F5 Virtual Machine (ltm virtual edition) Installation tutorial

F5 Virtual Machine (ltm virtual edition) Installation tutorial

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F5 Virtual Machine (ltm virtual edition) Installation tutorial

1.RegisterAsk.f5.comAccount

First, you need to download F5 ltm ve 10.1 and apply for license.

If you do not have an account for ask.f5.com, follow the steps below to register. If you already have an account, you can skip to the download and apply for license chapter.

Click register for an account and enter your email address first.

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Enter your company information and contact information. Be sure to enter the actual information here. Then you will see the registration successful information:

Then you can quickly receive the email. There is a link in the email:

After clicking this link, the F5 website will be returned again, prompting you to enter a new password:

After entering the new password, submit it.

 

2.DownloadLtm ve10.1Running File

Then you can download ltm ve10.1 and click F5 downloads on the left side of the page.

Click find download.

Then select download F5 BIG-IP virtual Edition

 

Now we have a version:

Accept the User License Agreement:

Then we can see the downloaded content:

The first two files with OVA are prepared for VMware ESX/esxi, and the last two files are prepared for vmware workstation. Do not download them incorrectly.

3.InVMWareStartingLtm ve

Download bigip ltm ve 10.1 vmware workstation and decompress it. Create a directory on disk D and put it in. There are two files:

Install and start vmware workstation 7.0

Select File-open to open the extracted file:

Then, it is like this:

The first network adapter is the Management port of F5 ltm. The remaining two network adapter 2/3 are the ports for running traffic, that is, 1.1 and 1.2.

Click power on this virtual machine to start the Virtual Machine

See the following startup interface:

During startup:

Finally, go to the logon page:

Click in the black box and enter the user name and password. Use the Default Root Password of F5. It is found that there is no license.

4.ApplicationLicense

What if there is no license? We will go back to the F5 website to apply for a 90-day license.

Https://www.f5.com/trial access

Select generate registration key

Up to four applications can be applied at a time:

The verification code above is very difficult to fill out. It seems a little difficult to look at. You can click the speaker to read it again, and basically you can guess it correctly. After submission, the serial number will be sent to your mailbox:

Hurry up and get the email. In the received email, the registration code is located after the registration key (s:

At this time, you can start preparing to log on and activate your ltm!

5.ActivateLicense

If your computer is connected to a DHCP network, the ltm ve Management port is configured as DHCP by default, and the network port is in bridge mode, therefore, the Management port of ltm ve also obtains a DHCP address. Return to the VMware interface and run the following command:

# B MGMT show

Here, the obtained address is 192.168.0.101:

Open your browser and enter https: // 192.168.0.101 in the address bar.

The following page is displayed:

Click continue to browse this website to see the ltm login interface:

Enter the default user name and password of F5, click Login, and start to activate license.

Click Next to continue

Then activate:

Enter the registration code you received in the email at the base key:

If your Management port can access the Internet directly, select automatic in the activation method.

To access the Internet, select manual:

Click Next:

Click the mouse in the box next to dossier, and press Ctrl + A to select all, CTRL + C to copy. Right-click here to access F5 License Server and open this link in a new window.

In the enter your dossier box, click the mouse, press Ctrl + V to paste the copied content, and click Next to continue.

Accept the User License Agreement and continue. The waiting time is a little longer.

Www.adntech.com 19 click the mouse in the text box, and press Ctrl + A to select all, CTRL + C to copy. Then return to the ltm license interface.

In the license box, click the mouse and press Ctrl + V to paste the copied content:

Click Next to continue

There is a short configuration process in the ltm:

It took my machine 19 seconds to stop.

Click continue

Then you can perform basic configuration.