Lab 7: Common Configuration Items
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Resource Utilization and Provisioned Modules
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1. On **bigip01.f5demo.com**
a. Go to **System > Resource Provisioning**
b. On this page, you can view the provisioned modules and their license status based on your BIG-IP license.
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Creating User on BIG-IP
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1. On **bigip01.f5demo.com**
a. Go to **System > Users**
i. Click Create
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b. Fill out information for Username and Password
ii. For Role, please select **Administrator**
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c. Add user to partition, give user TMSH access for Terminal Access and select **Finished**
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d. Log out of the F5 at the top right and log back in with the new credentials you created
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Execute a UCS Backup and UCS Restore
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1. **System > Archives**
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2. Select **Create**, to create a UCS backup
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3. Select **Finished** when ready to complete the UCS Backup
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4. Go to **Local Traffic > Virtual Servers** and delete **www_vs**
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5. Next go to **System > Archives** and click on UCSBackup.UCS
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6. Select **Restore** and restore the UCS backup
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7. Go back to **Local Traffic > Virtual Servers** and ensure that **www_vs** was restored from the UCS Backup
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Managing Software Images on the BIG-IP System
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In this section of the lab we will explore methods for managing software images on the BIG-IP.
**Before starting,** ensure you have located and downloaded the software image, point release, or hotfix and corresponding image verification file(s) from the F5 `Downloads <https://my.f5.com/manage/s/downloads>`_ site.
Upload using the configuration utility
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1. On **bigip01.f5demo.com** log into the configuration utility.
2. Go to **System > Software Management**
3. Select **Import**
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4. Select **Choose File** and choose the software image, point release, or hotfix, and the corresponding MD5 file to import.
5. **For the purpose of the lab, you do NOT need to import the image as it's already there, but when doing an upgrade you would** Select **Import**
6. Log into a **bash** session on the BIG-IP.
7. Change directories to the **/shared/images** directory by typing the following command:
.. code-block:: bash
cd /shared/images
8. Verify the software image file integrity using either the MD5 checksum, SIG, or PEM files. For this lab we will use the MD5 checksum.
.. code-block:: bash
[root@bigip01:Active:Standalone] images # md5sum --check BIGIP-17.5.0-0.0.15.iso.md5
BIGIP-17.1.2.1-0.0.2.iso: OK
[root@bigip01:Active:Standalone] images #
Upload using SCP from the command line
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1. Secure copy (SCP) the **.iso** file and corresponding **.md5** file from BIG-IP-01 to the **/shared/images** directory on the BIG-IP 02 device.
**Example:**
``scp /shared/images/BIGIP-17.5.0-0.0.15.iso root@10.1.1.5:/shared/images/``
2. Use the same password to transfer the file to the 02 device
3. Log into the BIG-IP web shell and type **bash** in the command line session on the BIG-IP.
4. Change directories to the **/shared/images** directory by typing the following command:
.. code-block:: bash
cd /shared/images
5. Verify the software image file integrity using either the MD5 checksum, SIG, or PEM files. For this lab we will use the MD5 checksum.
.. code-block:: bash
[root@bigip01:Active:Standalone] images # md5sum --check BIGIP-17.1.2.1-0.0.2.iso.md5
BIGIP-17.1.2.1-0.0.2.iso: OK
[root@bigip01:Active:Standalone] images #
Show currently configured boot location
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#. On **bigip01.f5demo.com:** log into the configuration utility.
#. Go to **System > Software Management > Boot Locations**
This screen will show the current configured boot locations. The **Status** column will show which is active:
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Creating a new volume for software images
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After the software image has been uploaded and verified, you can install it to a boot location.
Using the Configuration Utility
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1. On **bigip01.f5demo.com** log into the configuration utility.
2. Go to **System > Software Management**
3. For **Available Images**, select the box next to the software you want to install.
4. Select **Install**
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5. In the **Install Software Image** pop-up window, for **Volume set name**, select a volume set or type the name of the new volume set.
For example, if you type **2** for the volume set name, the BIG-IP system creates a **new** volume set at boot location **HD1.2**.
