Course Overview
Gain a functional understanding of the F5 VELOS platform. Review F5OS platform layers, hardware components, and configuration of system controllers, chassis partitions, and BIG-IP tenants. Differentiate between VELOS and VIPRION in the areas of cabling, blades, chassis partitions, VLANs and LAGs, BIG-IP tenants, and vCMP guest configurations. Configure a VELOS chassis partition, create and modify a BIG-IP tenant, and create system controller and chassis partition backup configuration files. Activate a BIG-IP tenant and create traffic processing objects. Create a BIG-IP backup UCS file and restore it. Practice basic VELOS troubleshooting using basic VELOS system commands, QKviews, logging, and tcpdump output.
Topics covered in this course include:
- VELOS introduction
- Chassis system controller setup
- Chassis partition setup
- BIG-IP tenant creation and modification
- Basic VELOS troubleshooting
Who should attend
This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the F5 VELOS system.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe VELOS system chassis-blade architecture
- Describe F5OS platform layers
- Configure chassis system controllers, chassis partitions, and BIG-IP tenants
- Identify and resolve basic troubleshooting problems using tools such as LED indicators, log messages, and tcpdump
Course Content
- Introducing VELOS
- Comparing VELOS to VIPRION
- Setting Up VELOS System Controllers
- Setting Up VELOS Chassis Partitions
- Managing Tenants
- Configure BIG-IP Tenant High Availability
- Basic VELOS Troubleshooting