Manual :
BIG-IP Controller Reference Guide, version 3.3
Applies To:
Show Versions
BIG-IP versions 1.x - 4.x
- 3.3.1 PTF-06, 3.3.1 PTF-05, 3.3.1 PTF-04, 3.3.1 PTF-03, 3.3.1 PTF-02, 3.3.1 PTF-01, 3.3.1, 3.3.0
Original Publication Date: 09/27/2007
Introduction
Getting started
Using the Administrator Kit
What's new in version 3.3
Learning more about the BIG-IP Controller product family
Object Properties
Object properties
Extended Application Verification (EAV)
- Setting up custom EAV service checks
- Using the EAV pingers bundled with the BIG-IP Controller
- Extended Content Verification (ECV)
- ECV service check properties
- Writing regular expressions for ECV service checks
- Setting up ECV service checks in the Configuration utility
- Setting up ECV service checks for transparent nodes
- Manually configuring and testing the /etc/bigd.conf file
Filters
IP forwarding
Interface
- Versatile interface configuration
- Destination route and translation processing
- Source translation processing
- Source translation
- Interface security
- Displaying status for interfaces
- Arming and disarming the fail-safe mode
- Setting the fail-safe timeout
- Viewing the timeout setting
- Setting the MAC masquerade address
- Enabling VLAN tags for an interface
Load Balancing
- Understanding individual load balancing modes
- Setting the global load balancing mode
- Setting ratio weights and priority levels for node addresses
- Setting the load balancing method for a pool
NAT
Node
Pool
- Setting up persistence for a pool
- Using HTTP cookie persistence
- Using destination address affinity (sticky persistence)
- Using a simple timeout and a persist mask on a pool
- Maintaining persistence across virtual servers that use the same virtual addresses
- Maintaining persistence across all virtual servers
- Backward compatible persistence for node list virtual servers
Port
Redundant System
- Preparing to use the synchronization command
- Synchronizing configurations between controllers
- Configuring fail-safe settings
- Mirroring connection and persistence information
- Using gateway fail-safe
- Using network-based fail-over
- Setting a specific BIG-IP Controller to be the preferred active unit
- Setting up active-active redundant controllers
- Configuring an active-active system
- Active-active system fail-over
- Additional active-active BIG/db configuration parameters
- Specific active-active bigpipe commands
- Running mixed versions of BIG-IP Controller software in active-active mode
- Returning an active-active installation to active/standby mode
Rule
- Pool selection based on HTTP request data
- Pool selection based on IP packet header information
- HTTP request string variables
- Configuring rules
- Configuring virtual servers that reference rules
- Cache statement syntax
- Additional rule examples
- Comparing load balancing configurations
SNAT
timer settings
- Setting the node ping timer
- Setting the timer for reaping idle connections
- Setting the service check timer
- Service checking for wildcard servers and ports
Virtual server
- Using standard or wildcard virtual servers
- Defining virtual servers
- Defining wildcard virtual servers
- Configuring a network virtual server
- Using additional features with virtual servers
bigpipe Command Reference
bigpipe commands
-?
alias
configsync
conn
-d
-f
failover
gateway
-h and -help
interface
ipalias
-l
lb
maint
mirror
nat
-n
node
persist
pool
port
proxy
-r
ratio
rule
-s
snat
summary
timeout_node
timeout_svc
tping_node
tping_svc
treaper
udp
unit
-v
version
vip
Backward-compatible commands
Configuration Files
Configuration files for the BIG-IP Controller
BIG-IP Controller Configuration Utilities
Introducing the BIG-IP Controller configuration utilities
config
config_failover
reconfig-httpd
config_telnetd
config_sshd
config_rshd
BIG-IP System Control Variables
Setting BIG-IP system control variables
sysctl
bigip.bonfire_mode
bigip.bonfire_compatibility_mode
bigip.fastest_max_idle_time
bigip.fastpath_active
bigip.forwarding_vip_overrides_default_snat
bigip.halt_reboot_timeout
bigip.improved_fastest
bigip.max_sticky_entries
bigip.memory_reboot_percent
bigip.open_3dns_lockdown_ports
bigip.open_telnet_port
bigip.open_ftp_ports
bigip.open_ssh_port
bigip.open_rsh_ports
bigip.persist_map_proxies
bigip.persist_time_used_as_limit
bigip.persist_on_any_vip
bigip.persist_on_any_port_same_vip
bigip.tcphps_mss_override
bigip.verbose_log_level
bigip.vipnoarp
bigip.webadmin_port
net.inet.ip.forwarding
net.inet.ip.sourcecheck
System Utilities
Introducing the BIG-IP Controller system utilities
sod
bigd
big3d
BIG/db Configuration Keys
Supported BIG/db configuration keys
