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Post of the Week – High Speed Logging, iRules and you

DevCentral TV — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:18:22 GMT

This week Jason suggested a pretty awesome post regarding High Speed Logging (HSL). I thought I'd take this as an opportunity to briefly talk about HSL in iRules since it's a pretty cool feature that didn't get a ton of press when it went live. I then, of course, went on to talk about the post in particular and some of the questions being asked, and share a bit of Spark's ever awesome insight into iRules fu.

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In 5 Minutes or less: Web Application Access Management for BIG-IP LTM

DevCentral TV — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:35:50 GMT

Watch how easy it is to secure your Web Applications with the BIG-IP Access Policy Manager for BIG-IP LTM..

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Post of the Week – The triumphant return, thanks to LTM VE

DevCentral TV — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:52:33 GMT

The launch of the LTM VE forum and the amazing discussions happening there seemed like an appropriate time to reinstate the post of the week. Each week we’ll pick a post to highlight, then discuss it, why it’s interesting, and any additions or extras we can throw in to add to the post. This week I’m trying to provide answers to the top 10 questions asked already about the LTM VE. The questions are, in no particular order:

Is the 90 day trial license renewable?
Is the CLI accessible?
Can I use tools I’m familiar with like tcpdump and qkview?
Can I upgrade or downgrade the version of BIG-IP running in the VE?
Can I create an HA pair of VEs?
Can I run the LTM VE on other platforms such as Fusion or VirtualBox?
Can I get support on those other platforms, if I can get things running?
Will my iControl utilities, such as the iRule Editor, work with the LTM VE?
Will there be future versions with more cool stuff?
When? Where? What will they include?

To get the answers just watch the video. If you’ve got suggestions for posts that should be featured or a question you want answered, just submit them to the forums and make a note that you’d like to see your thread in the PotW and we’ll take a look.

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TechDump - Managing multiple systems with pyControl v2

DevCentral TV — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:08:50 GMT

In this exclusive walk through with pycontrol & pycontrol2 creator Matt Cauthorn, take a look at how you can manage multiple endpoints via pycontrol2. If you're looking for details on how to make this stuff work, Matt is the authority, so take a look.

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F5 Tech Demo - The BIG-IP Edge Client

DevCentral TV — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:56:41 GMT

In this Technology Demonstration, Peter Silva visits again with Jose Gonzalez to show the new BIG-IP Edge Client, covering such features as Smart Connect, Location Awareness, Customization, Deployment, Settings and other insights.

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F5 Tech Demo - BIG-IP Edge Gateway Client Side Traffic Shaping

DevCentral TV — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:30:47 GMT

In this Technology Demonstration, Peter Silva sits down with Jose Gonzalez, Sr. Product Development Manger, to show the Client Side Traffic Shaping feature on the BIG-IP Edge Gateway, part of the overall BIG-IP v10.1 release. First see how UDP traffic can overtake SMB traffic, then how to configure Traffic Shaping on the BIG-IP, and finally how TCP and SMB can co-exist together over the tunnel.

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BIG-IP LTM VE: Get started with a walkthrough from PD

DevCentral TV — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:29:51 GMT

Follow along as Randy Reichenbach, part of the F5 Product Development team, walks you through downloading, setting up and getting started using the new BIG-IP LTM VE from start to finish.

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Tech Demo - LDAPS Configuration on BIG-IP Edge Gateway

DevCentral TV — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:44:00 GMT

Peter Silva and Joel Dujsik show how to configure LDAPS Authentication on the BIG-IP Edge Gateway with BIG-IP LTM functionality.

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Interview with iRule Contest Finalist Henrik Gyllkrans

DevCentral TV — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:00:40 GMT

Jeff and Joe take some time after our presentation in Stockholm to talk with iRule Contest finalist Henrik Gyllkrans about writing fast iRules, his company Advanced IP, and his winning cookie tampering iRule.

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In 5 Minutes or Less: Consolidate Access with BIG-IP Edge Gateway

DevCentral TV — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:04:46 GMT

Unified Access and Optimization with F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway. Integrating security, availability, and application acceleration services to enable context-aware networking. Watch how to consolidate all your access needs. LAN, Remote and Wireless all on one device.

