F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management Lab

This lab covers the following topics:

Module 1 - Manage BIG-IP Devices using BIG-IQ Web UI

This module focuses on utilizing BIG-IQ CM Web UI. Lab users will practice the below scenarios.

• BIG-IQ CM as License Manager using RegKey Pool
• BIG-IP Device Discovery
• Deploy sample HTTP Application

Module 2 -  Manage BIG-IP devices using AS3 declarative model

This module focuses on utilizing the F5 Application Services3(AS3) API. Lab users will practice the below scenarios :

• Deploying HTTPS Application using BIG-IQ AS3 templates
• Modifying Applications using AS3 templates
• Creating custom AS3 BIG-IQ templates

Module 3 -  BIG-IQ Automation with Ansible

This module focuses on utilizing Ansible as the automation platform along with BIG-IQ CM. Lab users will practice the below scenarios:

• BIGP-IP Device Discovery/Removal using BIG-IQ Ansible Module
• BIGP-IP License apply/revoke using BIG-IQ Ansible Modules
• Deploy web application to BIG-IP devices using BIG-IQ REST API’s(imperatively)
• Deploy web application using F5 AS3 declarative model
• Modify web application using F5 AS3 declarative model
• Delete/Remove web application using F5 AS3 declarative model
• Deploy HTTPS web application using F5 AS3 declarative model

Module 4 -  AS3 Application creation using Ansible Tower and BIG-IQ

This module focuses on utilizing Ansible Tower Job templates and surveys along with BIG-IQ to automate the configuration management on BIG-IP Devices. Lab users will practice below scenarios:

• Create AS3 web application using Ansible Tower template & surveys
• Delete/Remove AS3 web application using Ansible Tower template & survey