F5 Conf BIG-IP DNS – F5 Networks Configuring BIG-IP DNS: Domain Name System
This course gives networking professionals a functional understanding of the BIG-IP DNS system as it is commonly used. The course covers configuration and ongoing management of the BIG-IP DNS system, and includes a combination of lecture, discussion, and hands-on labs.
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Prerequisites:
Administering BIG-IP; TCP/IP Addressing and Routing, WAN/LAN elements; and Data Center Server redundancy concepts.
Target Audience:
This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of BIG-IP DNS systems.
Course Objectives:
- Provision the BIG-IP system for operation
- Back up the BIG-IP system configuration for safekeeping
- Describe how the Domain Name System (DNS) resolves host names into IP addresses
- Describe how the BIG-IP DNS system can participate in the DNS resolution process
- Use DNS Express on the BIG-IP DNS system to accelerate DNS resolution
- Cache DNS query responses on BIG-IP DNS to accelerate DNS resolution
- Load balance DNS queries to a pool of DNS servers and monitor pool health
- Configure the key features of the BIG-IP DNS system to perform intelligent DNS resolution
- Describe the LDNS probes used by BIG-IP DNS to support path-based load balancing
- Configure a wide IP pool to use a path load balancing method
- View and confirm DNS resolution behavior using path load balancing methods
- Use static and dynamic load balancing methods to intelligently resolve DNS queries
- Use persistence to effectively return one or more clients to the same virtual server on each query
- Use manual resume to control certain load balancing behavior in the event of an outage
- Configure and use load balancing decision logs to fine-tune and troubleshoot DNS resolution
- Configure monitors on the BIG-IP DNS system in support of DNS resolution
- Configure BIG-IP DNS to participate in the DNSSEC chain of trust
- Configure limit settings on virtual servers, servers, and wide IP pools to temporarily direct client traffic away from resources that may not be performing at certain thresholds of efficiency
- Configure iRules on a wide IP to customize intelligent DNS resolution
- Describe the other wide IP types provided with BIG-IP DNS
- Configure a BIG-IP DNS sync group
- Apply all the principles learned throughout the course to configure a BIG-IP DNS system based on hypothetical specifications
Course Outline:
Lesson 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
- Provision the BIG-IP System and Confirm Network Configuration
Lesson 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
Lesson 3: Accelerating DNS Resolution
- Introducing DNS Resolution with BIG-IP DNS
- BIG-IP DNS Resolution Decision Flow
- 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
Lesson 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)
Lesson 5: Using LDNS Probes and Metrics
- Introducing LDNS Probes and Metrics
- Types of LDNS Probes
- Excluding an LDNS from Probing
- Configuring Probe Metrics Collection
Lesson 6: Load Balancing Intelligent DNS Resolution
- Introducing Load Balancing on BIG-IP DNS
- Using Static Load Balancing Methods
- Round Robin
- Ratio
- Global Availability
- Static Persist
- Other Static Load Balancing Methods
- Using Dynamic Load Balancing Methods
- Round Trip Time
- Completion Rate
- CPU
- Hops
- Least Connections
- Packet Rate
- Kilobytes per Second
- Other Dynamic Load Balancing Methods
- Virtual Server Capacity
- Virtual Server Score
- Using Quality of Service Load Balancing
- Persisting DNS Query Responses
- Configuring GSLB Load Balancing Decision Logs
- Using Manual Resume
- Using Topology Load Balancing
Lesson 7: Monitoring Intelligent DNS Resources
- Exploring Monitors
- Configuring Monitors
- Assigning Monitors to Resources
- Monitoring Best Practices
Lesson 8: Advanced BIG-IP DNS Topics
- Implementing DNSSEC
- Setting Limits for Resource Availability
- Using iRules with Wide IPs
- Introducing Other Wide IP Types
- Implementing BIG-IP DNS Sync Groups
Lesson 9: Final Configuration Projects
- BIGIP
