Lab Guide: How To Build Your Own F5 Lab Environment
Introduction There are numerous of reasons why you should set up your own lab environment. Perhaps you are new to F5 or you might be studying for one of their exams. You might even want to evaluate one of their products. Setting up a lab environment is not always straight forward and currently there aren’t that many guides out there that starts from scratch. That is why I have put together this guide in order to assist you with building your first lab environment. This lab will be installed on your local computer using free for non-commercial use applications. The download components are hosted on https://www.f5books.eu which is an organization I’m running together with Steven Iveson. If you run into any problems using this guide or you find any errors, please comment below or contact me at philip.jonsson@f5books.eu. Together we can keep this document updated. :) The Lab Architecture So, what are we building? It’s pretty simple yet covers all our needs. These are the computing components; A Linux client running Lubuntu, allowing the use of CLI and GUI based tools and software such as ping, PuTTY (SSH), Filezilla (FTP) and a web browser. A BIG-IP VE running version 13.1.1 A Linux server running the Tomcat Apache web server, configured with five virtual hosts, listening on different IP addresses and TCP ports. We’ll be using these networks; Management - used for configuring the BIG-IP. External - the client-side network connecting the Linux client and BIG-IP; this will be a private (internal) network. Internal - the server-side network connecting the BIG-IP and Linux server; this will be another private (internal) network Client NAT – In order to gain Internet access on the client, we have assigned an interface that operates in NAT mode. Using that interface, we can download additional applications and also assist when we license our BIG-IP through the manual method. Here’s a diagram to help you visualize the end state: The full guide is located at the following download mirrors: Google Drive Dropbox Microsoft OneDrive I hope you find this guide helpful! :)License Revocation Limits?
I am planning to use some permanent lab licensed in a dynamic deployment environment. This means when the current session is finished I will tear down the infra and userevoke /sys license for the license key. So it can be used on next deployment. This plan heavily depends on the fact there is no limits to license revocation. Is anyone aware of restrictions on revocation and reuse of lab licenses?
MacBook Pro Maverick Vmware Fusion F5-BIG-VE-LAB
MacBook Pro Maverick Vmware Fusion F5-BIG-VE-LAB 16GB Ram, i7 2.3Ghz x 4 core 500GB SSD hard drive (463GB free) Vmware Fusion 6.0.2 I recently purchased a Lab VE. Downloaded BIGIP-11.4.1.608.0-scsi.ova ----- Image fileset for VMware ESX/i Server v4.0-5.1 When I tried to import the file, VMware read it as OVF, which seemed correct. Tried to create the VE, results in an error; First dialogbox "the import failed because /Users/.../BIGIP-11.4.1.608.0-scsi.ovf did not pass OVF specification or virtual hardware compliance checks." Next dialogbox "Failed to open OVF descriptor" I am requesting some help completing the VE setup. -- Thanks
LAB problem: BIG-IP VE + VMware Workstation + Ubuntu
Hi! I am trying to set up a lab to prepare for my 201 exam. This is my setup: OS: Ubuntu 14.10, 64 bit Processor: Intel Core I5-4570 CPU@3.20Ghz x4 Hypervisor: VMWare Workstation 12.1.0 BIG-IP VE: 11.3.0.39.0-scsi If I'am trying to start big-ip ve in VM workstation as a "guest operating system" == Other 64-bit (default setting), VMware workstation shows an error with message: "This virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems. However, 64-bit operation is not possible.This host supports Intel VT-x, but Intel VT-x is disabled.Intel VT-x might be disabled if it has been disabled in the BIOS/firmware settings or the host has not been power-cycled since changing this setting.(1) Verify that the BIOS/firmware settings enable Intel VT-x and disable 'trusted execution.'(2) Power-cycle the host if either of these BIOS/firmware settings have been changed.(3) Power-cycle the host if you have not done so since installing VMware Workstation.(4) Update the host's BIOS/firmware to the latest version.For more detailed information, see http://vmware.com/info?id=152." When I try with "guest operating system" option set as "Other", VM Wrokstationd loads GRUB and shows message: "This kernel requires an x86-64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU. Unable to boot - please use a Kernel appropriate for your CPU" Please advise how to handle this problem.
LAB installation.
Got all the bits up and running, but when I try and access the LAMP server on 10.1.10.20 as per the instructions, I dont get the images, as I would expect, I get ... It works! This is the default web page for this server. The web server software is running but no content has been added, yet. What have I missed?F5 1600 Lab License?
I have noticed that the VE lab license is now roughly $95, however I am looking to get more hands on experience with something like a 1600. Is it possible to purchase lab licenses for the 1600 - if so, does anyone have the proper SKU I should lookup with CDW or other partners? This would be for home use, I just don't want to get stuck into trying to get trial licenses over and over. Much appreciated!
Lab license for physical gear?
Hello, I have a possibility to buy two F5 units (3600s) for my lab, but without any license or software installed. My question is: can I purchase a lab license, or is a lab license limited only for virtual edition? if option 1 is possible, where can I find a price for a license and which version will I get (10, 11 or 12)? Can I upgrade/downgrade the version as many times as I wish? if option 1 is NOT possible, how can I get the license (minimal price, can be throughput limited - no problem as it will never be used in production, just for lab purposes) and what will be the price? Thank you.
