F5 Ansible Engine AS3

This module focuses on utilizing Ansible automation to configure F5 BIG-IP devices using AS3 (Application Services 3). AS3 offers a declarative interface for simplifying and standardizing the deployment of application services on F5 devices.

The module contains a hands-on lab consisting of three challenges with the aim of covering the below use cases.

• Setting Up Ansible for AS3 Automation: Install Ansible and the AS3 RPM, configure Ansible hosts, and set up AS3 authentication.
• Creating AS3 Payloads with Jinja2 Templates: Use Jinja2 templates to dynamically generate AS3 JSON declarations for application services.
• Deploying AS3 Configurations with Ansible Playbooks: Write Ansible playbooks to validate and deploy AS3 configurations on F5 devices.
• Establish Active/Standby High Availability Pair: Write Ansible playbooks to perform config sync between the lab bigip devices and also establish an Active/Standby HA.

By completing this learning path module, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to leverage Ansible automation to configure F5 BIG-IP devices using AS3. They will acquire practical skills in setting up Ansible, creating AS3 payloads, and deploying AS3 configurations at scale, empowering them to automate and streamline F5 configuration tasks in real-world environments. Additionally the bonus challenge should help them in creating Active/Standby HA Pair.
 

• Ubuntu Linux Jumpbox
  • Ansible Engine
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Python3
• 2 x F5 BIG-IP
• 2 x Ubuntu Web Servers
• 1 x Ubuntu Utils Server
  • BIND
  • NetBox