F5 Configuring BIG-IP DNS
COURSE OUTLINE:
This course gives networking professionals a functional understanding of the BIG-IP DNS system as it is commonly used. The course covers installation, configuration, and management of the BIG-IP DNS system, and includes a combination of lecture, discussion, and hands-on labs.
Audience
System and network administrators responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of BIG-IP DNS systems
Learning Objectives
- BIG-IP initial setup (licensing, provisioning, and network configuration)
- Overview of the Domain Name System and DNS resolution flow through BIG-IP DNS
- Configuring DNS listeners
- Accelerating DNS resolution with DNS Express, DNS cache, and DNS server load balancing
- Intelligent DNS resolution with wide IPs and wide IP pools
- Using probes and metrics to assist the intelligent DNS resolution process
- Intelligent DNS load balancing methods
- Monitoring intelligent DNS resources
- Logging GSLB load-balancing decisions
- Using DNSSEC
- Integrating iRules in the DNS resolution process
- Managing BIG-IP DNS sync groups
Course Outline:
1. Setting Up the BIG-IP System
- Introducing the BIG-IP System
- Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System
- Archiving the BIG-IP Configuration
- Leveraging F5 Support Resources and Tools
2. Introducing the Domain Name System (DNS) and BIG-IP DNS
- Understanding the Domain Name System (DNS)
- Reviewing the Name Resolution Process
- Implementing BIG-IP DNS
- Using DNS Resolution Diagnostic Tools
3. Accelerating DNS Resolution
- Introducing DNS Resolution with BIG-IP DNS
- Configuring BIG-IP DNS Listeners
- Resolving DNS Queries in the Labs (Lab Zone Records)
- Load Balancing Queries to a DNS Server Pool
- Accelerating DNS Resolution with DNS Cache
- Accelerating DNS Resolution with DNS Express
- Introducing Wide IPs
- Using Other Resolution Methods with BIG-IP DNS
- Integrating BIG-IP DNS into Existing DNS Environments
4. Implementing Intelligent DNS Resolutions
- Introducing Intelligent DNS Resolution
- Identifying Physical Network Components
- Identifying Logical Network Components
- Collecting Metrics for Intelligent Resolution
- Configuring Data Centers
- Configuring a BIG-IP DNS System as a Server
- Configuring a BIG-IP LTM System as a Server
- Establishing iQuery Communication between BIG-IP Systems
- Configuring a Non-F5 Server
- Defining Links and Routers
- Configuring Wide IP Pools
- Configuring Wide IPs
- Managing Object Status
- Using the Traffic Management Shell (TMSH)
5. Using LDNS Probes and Metrics
- Introducing LDNS Probes and Metrics
6. Load Balancing Intelligent DNS Resolution
- Introducing Load Balancing on BIG-IP DNS
- Using Static Load Balancing Methods
- Using Dynamic Load Balancing Modes
- Using Quality of Service Load Balancing
- Persisting DNS Query Responses
- Logging GSLB Load Balancing Decisions
- Using Manual Resume
- Using Topology Load Balancing
7. Monitoring Intelligent DNS Resources
- Exploring Monitors
- Configuring Monitors
- Assigning Monitors to Resources
- Monitoring Best Practices
8. Advanced BIG-IP DNS Topics
- Using DNSSEC
- Setting Limits for Resource Availability
- Using iRules with Wide IPs
- Introducing Other Wide IP Types
- Implementing BIG-IP DNS Sync Groups
9. Final Configuration Projects
- Review Questions
10. Additional Training and Certification
- Getting Started Series Web-Based Training
- F5 Instructor Led Training Curriculum
- F5 Professional Certification Program
11. Appendix A: BIND and ZoneRunner
- Introducing BIND and ZoneRunner
- Configuring BIND Files with ZoneRunner
12. Appendix B: Troubleshooting
- Working with F5 Technical Support