................... C-8
ZoneRunner and Bind Labs .......................................................................................... C-14

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