F5 networks application delivery fundamentals study guide pdf download

There are 13 chapters, 90 diagrams and over 70 test questions to ensure you have everything necessary to prepare for and pass the exam with confidence. All network, protocol and application level subjects and F5 specific topics found in the exam blueprint are covered in full and in detail. The book is useful not only for those planning to achieve the certification but also for administrators working with BIG-IP platforms every day who wish to widen their knowledge or have a reference to hand when necessary.

The book contains 22 chapters, diagrams and over 90 test questions and a number of lab exercises to aid and re-enforce understanding and assist in preparing for the exam. A full guide to setting up a virtual lab environment is also included.

F5 - Application Delivery Fundamentals. I plan to upload my study notes for the exam as well when they are complete. Member: Server that has been added to a pool, includes destination port. Node: Server that does not exist in a pool, but should have traic sent to it. Pool: A group of members that are attached to a virtual server, and will be used to serve clients.

If you think something is incorrect, or needs something added, please let me know on Twitter or by email. Section 1: OSI 1. ARP — Helps a device discover the Layer 2 address of a corresponding Layer 3 address, in order to address its frame.

VLANs — A virtual broadcast domain created inside of a switch. UDP — Unreliable. Forward Proxies — Generally web proxies. Reverse Proxies — Load balancers. Half Proxies — One side of the conversation goes through the proxy requests , but the other does not responses. Full Proxies — Acts as a man in the middle on the connections. Packet forwarding architectures are generally faster than full proxies, because they do not understand the full protocol, and are able to forward the packets without completely interpreting the protocol, thus they have less power.

Round Robin default — Evenly distributes load across all members. Not often needed or used. Least sessions — Selects the server with the least entries in the persistence table. Persistent — Persistent connections are ones that are kept open, and able to be re-used. Persistence aka.