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First look: BIG-IP Edge Gateway demo with Nojan Moshiri

DevCentral TV — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:30:06 GMT

Nojan talks to Jeff Browning and Colin walker about the new F5 Edge product, a new, faster, secure way to get remote access from F5. Combining acceleration, load balancing, iSessions and remote access to users on any platform, Edge offers a new take on remote access. With traditional DC style tech talk, live demo and white boarding goodness, you don't want to miss this peek at what Edge can do for you.

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Secure DNS with BIG-IP v10.1 DNSSEC

DevCentral TV — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:03:22 GMT

Domain Name System (DNS) provides one of the most basic but critical functions on the Internet. If DNS isn’t working, then your business likely isn’t either. Secure your business and web presence with Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) on F5 BIG-IP v10.1

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BIG-IP GTM v10.1 DNSSEC In Five Easy Steps

DevCentral TV — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMT

In this Video Webinar, Peter Silva talks with F5's Sr. Field Systems Engineer, Michael Falkenrath about the new BIG-IP GTM v10.1 DNSSEC feature. They take us through the basics of DNSSEC and GTM's ability to sign DNS requests on the fly. Watch how GTM is the industry's first and the only solution to secure your DNS infrastructure. Part of the In 5 with F5 series.

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BIG-IP v10.1 Application Security Manager PCI Reporting

DevCentral TV — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:29:37 GMT

Get compliant in 5-Minutes-Or-Less video with this video showing the BIG-IP v10.1 Application Security Manager's new PCI reporting functionality.

Cloud Computing Expo - An Interview With Pete Silva

DevCentral TV — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:29:17 GMT

GoGrid, provider of Cloud Infrastructure Hosting, was at the Cloud Computing Expo '09. Tech Evangelist, Michael Sheehan, interviewed F5's Technical Marketing Manager, Peter Silva on his thoughts of the show and Cloud Computing.

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Cloud Computing Expo - An Interview With Michael Sheehan

DevCentral TV — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:18:48 GMT

F5's Pete Silva take a few minutes to talk with GoGrid's Michael Sheehan (@hightechdad on Twitter) about some of the things that GoGrid is up to in the Cloud Computing space. Also, make sure you listen to our "Hosting In The Cloud" podcast we did with GoGrid last March.

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Cloud Computing Expo - The GoGrid and HP Booths

DevCentral TV — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:01:55 GMT

Pete Silva hits the vendor area and visits the GoGrid and HP booths at the Cloud Computing Expo in Santa Clara, CA.

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Oracle OpenWorld - A RAC Connection Management Solution With Chris Akker

DevCentral TV — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:44:50 GMT

Pete Silva talks with F5 Solution Engineer Chris Akker about Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) connection management. This is a topic that has come up the last couple of days at the OpenWorld conference and the two discuss a solution that F5 is looking at testing and documenting.

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Oracle OpenWorld - Interview With Ron Carovano

DevCentral TV — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:23:17 GMT

Pete Silva took a minute to talk with F5 Sr. Business Development Manager Ron Carovano on his thoughts on the F5 integration and partnership with Oracle.

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Oracle OpenWorld - Pre-Show Preparations With The F5 Team

DevCentral TV — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:14:49 GMT

Watch some of the pre-show preparations as the F5 team gears up for Oracle OpenWorld

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Oracle OpenWorld - Interview with Calvin Rowland

DevCentral TV — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:23:49 GMT

Pete Silva grabs F5 Application Partner Program VP Calvin Rowland and discusses the his view on F5's integration with Oracle.

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Oracle OpenWorld - A View From Above The F5 Booth

DevCentral TV — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:46:41 GMT

Pete takes it to new heights with this shot of the F5 Booth "From Above".

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Oracle OpenWorld - Interview with Andy Oehler

DevCentral TV — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:40:58 GMT

Pete Silva interviews F5 Product Manager Andy Oehler about BIG-IP and Oracle integration

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Oracle OpenWorld - A Welcome From Pete Silva

DevCentral TV — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:02:15 GMT

Here's a big welcome from Pete Silva at the F5 booth #1421 at the Oracle Open World Conference in San Francisco, CA.

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Tutorial - F5 BIG-IP CPU Graphs in Cacti

DevCentral TV — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:30:56 GMT

These videos cover the configuration for a Cacti template to monitor BIG-IP per-CPU Utilization. The tech tip provides all the prep work leading up to these videos, including screen captures if you'd prefer.

Creating the Data Input Method

Creating the Data Template

Creating the Graph Template