.. _top: Getting Started =============== Please follow the instructions provided by the instructor to start your lab and access your jump host. .. NOTE:: All work for this lab will be performed exclusively from your web browser. No installation or interaction with your local system is required. Lab Topology ------------ The following components have been included in your lab environment: - 6 x F5 BIG-IP VE (v17.5 and v21.0) - 1 x F5 Insight - 1 x Ubuntu Noble - NGINX web services and Traffic Generation Lab Components -------------- The following table lists VLANS, IP Addresses and Credentials for all components: .. list-table:: :widths: 20 40 30 :header-rows: 1 :stub-columns: 1 * - **Component** - **VLAN/IP Address(es)** - **Credentials** * - F5 Insight - **Management:** 10.1.1.4 - ``admin`` / ```` * - East BIG-IP - **Management:** 10.1.1.5; **Clientside:** 10.1.10.5/24; **Serverside:** 10.1.20.5/24 - ``admin`` / ```` * - Central BIG-IP - **Management:** 10.1.1.6; **Clientside:** 10.1.10.6/24; **Serverside:** 10.1.20.6/24 - ``admin`` / ```` * - West BIG-IP - **Management:** 10.1.1.7; **Clientside:** 10.1.10.7/24; **Serverside:** 10.1.20.7/24 - ``admin`` / ```` * - Security BIG-IP - **Management:** 10.1.1.8; **Clientside:** 10.1.10.8/24; **Serverside:** 10.1.20.8/24 - ``admin`` / ```` * - North BIG-IP-01 - **Management:** 10.1.1.11; **Clientside:** 10.1.10.11/24; **Serverside:** 10.1.20.11/24 - ``admin`` / ```` * - North BIG-IP-02 - **Management:** 10.1.1.12; **Clientside:** 10.1.10.12/24; **Serverside:** 10.1.20.12/24 - ``admin`` / ```` Overview -------------- This lab is intended to provide a hands-on introduction to F5 Insight for ADSP. During this lab, attendees will utilize a UDF blueprint to deploy the lab infrastructure shown below to: * Discover how applications are operating * Discover how to improve application health * Troubleshoot application health and propose solutions As illustrated above, the lab environment consists of the following: * **F5 BIG-IP(s)** providing L4/L7 ADC Services * **NGINX** providing web services * **Traffic Generator** configured to generate application traffic simulating users * **F5 Insight** with basic configuration complete What is F5 Insight? --------------------------------------- **Key Features in GA Release** * Guided Onboarding – Streamlined setup experience. * F5 Compliant Dashboards – 20+ pre-built dashboards with 400+ panels. * Home Page – Rules-based anomaly detection and BIG-IP metrics cards. * AI Assistant – 10+ scenarios with inline dynamic charts; Using customer provided LLM (OpenAI, Anthropic and Local models ). * SSLO and iRule Telemetry Log Ingestion – Dedicated dashboards and AIDF integration. * Disaster Recovery – Cross data center disaster recovery with Active-Standby configuration. * Fully Functional Licensing – Complete licensing integration with JWT token support. * AIDF integration as an opt-in feature. .. NOTE:: WARNING: This lab uses a 3rd party API key - Please secure this like a password and never share. Deploy blueprint and connect to F5 Insight --------------------------------------- From the `UDF `_ console, search for and deploy the blueprint entitled *AppWorld 2026 - F5 Insight for ADSP*. Once the blueprint has finished deploying, access F5 Insight by selecting the GUI access link, (*see below*). Credentials for this lab can be viewed by accessing the guest(s) **DOCUMENTATION** tab. .. image:: ./images/image1.png :width: 800px :alt: UDF Component Page with password .. NOTE:: ATTENTION: Your environment already has the Insight, AIDF, and AI LLM keys installed. They will appear blank and if you adjust the settings it may erase the key. .. NOTE:: ATTENTION: The AI LLM key will automatically rotate every ~6 hours. No action needed by the student. Go to `Introduction <./introduction.html>`_ `Back to Top `_