Manual :
BIG-IP Installation Guide, version 4.0
Applies To:
Show Versions
BIG-IP versions 1.x - 4.x
- 4.0 PTF-04, 4.0 PTF-03, 4.0 PTF-02, 4.0 PTF-01, 4.0.0
Original Publication Date: 09/27/2007
Introduction
Getting started
Using the Administrator Kit
What's new in version 4.0
- 3-DNS on the BIG-IP Controller OneConnect
- OneConnectTM content switching with HTTP Keep-Alives
- Bridging and Layer 2 forwarding
- HTTP Redirect pool property
- Load balance any IP protocol
- Link aggregation and fail-over
- On-the-fly content converter
- SNAT automap feature
- Health monitors
- Performance monitors
- Default controller configuration
- Web-based Configuration utility enhancements
Learning more about the BIG-IP Controller product family
Setting Up the Hardware
Unpacking the hardware
Familiarizing yourself with the controller
Environmental requirements
Installing and connecting the hardware
Creating the Initial Software Configuration
Gathering the information
First-Time Boot utility settings
- Keyboard type
- Product selection
- Root password
- Host name
- Default route
- Redundant system settings
- Interface media settings
- VLANs and IP addresses
- Remote web server access
- Time zone
- DNS forwarding proxy settings
- Remote administrative access
- NTP support
- NameSurfer
- First-Time Boot utility configuration list
Starting the First-Time Boot utility
Additional Setup Options
Overview of additional setup options
Defining additional host names
Downloading the SSH client to your administrative workstation
- Downloading the F-Secure SSH client from the web server
- Setting up the F-Secure SSH client on a Windows 95 or
Windows NT workstation - Setting up the F-Secure SSH client on a UNIX workstation
Addressing general networking issues
Using a serial terminal with the BIG-IP Controller
- Configuring a serial terminal in addition to the console
- Configuring a serial terminal as the console
- Forcing a serial terminal to be the console
Configuring RADIUS authentication
- Using RADIUS ports on the BIG-IP Controller
- Configuring sshd version 2.x
- Configuring sshd version 1.x
