F5 Application Study Tool Labs

Welcome to the F5 Application Study Tool Labs for F5 Test Drive Labs 2025

Attention

F5 solutions engineering and architecture teams use this repo to document our “read-the-docs” process.

The content contained here leverages a full DevOps CI/CD pipeline and is sourced from the GitHub repository at https://github.com/f5devcentral/f5-ast-labs. Bugs and Requests for enhancements can be made by opening an Issue within the repository.

Note

Each F5 community lab is typically broken down by “Class” –> “Module” –> “Lab”. Each section uses “toctree” to create the index and reference the content. Using this template should give the contributer several getting-started RST examples.

Contents:

• Class 1: Introduction to F5 Application Study Tool
  • Module 1: An Overview of F5 AST
    • Section 1 - What Problem Does this Address and Why?
    • Section 2 - A High-Level Overview of Containerization
  • Module 2: Installing, Configuring, Updating, and Accessing the F5 AST
    • Lab 1 - Accessing and Using the GitHub Repository
    • Lab 2 - Full Installation of the F5 AST
    • Lab 3 - Reviewing, Updating, and Accessing the Pre-Installed F5 AST Instance
  • Module 3: Exploring the F5 AST Dashboards
    • BIG-IP - Fleet Dashboards
    • BIG-IP - Device Dashboards
    • BIG-IP - Device/Profiles Dashboards
  • Module 4: Exploring the F5 Local API Discovery Tool
    • F5 LADT Overview
    • Accessing the F5 LADT Instance Dashboards