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1.Configuring BIG-IP LTM Setup

This document provides a step-by-step guide for configuring a BIG-IP F5 LTM V11 in a lab environment, including access instructions, VLAN and Self-IP configuration, and node creation for web servers. It outlines the necessary commands and settings to establish a functioning network setup with load balancing capabilities. Additionally, it includes testing procedures to verify the configuration and functionality of the virtual server and pool members.

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1.Configuring BIG-IP LTM Setup

This document provides a step-by-step guide for configuring a BIG-IP F5 LTM V11 in a lab environment, including access instructions, VLAN and Self-IP configuration, and node creation for web servers. It outlines the necessary commands and settings to establish a functioning network setup with load balancing capabilities. Additionally, it includes testing procedures to verify the configuration and functionality of the virtual server and pool members.

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Configuring BIG-IP F5 LTM V11

LAB Topology

Lab topology is as follow


Lab POD Topology
Remote Lab Access:

1. Access your Lab POD as Instructor provides you the IP Address and port number. The
Mode of access is RDP.

2. Access your Big-IP F5 Web Interface:

a) Big-IP F5:- https://192.168.15.x


b) Username: admin
Password: Ask instructor to provide

3. Access your Big-IP F5 Command Line Interface:

a) Do SSH using Putty to 192.168.15.x


b) Username: root
Password: Ask instructor to provide

4. Configure BIG-IP interface to VLAN to SELF-IP mapping to be used in the lab.


a) BIG-IP Interface 1.1 == Internal LAN VLAN == SELF-IP 10.10.1.x/24
b) BIG-IP Interface 1.2 == External WAN VLAN == SELF-IP x.x.x.x/24 (Different for
all)
c) BIG-IP Interface 1.3 == HA VLAN == SELF-IP 172.16.x.x/24 (This interface would
be configured before the HA LAB)

5. There are 5 Web servers setup in the lab as follow.

a) Server_1: 10.10.1.11
b) Server_2: 10.10.1.12
c) Server_3: 10.10.1.13
d) Server_4: 10.10.1.14
e) Server_5: 10.10.1.15
6. Create VLANs by going to following location in your BIG-IP F5

Network ›› VLANs : VLAN List ›› New VLAN

7. Create Internal LAN Vlan by giving following input and click Finished.

a) Name: LAN_VLAN
b) Interface: 1.1
c) Tagging: Untagged
d) Add
8. Create Internal WAN Vlan by giving following input and click Finished.

e) Name: WAN_VLAN
f) Interface: 1.2
g) Tagging: Untagged
h) Add

9. Verify both Vlans are created successfully.

Network ›› VLANs : VLAN List


10. Create/Assign Self IP Addresses as mentioned. The IP Address would be different,
please use your POD assigned IP Address.

Network ›› Self IPs

Give following input

a) Name: Internal_LAN
b) IP Address: 10.10.1.x
c) Netmask: 255.255.255.0
d) VLAN/Tunnel: LAN_VLAN
e) Port Lockdown: Allow Default

11. Create/Assign WAN Interface Self IP Address as follow.

Network ›› Self IPs

Give following input

a) Name: External_WAN
b) IP Address: x.x.x.x
c) Netmask: 255.255.255.0
d) VLAN/Tunnel: WAN_VLAN
e) Port Lockdown: Allow Default
12. Verify your configured interface and network using tmsh Commands

13. Test your LAN Connection from BIG-IP to Web Servers by doing ping test from your
BIG-IP LTM to web servers on following Servers IP addresses.

 10.10.1.11
 10.10.1.12
 10.10.1.13
 10.10.1.14
 10.10.1.15
14. Configuration Backup Lab
15. Create Nodes by going at following location.

Local Traffic ›› Nodes : Node List ›› New Node

Give following input.

Name: Server_1
Address: 10.10.1.11
Health Monitor: Node Specific
Select Monitors: icmp

Create the Node similarly for rest of four Servers.


Name: Server_2
Address: 10.10.1.12
Health Monitor: Node Specific
Select Monitors: icmp

Name: Server_3
Address: 10.10.1.13
Health Monitor: Node Specific
Select Monitors: icmp
Name: Server_4
Address: 10.10.1.14
Health Monitor: Node Specific
Select Monitors: icmp

Name: Server_5
Address: 10.10.1.15
Health Monitor: Node Specific
Select Monitors: icmp

16. You should see following Nodes after successful creation.

17. Create pool by going at following location.

Local Traffic ›› Pools : Pool List ›› New Pool

Name: http-pool
Health Monitor: http
New Members: Node list (Select 1st Server)
Service Port: http

Click Add

Add one by one all the 5 Servers into http-pool.


After addition it should look like following.
18. Create a Virtual Server by going at following location.

Local Traffic ›› Virtual Servers : Virtual Server List ›› New Virtual Server

Give following input and click on Finished.

Name: vs-http
Destination Address: x.x.x.101 (POD WAN Subnet IP)
Service port: HTTP
Source Address Translation: Auto Map
Default Pool: http-pool

After successful creation, your Virtual server looks as follow.

19. Perform the Test by opening the virtual server in URL as follow.

http://<virtual Server IP>


http://x.x.x.101
or
http://184.221.50.101 (For example, it would be different as per your POD)

The output should be as follow.


20. Verify the traffic into LTM Pool member whether the Load balancing is working as
expected.

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