Deploy Consistent Application Services with BIG-IQ and AS3
BIG-IQ 7 is out now and improving on the integration with our Application Services 3 Extension (AS3) released in BIG-IQ 6.1. In the below video, Aaron Johnson walks you through deploying application services in two datacenters, managing them all within BIG-IQ. If you're not familiar with AS3, it's F5's lightweight Javascript iControlLX plug-in offeringdeclarativeinterfaces for application management. Read more on AS3 at Clouddocs.f5.com. For BIG-IQ 7.0 and above, F5's AS3 template library referenced in the video is available at DevCentral's GitHub Organization .Legacy ASM Templates
From the desk of Pavel Borovsky (March 15, 2017) For BIG-IP v13 please go to the f5-asm-policy-template-v13 on Github. Applies to version 11.5, 11.6, 12.0, & 12.1. This templates are built to simplify configuration process of MS Sharepoint (Supports SharePoint 2010 through 2016) MS Exchange Server (Supports All Exchange components in one policy) Wordpress Joomla Drupal SAP NetWeaver PortalNEW Simplified Rapid DeploymentNEW The goal is to apply the policies, run it in transparent mode for some time, tune for possible false positives and move to blocking mode. Very Important:You have to add manually any url's that works with AJAX or XML and apply the appropriate content profiles New:Created specific versions support for: 11.5, 11.6, 12.0, 12.1 Note: if the workflow or too strict/loose blocking mask doesn't fit your needs, you can still apply custom blocking mask, and policy building process while having the benefits predefined and tuned: Parameters File Types Technology Specific Signatures Recommended Blocking Mask( Not Mandatory) Importantin case the policy is not working properly please check the latest version - maybe the problem is already fixed. Download ASM Template v5.5.5 Here Further Resources: K17411: Bypassing the BIG-IP ASM system for connections that use RPC over HTTP (11.4.0 - 12.0.0)
