Automating BIG-IP with Ansible Advanced
The Automating BIG-IP with Ansible course by F5 equips network administrators, operators, and DevOps engineers with essential skills to streamline BIG-IP configuration and deployment through automation. It addresses the growing industry demand—where over 70% of enterprises now prioritize Infrastructure as Code—to reduce manual errors and accelerate service delivery. Learners gain hands-on experience with iControl REST, YAML, and Ansible playbooks to automate onboarding, HA setup, and application deployment on BIG-IP systems.
This course prepares professionals for the F5 Certified Administrator certification, enhancing career prospects in cloud and network automation. Koenig Solutions provides 30-day lab access for real-world practice, ensuring mastery of Ansible-driven workflows. Graduates emerge ready to lead automation initiatives in dynamic IT environments.
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Course Overview
The Automating BIG-IP with Ansible course by F5 is designed for network administrators, operators, and DevOps engineers seeking to streamline application delivery and infrastructure management through automation. This training aligns with the skills required for the F5 301B: BIG-IP LTM Specialist exam, a key certification for professionals focused on maintaining and troubleshooting F5 environments. With over 80% of Fortune 500 companies leveraging F5 technologies in their application infrastructure, the demand for automated, repeatable configuration workflows has surged. This course equips learners with the foundational and F5-specific knowledge needed to automate BIG-IP systems across data centers, private clouds, and public cloud deployments using Ansible.
Participants engage with core technologies including iControl REST, Ansible Playbooks, YAML, JSON, Declarative Onboarding (DO), and Application Services Extension (AS3), all within a hands-on lab environment built on F5’s cloud-based training platform. Students configure BIG-IP systems programmatically using Ansible modules, create dynamic inventory files, and build reusable playbooks that gather facts, manage virtual servers, and deploy high availability (HA) configurations. A key lab exercise involves onboarding a BIG-IP system and deploying a fully configured HA application stack using Ansible and AS3, simulating real-world automation scenarios. The lab environment includes an Ubuntu Linux jump host, Ansible control node, and BIG-IP VE instances, providing a complete, isolated infrastructure for practical learning.
This course prepares candidates for the F5 301B certification, which is recognized across the industry as a benchmark for advanced BIG-IP operational expertise. Certified professionals report average salary increases of 15–20%, with LTM Specialists commanding annual salaries between $95,000 and $130,000 in North America. Koenig Solutions enhances this training with 1-on-1 instructor support and Guaranteed-to-Run batches, ensuring personalized attention and flexible scheduling. By mastering automation with Ansible, graduates are positioned to lead digital transformation initiatives, reduce operational risk, and accelerate application delivery in modern, hybrid cloud environments.
What You'll Learn
Skills You'll Gain
Prerequisites
- Proficiency in Layer 2 Ethernet, ARP, and Layer 3/4 TCP/IP networking including subnetting and IP addressing.
- Understanding of Layer 7 HTTP application delivery concepts.
- Familiarity with BIG-IP components including virtual servers, pools, nodes, and monitors, ideally aligned with F5-CA or F5-CTS certification knowledge.
- Experience with BIG-IP software versions 15.x or 16.x.
- Basic Linux command line proficiency for system interaction.
- Fundamental knowledge of Ansible playbook structure and operations.
- Access to a dedicated BIG-IP lab environment or a licensed Virtual Edition (VE) instance for hands-on exercises.
- Completion of foundational training relevant to Automating BIG-IP with Ansible by F5.
Certification Exam
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What's Included in Your Training
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Exam Preparation Materials
Practice Test Questions (200+)
Certificate of Completion
Post-Training Support (30 days)
Session Recording Access
Free Rescheduling (7+ days notice)
Career Outcomes
of Automating BIG-IP with Ansible certified professionals report career advancement within 6 months
Salary Impact
Average salary increase reported after obtaining the Automating BIG-IP with Ansible certification
*Source: Glassdoor / LinkedIn 2025
Job Roles
- F5 BIG-IP Engineer
- Network Automation Engineer
- Ansible Automation Specialist
- Application Delivery Engineer
- Infrastructure Automation Engineer
- DevOps Network Engineer
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