Manual :
BIG-IP Controller Installation Guide, version 4.1
Applies To:
Show Versions
BIG-IP versions 1.x - 4.x
- 4.1.1 PTF-06, 4.1.1 PTF-05, 4.1.1 PTF-04, 4.1.1 PTF-03, 4.1.1 PTF-02, 4.1.1 PTF-01, 4.1.1, 4.1.0
Original Publication Date: 09/27/2007
Introduction
Getting started
Using the Administrator Kit
What's new in version 4.1
- Support for the IP Application Switch platform
- SSL-to-server
- Startup enhancements
- Enhanced interface statistics
- Health monitor enhancements
- Port mirroring
- Spanning tree protocol support
- Web-based Configuration utility enhancements
Learning more about the BIG-IP product family
Setting Up the Hardware
Unpacking the hardware
Familiarizing yourself with the unit
- Using the 4U hardware configuration
- Using the 2U hardware configuration
- Using the IP Application Switch hardware
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 proxy forwarding 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
- 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
