Ressources:
Study Guide:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/study-guide-301a-ltm-specialist-architect-set-up-deploy-navarro/
CBT Nuggets:
https://www.cbtnuggets.com/it-training/f5/301a
Blueprint: https://techdocs.f5.com/dam/f5/kb/global/solutions/K29900360.html/Exam301a_BluePrint.pdf
Section 1 : Architect and deploy applications
| 1.01 | Determine witch configuration objects are necessary to optimally deploy an application | |
| 1.01.01 | Determine least amount of configuration objects needed to deploy application | Virtual Server with TCP profile and HTTP profile, Pool with http monitor, a pool member, what else ? 🙂 |
| 1.01.02 | Understand dependencies to configuration objects | explore the bigip report see link |
| 1.01.03 | Understand needed LTM profiles to deploy an application | If the VS must process L7 trafic (ftp, http) it’s needed to add a tcp profile and an FTP/HTTP profile to handle the L7 (Application Layer) network trafic. You can after manupulate the HTTP Headers, HOST or URI path with the LTM policy if needed |
| 1.01.04 | Identify unnecessary configuration objects | to verify / use QKview under diagnostics see link |
| 1.04.05 | Understand the differences between virtual servers and virtual addresses | VS has a usualy an couple IP:PORT, the Virtual address is only an IP better explanation on this link |
| 1.02 | Determine whether or not an application can be deplyoed with only the LTM module provisioned | |
| 1.02.01 | Identify the functionality of LTM configuration objects | what is a Virtual Server, a Pool, a node, a profile |
| 1.02.02 | Identify LTM profile settings to deploy an application | protocol profile (TCP, HTTP), |
| 1.02.03 | Determine capabilities of LTM configuration objects | |
| 1.03 | Identify the difference between deployments (e.g., one arm, two arm, npath, Direct Server Return/DSR) | |
| 1.03.01 | Identify configuration objects needed for L2/L3 npath routing | BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager: Implementations |
| 1.03.02 | Determine how the IP address changes when using DSR | |
| 1.03.03 | Determine how IP addresses change when using a full proxy deployment | |
| 1.03.04 | Plan the network considerations for one arm and two arm deployments | |
| 1.03.05 | Understand the importance of auto last-hop |
| 1.04 | Choose correct profiles and settings to fit application requirements | |
| 1.04.01 | Identify LTM profile settings to deploy OneConnect | |
| 1.04.02 | Determine which profiles are needed to deploy an application | |
| 1.04.03 | Compare and contrast different communication protocols (TCP, UDP, FastL4) | |
| 1.04.04 | Compare performance impact of LTM profile settings |