posted on Friday, April 23, 2010 10:55 AM
Shipping along side the F5 Application Designer Packs, there are two typical application extensions as well. One of these happens to be targeted at Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007. With this extension pack, it is easy to deploy and monitor your entire SharePoint application including the important pieces of the Big-IP configuration as well. This Application Designer profile brings together the key components of your SharePoint deployment, including the SharePoint Server objects, SharePoint Application objects, associated websites as well as any Virtual Machines or SQL Server databases you may be using.
Want more? You got it! Not only will this extension pack help you detect and monitor your SharePoint application, it will also walk you through configuring of your Big-IP from scratch. This even includes creating all of the SharePoint specific profiles, LTM Virtual Server, Pool and Pool Members settings designed to work with your SharePoint deployment. With minimal effort, you can have your SharePoint app up and running in no time. The configuration that we deploy for you is based on the Big-IP v9.x and Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 Deployment Guide. This guide and others can be found here: F5 Networks Deployment Guides. Keep in mind that the configuration we deploy is the very basic configuration to get you up and running. If you wish to tweak the settings to use your Web Accelerator or other Big-IP Modules, you will have to finish those steps manually through the devices Configuration Utility.
Below are three videos to demonstrate how easy it can be to discover and configure the F5 SharePoint Application Designer.
Demonstration of the F5 Application Designer SharePoint 2007 Pack
Demonstration of the F5 Application Designer SharePoint 2007 Pack With No Big-IP Configuration
How to Setup and Configure the F5 Application Designer SharePoint 2007 Pack
For further information, please visit our Wiki documentation from the following link: F5 Management Pack Application Designer Wiki Documentation