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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="11285" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/f5networks-trg-big-ltm-cfg-3" lastchanged="2026-01-30T12:20:23+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Configuring BIG-IP LTM: Local Traffic Manager</title><productcode>TRG-BIG-LTM-CFG-3</productcode><vendorcode>F5</vendorcode><vendorname>F5 Networks</vendorname><fullproductcode>F5-TRG-BIG-LTM-CFG-3</fullproductcode><version>13</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;By the end of this course, the student should be able to use both the Configuration utility, TMSH, and Linux commands to configure and manage BIG-IP LTM systems in an application delivery network. In addition, students should be able to monitor the BIG-IP system to achieve operational efficiency, and establish and maintain high availability infrastructure for critical business applications.&lt;/p&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;Students must complete one of the following F5 prerequisites before attending this course:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/f5networks-trg-big-op-admin&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;Administering BIG-IP &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(TRG-BIG-OP-ADMIN)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; instructor-led course&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;The following free web-based courses, although optional, will be very helpful for any student with limited BIG-IP administration and configuration experience. These courses are available at F5 University:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Getting Started with BIG-IP web-based training&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Getting Started with BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) web-based training&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;The following general network technology knowledge and experience are recommended before attending any F5 Global Training Services instructor-led course:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;OSI model encapsulation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Routing and switching&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ethernet and ARP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;TCP/IP concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;IP addressing and subnetting&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;NAT and private IP addressing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Default gateway&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Network firewalls&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAN vs. WAN&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;The following course-specific knowledge and experience is suggested before attending this course:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Web application delivery&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and SSH protocols&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;TLS/SSL&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the BIG-IP LTM system.&lt;/p&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;h5&gt;v13 Course Topics&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;BIG-IP initial setup (licensing, provisioning, and network configuration)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A review of BIG-IP local traffic configuration objects&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Using dynamic load balancing methods&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Modifying traffic behavior with persistence (including SSL, SIP, universal, and destination address affinity persistence)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitoring application health with Layer 3, Layer 4, and Layer 7 monitors (including transparent, scripted, and external monitors)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Processing traffic with virtual servers (including network, forwarding, and reject virtual servers)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Processing traffic with SNATs (including SNAT pools and SNATs as listeners)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring high availability (including active/standby and N+1 sync failover device groups, connection and persistence mirroring, and sync-only device groups)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Modifying traffic behavior with profiles (including advanced HTTP profile options, caching, compression, and OneConnect profiles)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Advanced BIG-IP LTM configuration options (including VLAN tagging and trunking, SNMP features, and packet filters)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deploying application services with iApps&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Customizing application delivery with iRules and local traffic policies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;v12 Course Topics&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;BIG-IP initial setup (licensing, provisioning, and network configuration)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A review of BIG-IP local traffic configuration objects&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Using dynamic load balancing methods&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Modifying traffic behavior with persistence (including SSL, SIP, universal, and destination address affinity persistence)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitoring application health with Layer 3, Layer 4, and Layer 7 monitors (including transparent, scripted, and external monitors)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Processing traffic with virtual servers (including network, forwarding, and reject virtual servers)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Processing traffic with SNATs (including SNAT pools and SNATs as listeners)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring high availability (including active/standby and N+1 sync failover device groups, connection and persistence mirroring, and sync-only device groups)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Modifying traffic behavior with profiles (including advanced HTTP profile options, caching, compression, and OneConnect profiles)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Advanced BIG-IP LTM configuration options (including VLAN tagging and trunking, SNMP features, and packet filters)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deploying application services with iApps&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Customizing application delivery with iRules and local traffic policies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</contents><objective_plain>By the end of this course, the student should be able to use both the Configuration utility, TMSH, and Linux commands to configure and manage BIG-IP LTM systems in an application delivery network. In addition, students should be able to monitor the BIG-IP system to achieve operational efficiency, and establish and maintain high availability infrastructure for critical business applications.</objective_plain><essentials_plain>Students must complete one of the following F5 prerequisites before attending this course:


- Administering BIG-IP (TRG-BIG-OP-ADMIN) instructor-led course
- F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator
The following free web-based courses, although optional, will be very helpful for any student with limited BIG-IP administration and configuration experience. These courses are available at F5 University:


- Getting Started with BIG-IP web-based training
- Getting Started with BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) web-based training
The following general network technology knowledge and experience are recommended before attending any F5 Global Training Services instructor-led course:


- OSI model encapsulation
- Routing and switching
- Ethernet and ARP
- TCP/IP concepts
- IP addressing and subnetting
- NAT and private IP addressing
- Default gateway
- Network firewalls
- LAN vs. WAN
The following course-specific knowledge and experience is suggested before attending this course:


- Web application delivery
- HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and SSH protocols
- TLS/SSL</essentials_plain><audience_plain>This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the BIG-IP LTM system.</audience_plain><contents_plain>v13 Course Topics


- BIG-IP initial setup (licensing, provisioning, and network configuration)
- A review of BIG-IP local traffic configuration objects
- Using dynamic load balancing methods
- Modifying traffic behavior with persistence (including SSL, SIP, universal, and destination address affinity persistence)
- Monitoring application health with Layer 3, Layer 4, and Layer 7 monitors (including transparent, scripted, and external monitors)
- Processing traffic with virtual servers (including network, forwarding, and reject virtual servers)
- Processing traffic with SNATs (including SNAT pools and SNATs as listeners)
- Configuring high availability (including active/standby and N+1 sync failover device groups, connection and persistence mirroring, and sync-only device groups)
- Modifying traffic behavior with profiles (including advanced HTTP profile options, caching, compression, and OneConnect profiles)
- Advanced BIG-IP LTM configuration options (including VLAN tagging and trunking, SNMP features, and packet filters)
- Deploying application services with iApps
- Customizing application delivery with iRules and local traffic policies
v12 Course Topics


- BIG-IP initial setup (licensing, provisioning, and network configuration)
- A review of BIG-IP local traffic configuration objects
- Using dynamic load balancing methods
- Modifying traffic behavior with persistence (including SSL, SIP, universal, and destination address affinity persistence)
- Monitoring application health with Layer 3, Layer 4, and Layer 7 monitors (including transparent, scripted, and external monitors)
- Processing traffic with virtual servers (including network, forwarding, and reject virtual servers)
- Processing traffic with SNATs (including SNAT pools and SNATs as listeners)
- Configuring high availability (including active/standby and N+1 sync failover device groups, connection and persistence mirroring, and sync-only device groups)
- Modifying traffic behavior with profiles (including advanced HTTP profile options, caching, compression, and OneConnect profiles)
- Advanced BIG-IP LTM configuration options (including VLAN tagging and trunking, SNMP features, and packet filters)
- Deploying application services with iApps
- Customizing application delivery with iRules and local traffic policies</contents_plain><duration unit="d" days="3">3 days</duration><pricelist><price country="CH" currency="USD">2995.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>