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F5 BigIP DNS - GTM (Global traffic Manager) -Part 2

Name: F5 BigIP DNS - GTM (Global traffic Manager) -Part 2
Rating: 4.2 (86 reviews)

Advanced F5 GTM lab course: Deploy custom topology routing, records, regions, and multi-datacenter failovers.

Created byMohammed E.

Last updated 7/2026

English

What you'll learn

Deploy functional GSLB components including Listeners, Data Centers, Wide-IPs, and Pools inside a live laboratory environment.
Configure advanced server links and bind Local Traffic Manager (LTM) virtual servers directly into global GTM frameworks.
Build custom Topology Records step-by-step using both the F5 Configuration Utility (GUI) and the TMOS command line.
Architect user-defined Topology Regions to group complex global geographical locations and distinct subnets logically.
Manipulate global traffic routing with absolute precision by configuring advanced execution Orders across your topology rules.
Apply mathematical Weights to different routing paths to achieve perfect balance during multi-datacenter traffic distribution.
Trace complete query lifecycles from outside clients and local DNS (LDNS) all the way down to backend application resources.
Verify bidirectional data flows within your network sandbox to ensure return paths avoid production routing asymmetric issues.
Troubleshoot live sync group errors, path calculation failures, and broken configuration parameters inside your setup.
Utilize famous IT virtualization tools to design, launch, and manage your own high-fidelity networking engineering lab.

Course content

6 sections • 14 lectures • 1h 57m total length

Introduction9:31
Master the F5 GTM global traffic manager and DNS concepts, including GSLB and DNSSEC features, with hands-on labs covering wide IPs, pools, and testing using dig and nslookup.

Technical Labs Introduction (GTM &GSLB Operation Summary)9:41
Explore how F5 GTM implements global traffic management and GSLB through listeners, virtual servers, wide IP and pools, and synchronization between DNS systems and LTMs to intelligently resolve queries.
LAB 1- Creating Listener6:19
Create and configure a listener in the F5 GTM DNS module by naming, assigning an IP and port (53), and configuring UDP and TCP listeners for internal and external traffic.
LAB 2 - Creating GSLB Configuration Components20:43
Create gslb configuration components, two data centers in China and Japan, servers and virtual servers, to enable global traffic management with intelligent dns resolution and health monitors.
LAB3 - Creating (Pools and Wide IP)-The remaining GSLB Configuration Components10:26
Create GTM pools and a WideIP to enable GSLB across servers. The lab configures http and telnet pools with round-robin load balancing and links them to WideIP for FQDN resolution.
LAB 4 - Synchronization and Communication12:55
Demonstrate how to synchronize F5 BigIP DNS and LTM systems for GTM and GSLB operations, creating digital certificates, a synchronization group, and using gtm_add and bigip_add with i-query.

LAB 6 - Dig Tool Part 13:53
Install the dig tool from isc.org, configure its bin path in system environment variables, and verify with an elevated command prompt to test the BIGIP DNS GTM resolution.
LAB 7 - Dig Tool Part 23:52
Use the dig tool to verify the F5 BIGIP DNS resolution and round-robin load balancing across virtual servers, including pinging the GTM listener and querying the WideIP FQDN.

Topology Load Balancing Technical Labs introduction using Motion Graphs7:27
Explore topology load balancing at WideIP or pool levels using geographic location, with round robin as a fallback, across data centers in China and Japan.
Topology Load Balancing More Clarification8:51
Clarify topology load balancing at the WideIP and pool levels, directing queries to the correct data center and virtual servers, with round-robin serving as a fallback when topology fails.
LAB 8 -Topology Records Part18:30
Create and configure topology records to drive load balancing in f5 bigip dns gtm, then apply topology load balancing to WideIP and pools, and understand weight-based prioritization and fallbacks.
LAB 9 - Topology Records part 24:03
Differentiate matched topology records by adjusting order and weight, using Egypt and Africa as examples, to let the correct record handle an incoming query and manage the longest match feature.
LAB 10 - Topology Records - Part3 -Longest Match6:19
Explore how the longest match feature sorts topology records by source and destination criteria—IP subnet, region, ISP, country, continent—then uses weight to resolve ties in a dynamic lab environment.
LAB 11 - Testing The Topology Records Operation5:06
Test topology records in F5 BigIP DNS - GTM using dig and nslookup to verify virtual server responses for a WideIP, with two records enforcing subnetwork-specific load balancing.

