Lab 1.3 - Deploy Application with Global Resiliency =================================================== In this first exercise we will associate an application on a single instance with a Global Resiliency Group. This will enable us to resolve the name of the application using BIG-IP Next DNS. Lab 1.3.1 - Open Firefox ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First we will confirm that we do not have a DNS record for our application. #. Within your UDF Deployment, go to the **Firefox** access method that is under the **Ubuntu Jump Host** This will open an embedded Firefox browser session that is running inside the lab environment. .. image:: images/access-method-firefox.png :scale: 50% #. Inside the Firefox browser session go to https://gr.example.com #. You should get an error that the name cannot be found Lab 1.3.2 - Create Application ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #. Navigate to Applications Navigate to Applications by clicking the workspace switcher next to the F5 icon .. image:: images/top-left.png :scale: 50% Then click on **Applications** .. image:: images/central-manager-menu.png :scale: 50% #. Click on "Start Adding Apps" #. Name your application Under "Application Service Name" name your application "gr_app" (keep the type "Standard") and then click on "Start Creating" #. Click on "Start Creating" (2nd time) #. Click on the toggle next to "Enable Global Resiliency" (If you do not see "Enable Global Resiliency" make sure you have clicked on "Start Creating" again) #. Click on "Configure" under "Global Resiliency is not configured" #. Configure Global Resiliency .. note:: You will see an option to use Global Availibility as a Load Balancing method. During Early Access Global Availability does not allow you to modify the order of the virtuals that are returned. During the lab we will use Round Robin. Use the following values =============================== ========================== Property Value ------------------------------- -------------------------- Global Resiliency Group grgroup ------------------------------- -------------------------- FQDN gr.example.com =============================== ========================== .. image:: images/gr-enable-gr-configure.png :scale: 50% The click on "Save" #. Click on the "Pools" tab Use the following values =============================== ========================== Property Value ------------------------------- -------------------------- Pool Name gr_pool ------------------------------- -------------------------- Service Port 8080 =============================== ========================== #. Click on the "Virtual Servers" tab Select the "gr_pool" Use the following values =============================== ========================== Property Value ------------------------------- -------------------------- Virtual Server Name gr_vs ------------------------------- -------------------------- Virtual Port 443 =============================== ========================== #. Next to "Protocols & Profiles" click on the edit icon Toggle on the "Enable HTTPS (Client-Side TLS)" radio button Under "No Client-Side TLS" click on "Add" Use the following values =============================== ========================== Property Value ------------------------------- -------------------------- Name wildcard ------------------------------- -------------------------- RSA Certificate wildcard.example.com =============================== ========================== .. image:: images/enable-tls.png :scale: 50% Click on "Save" Click on "Save" again to return to the "Application Service Properties" screen #. Click on "Review & Deploy" #. Under "No Instance/Locations" click on "Start Adding" .. note:: During Early Access you cannot deploy an application on an instance that is hosting DNS Select "big-ip-next-01" and click on "+Add to List" .. image:: images/gr-app-add-instances.png :scale: 50% #. Enter a Virtual Address Enter the Virtual Address of "10.1.10.100" #. Under "Members" click on the down arrow and select "+Pool Members" #. Click on "+ Add Row" Use the following values =============================== ========================== Property Value ------------------------------- -------------------------- Name node1 ------------------------------- -------------------------- IP Address 10.1.20.101 =============================== ========================== Click on "Save" to return to the "Deploy" screen #. Click on "Deploy Changes" #. When prompted, press "Yes, Deploy" Lab 1.3.3 - Re-open Firefox ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now we will verify our application is deployed with DNS #. Within your UDF Deployment, go to the **Firefox** access method that is under the **Ubuntu Jump Host** This will open an embedded Firefox browser session that is running inside the lab environment. .. image:: images/access-method-firefox.png :scale: 50% #. Inside the Firefox browser session go to https://gr.example.com (or press "Try Again") #. You should now see your application .. image:: images/gr-app-firefox.png :scale: 50%