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BIG-IP Administration Install, Initial Configuration, and Upgrade (F5CAB1) Online Training

Learn how to install, configure, secure, and upgrade BIG-IP systems with this hands-on F5CAB1 training. This F5 exam is one of five exams you need to earn the F5 Certified Administrator credential. You’ll practice real-world admin tasks like managing software images, setting up licensing, and locking down access, all while preparing for the BIG-IP Administration Install, Initial Configuration, and Upgrade exam. Perfect for network admins and system engineers working with F5 who want to build confidence and prove their skills.

Updated April 2025

6Skills
44Videos
5h 11mTotal
44 videos5h 11m

Who This Course Is For

This course is ideal for network administrators, system engineers, and DevOps professionals working with application delivery and network security using F5 BIG-IP.

Skills Your Team Will Gain

  • Install and configure BIG-IP systems
  • Upgrade and manage BIG-IP software images
  • Secure BIG-IP with proper access controls
  • Identify and configure management connectivity
  • Explain and apply BIG-IP licensing and provisioning
  • Support basic BIG-IP operations post-deployment

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.Analyzing Network Communications50m
  • Premium skill.Creating an F5 BigIP Virtual Lab1h 2m
  • Premium skill.Exploring Application Objects and Load Balancing47m
  • Premium skill.Securing BIG-IP53m
  • Premium skill.Using Support Resources48m
  • Premium skill.Managing UCS Files and Software Images52m

For IT leaders

What IT leaders need to know before assigning this course

BIG-IP environments create operational risk when teams rely on informal setup, upgrade, and recovery practices. This F5CAB1 training helps IT Directors standardize how network administrators, system engineers, and DevOps practitioners install, initially configure, secure, and upgrade BIG-IP systems that support application delivery and network security.

The course is a practical fit for teams already working with F5 BIG-IP or preparing staff for the F5 Certified Administrator path. The curriculum is about 5 hours and 12 minutes per learner, covering network communications, BIG-IP virtual lab setup, application objects, load balancing, security controls, support resources, UCS files, and software image management. Team Leads can assign it before granting broader production responsibility or before planned maintenance and upgrade work.

For rollout, Training Managers can place this course in a CBT Nuggets Playlist and use Team Reporting to monitor progress across assigned learners.

Team Impact

How this training helps your team succeed

IT teams complete this training to reduce avoidable BIG-IP administration errors during setup, security hardening, support escalation, and upgrade work. The course connects foundational networking concepts with BIG-IP administrative tasks teams encounter in production and lab environments.

  • Cleaner initial deployments: Practitioners review DHCP, VLANs, Layer 2/Layer 3 communication, and BIG-IP virtual appliance setup before touching production systems.
  • More consistent application delivery: Teams learn how application objects and load balancing support traffic distribution for services behind BIG-IP.
  • Stronger operational security: Administrators practice concepts tied to securing management access, firewall rules, and DDoS protection.
  • Better recovery and upgrade readiness: Teams learn how UCS files and software images support disaster recovery, backups, and planned software management.

After completion

Knowledge & ability your team will gain

Knowledge

  • How DHCP, VLANs, and Layer 2/Layer 3 communication relate to BIG-IP administration.
  • What is involved in creating an F5 BIG-IP virtual lab environment.
  • How BIG-IP application objects and load balancing concepts support application delivery.
  • Security considerations for BIG-IP systems, including management IP protection, firewall rules, and DDoS protection concepts.
  • How F5 support resources fit into administrative troubleshooting and escalation workflows.
  • The role of UCS files and software images in recovery and upgrade planning.

Ability

  • Set up a BIG-IP virtual appliance lab for hands-on administration practice.
  • Configure network elements needed for BIG-IP learning environments, including DHCP and VLAN-related tasks.
  • Work with application delivery objects and load balancing techniques at an introductory administrator level.
  • Apply basic hardening practices for BIG-IP access and traffic protection.
  • Locate and use F5 support resources during administrative work.
  • Manage UCS files and software images to support backup, disaster recovery, and upgrade activities.

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