Requirements

Completion of Part 1 or Equivalent Knowledge: A firm understanding of baseline F5 GTM / DNS concepts, including the roles of Listeners, Wide-IPs, Pools, and Data Centers.
Familiarity with the F5 GUI & CLI: Basic comfort navigating the F5 Configuration Utility web interface and running diagnostic commands inside the TMOS Traffic Management Shell.
Core DNS Protocol Mastery: A solid understanding of standard DNS query lifecycle behaviors, including recursion, iteration, and basic record types (A, CNAME, NS).
F5 BIG-IP DNS (GTM) License: A working or evaluation F5 TMOS image with the DNS/GTM module provisioned and ready for active deployment configurations.
Ready-to-Use Technical Lab Environment: Access to a virtualization sandbox using industry-standard IT tools (like EVE-NG, GNS3, or VMware) capable of hosting F5 BIG-IP virtual appliances.

Description

Advanced F5 BIG-IP DNS (GTM) - Part 2: Hands-On Deployment Labs

Welcome to the practical, lab-intensive continuation of your global traffic management training. While theory establishes the groundwork, true engineering proficiency comes from hands-on deployment. This course is built from the ground up as a live, technical lab experience designed to turn conceptual knowledge into concrete deployment skills.

If you want to move past definitions and master the exact configuration parameters required to build resilient, multi-datacenter global clusters, this course gives you the step-by-step laboratory guidance to succeed.

Lab Curriculum & Configuration Breakdown

1. Hands-On Deployment of GSLB Components

We translate architectural theory into functional production infrastructure. You will build, step-by-step, the essential building blocks of Global Server Load Balancing:

Listeners & Data Centers: Provisioning and configuring operational high-availability Listeners.
Servers & Link Layers: Defining physical infrastructure environments and tying them to underlying server metrics.
Wide-IPs, Pools, & Virtual Servers: Deploying end-to-end traffic management paths to process global application queries.

2. Advanced Topology Load Balancing Lab

Master the most sophisticated traffic routing mechanism available on the F5 platform. You will build real-world topologies and learn to control them with surgical precision:

Topology Records Deployment: Writing, applying, and verifying custom topology traffic rules.
Topology Regions Configuration: Grouping complex geographical and network segments into logical regions.
Differentiating Matrix Paths: Deploying, testing, and troubleshooting custom traffic flows by configuring advanced execution Orders and mathematical Weights.

3. Real-World Traffic Flows & Query Handling

See exactly how your lab configurations impact real user behavior:

Client to Backend Processing: Watch how a query behaves as it leaves outside clients or local DNS (LDNS) servers, passes through your GTM configurations, and hits the optimal backend application server.
Bidirectional Traffic Flow: Analyze return pathways to ensure asymmetric routing issues are avoided in production environments.

Your Practical Engineering Sandbox

This course skips the lengthy slide decks and drops you straight into the configuration utilities. You will enhance your day-to-day engineering skills by utilizing the industry's famous IT virtualization tools to build your own high-fidelity technical labs.

By practicing every single setup scenario—from baseline licensing to granular pool-level load-balancing modifications—you will build the confidence required to deploy these advanced configurations directly inside your corporate network workplace.

Turn your knowledge into deployment expertise. Grab your lab files and let's configure the F5-BIGIP DNS System today!

Who this course is for:

Hands-on Network Engineers who already understand F5 GTM theory and want to master live GUI and CLI deployment configurations.
F5 BIG-IP Administrators looking to build advanced multi-datacenter traffic routing topologies, custom regions, and path selection rules.
Infrastructure & Solutions Architects who need practical, simulation-tested experience designing resilient active-active or active-passive global failover matrices.
Systems Engineers & Network Analysts looking to build high-fidelity technical test labs using industry-standard virtualization tools.
Advanced IT Professionals preparing for specific configuration tasks in enterprise environments or practical scenarios on F5 Specialist Certification exams.

F5 BigIP DNS - GTM (Global traffic Manager) -Part 2

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Introduction1 lecture • 10min

Practicing and Technical Labs5 lectures • 1hr

Operation Test Using Dig Tool2 lectures • 8min

Exam Preparation Part 20

Technical Labs - Topology Load Balancing6 lectures • 40min

Exam Preparation Part 30

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