F5 BIG-IP Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Introduction

Build a practical foundation for automating F5 BIG-IP LTM with Ansible and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. Configure core network and application-delivery services, validate live traffic, and run the same automation from the CLI and AAP to build repeatable, governed operations.

Build practical confidence with BIG-IP automation through a connected, hands-on workflow.

* Discover BIG-IP state and use Ansible collections for repeatable configuration.

* Configure network services, monitors, nodes, pools, virtual servers, persistence, SNAT, SSL, and HTTP-to-HTTPS redirection.

* Validate HTTP and HTTPS traffic and capture operational evidence.

* Run the same automation from the CLI and through AAP job templates, surveys, and workflows.

* Perform day-2 operations: pool maintenance, backup, inventory, troubleshooting, and controlled service operations.

Student lab components on the 192.168.2.0/24 management network:

* Linux Jumpbox — learner access, Ansible CLI, VS Code, and course source.

* AAP Controller —  job templates, surveys, and workflows.

* Automation Hub — course execution environment image.

* BIG-IP LTM bigip-11 — primary automation target.

* BIG-IP LTM bigip-12 — secondary automation target.