DAY 1

Module 1 - Introducing BIG-IQ

Build the BIG-IQ system. Perform the initial setup, licensing and configuration, then connect it to the network so it's ready for use.

Module 2 - Setting Up the BIG-IQ System

Take an overall look at the BIG-IQ product suite. What does it include, how does it approach BIG-IP centralized management.

Module 3 - Administering the BIG-IQ System

With the BIG-IQ configured, steps on connecting in and exploring system features. Discussion of the necessary initial tasks and associated steps.

Module 4 - Managing BIG-IP LTM Devices

Now bring your BIG-IP devices running LTM under central management by BIG-IQ. Discover their current configuration and create and deploy new traffic passing objects to them.

DAY 2

Module 5 - Setting Up the BIG-IQ DCD System

The BIG-IQ needs a DCD to manage BIG-IP statistics and log data, here is how we set it up and link it to the BIG-IQ system.

Module 6 - Custom Roles and Groups

We already looked at how user accounts are set up on BIG-IQ, let’s look deeper and see how to create very granular accounts which limit user access.

Module 7 - Managing BIG-IP DSC

BIG-IP allows multiple devices to be configured into clusters. How does BIG-IQ remotely manage these clusters?

Module 8 - Administering BIG-IQ High Availability

Configure two existing BIG-IQ systems into an active-standby pair. Create and synchronize configuration objects, fail the pair over, de-configure the pair and return them to standalone systems