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6. **For this lab, no need to complete the software upgrade, but when running through a software install you would** select **Install**
7. You can monitor the installation status in the Installed Images section of the **System > Software Management** page.
Using tmsh
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1. Log into **tmsh** by issuing the following command:
``tmsh``
2. To install a software image, point release, or software fix, use the following command syntax:
``install /sys software <hotfix | image> <software>.iso volume <volume_number>``
.. note:: You can use tab completion in **tmsh**. To see the available images for installation, press the Tab key after you type the **install sys software image** command.
In our lab, we will use the example below: When installing a BIG-IP image, below is the syntax you would use. **For the purpose of the lab, DO NOT INSTALL IMAGE SOFTWARE!**
``install /sys software image BIGIP-17.5.0-0.0.X.iso volume HD1.2 create-volume``
3. To verify the software installation progress, type the following command:
``show sys software``
The command output appears similar to the following example:
.. code-block:: bash
root@(bigip02)(cfg-sync Standalone)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# show sys software
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Sys::Software Status
Volume Product Version Build Active Status Allowed Version
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HD1.1 BIG-IP 15.1.2.1 0.0.10 no complete yes
HD1.2 BIG-IP 17.5.0 0.0.15 no installing 10.000 pct yes
HD1.3 BIG-IP 17.1.2.1 0.0.2 yes complete yes
Determine Resource Utilization
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In this portion of the lab, we will be viewing different system-level statistics.
.. note:: The Application Visibility and Reporting module has been provisoned and is **required** to veiw some of the system analytical charts here.
Identify CPU Statistics per Virtual Server
Using the Configuration Utility
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1. On **bigip01.f5demo.com** log into the configuration utility.
2. Go to **Statistics > Module Statistics > Local Traffic**.
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3. Click the **Statistics Type** dropdown and select **Virtual Servers**.
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4. From this screen, you can view CPU utilization for each Virtual Server.
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Using tmsh
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1. Log into **tmsh** by issuing the following command:
``tmsh``
2. The below is an *example* **tmsh** command that shows filtered output yielding CPU statistics for each virtual server.
``show /ltm virtual | grep -e "Ltm::" -e "Last 5 Min"``
Below is example output for this command:
.. code-block:: bash
root@(bigip01)(cfg-sync Standalone)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# show /ltm virtual | grep -e "Ltm::" -e "Last 5 Min"
Ltm::Virtual Server: f5demo
Last 5 Minutes 0
Ltm::Virtual Server: hackazon
Last 5 Minutes 0
Ltm::Virtual Server: j-shop
Last 5 Minutes 0
Interpret Statistics for Interfaces
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Using the Configuration Utility
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1. On **bigip01.f5demo.com** log into the configuration utility.
2. Go to **Statistics > Module Statistics > Network**.
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3. Ensure the statistics type is set to **Interfaces**. From this screen, you can view statistics for each interface on the BIG-IP.
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Using tmsh
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1. Log into **tmsh** by issuing the following command:
``tmsh``
2. Issues the following command to view statistics for each interface on the BIG-IP.
``show net interface``
Below is example output for this command:
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root@(bigip01)(cfg-sync Standalone)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# show net interface
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Net::Interface
Name Status Bits Bits Pkts Pkts Drops Errs Media
In Out In Out
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1.1 up 3.5G 167.1G 6.1M 5.8M 0 0 10000T-FD
1.2 up 167.5G 3.0G 4.3M 5.2M 0 0 10000T-FD
1.3 uninit 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
mgmt up 113.5M 360.5M 22.0K 19.3K 0 0 100TX-FD
Determine Disk and Memory Utilization
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Viewing Memory Statistics
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1. On **bigip01.f5demo.com** log into the configuration utility.
2. Go to **Statistics > Analytics > Memory**.
The Memory TMM statistics chart opens showing the average total RAM used per slot over a period of time.
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In addition, the tabs at the top of this screen can be used to show additional memory utilization.
- For other usage, such as management, click **Other**.
- For operating system usage, click **System**.
- To see how much swap is being used, click **Swap**.
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Viewing Disk Activity
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1. On **bigip01.f5demo.com** log into the configuration utility.
2. Go to **Statistics > Analytics > Disk**.
The Disk Activity chart opens showing Total I/O per slot over a period of time.
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3. Using the **Measurement** dropdown, we can view additional disk activity metrics.
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In addition, the tabs at the top of this screen can be used to show disk activity metrics.
- To see read or write bytes over time, click **Disk Sizes**.
- To see disk read latency, click **Disk Latency**.
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