Class 1: BIG-IQ Application Management and AS3
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Overview
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In this class, we will review the application management feature available with BIG-IQ 6.0 and above.

Manage app services programmatically with Application Services 3 Extension (AS3) and BIG-IQ:

- Create, import, and edit AS3 templates to use in deploying application services through a declarative model to managed devices from the BIG-IQ graphical user interface. 
- Use BIG-IQ with AS3 templates to support standard, declarative app services and security policies for BIG-IP configuration to accelerate app deployment, ensure consistency, and increase app deployment flexibility. 
- Support infrastructure-as-code with cloud templates and the creation and centralized management of BIG-IP via BIG-IQ in any environment. 
- Automate and centrally manage advanced application services as part of the F5 Automation Toolchain. 
- Enhanced visibility of applications deployed over multiple environments 
- BIG-IQ now supports the creation, visibility, and management of applications deployed across multiple devices, clouds, and data centers. 
- Allows for enhanced management capabilities of all DNS and HTTP instances of an application deployment, including those configured with AS3. 
- Enables the system administrator to specify user access and management permissions to the application deployments.  

Modules/Labs
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