F5-301A case studies

F5-301A - usually written as 301a - is the exam code associated with the F5 BIG-IP Administrator credential, a mid-level certification for people who run BIG-IP application delivery controllers day to day. It suits administrators, network engineers and operations staff who already touch BIG-IP configuration and want their practical skills validated, rather than architects or developers working purely with APIs and automation. The published blueprint is multiple choice and is organised around eight functional areas: setup and initial configuration; network configuration with VLANs, self IPs and routes; local traffic objects (nodes, pools and monitors); virtual servers and profiles; NAT and SNAT; SSL/TLS and certificate management; high availability and device service clustering; and monitoring, logging and troubleshooting. Because those areas map onto the order in which a device is actually built, preparation usually combines hands-on lab work on a real or virtual BIG-IP with revision of each object type and its dependencies. The F5-301A case studies are 5 cases and about 3,339 words.