2.1.2. Configure BIG-IP App Services

The application has been deployed and DevOps team has entered a ticket for NetOps to configure App Services so applications can be accessible from external users. This often dependent of available change windows and can create huge delays.

  1. Login to BIG-IP gui and configure services.

    • Select Local Traffic-> Virtual Servers -> Virtual Server List then click create

    • Type hello10 for Name

    • Select 10.1.10.10 Destination Address

    • Select HTTP Service Port

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    • In the Configuration section select Automap for Source Address Translation.

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    • In the Resources section click + next to Default Pool

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      This will open the New Pool Configuration

    • In the Configuration section type hello10pool for Name and select http for Health Monitors

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    • In the Resource section add members 10.1.20.15 and 10.1.20.16 with Service Port 80

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    • Click Finished then click Finished again.

      If successful, you should see similar results

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  2. Verify results by browsing to websites.

    • Open browser to http://10.1.10.10.

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    Note

    The application is now published and should be available from external network. The F5 BIG-IP is terminating connections and distributing traffic to backend webservers.

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