Lab 1.4 – Basic Network Connectivity

This lab will focus on configuration of the following items:

  • L1-3 Networking
    • Physical Interface Settings
    • L2 Connectivity (VLAN, VXLAN, etc.)
    • L3 Connectivity (Self IPs, Routing, etc.)

We will specifically cover the items in BOLD above in the following labs. It should be noted that many permutations of the Device Onboarding process exist due to the nature of customer environments. This class is designed to teach enough information so that you can then apply the knowledge learned and help articulate and/or deliver a specific solution to your customer.

The following table lists the L2-3 network information used to configure connectivity for BIG-IP-A:

Type Name Details
VLAN Internal

Interface: 1.1

Tag: 10
VLAN External

Interface: 1.2

Tag: 20
Self IP Self-Internal

Address: 10.1.10.1/24

VLAN: Internal
Self IP Self-External

Address: 10.1.20.1/24

VLAN: External
Route Default

Network: 0.0.0.0/0

GW: 10.1.20.254

Task 1 – Create VLANs

Perform the following steps to configure the VLAN objects/resources:

  1. Expand the “Lab 1.4 – Basic Network Connectivity” folder in the Postman collection.
  2. Click the “Step 1: Create a VLAN” item in the collection. Examine the JSON body; the values for creating the Internal VLAN have already been populated.
  3. Click the ‘Send’ button to create the VLAN
  4. Repeat Step 1, however, this time modify the JSON body to create the External VLAN using the parameters in the table above.
  5. Click the “Step 2: Get VLANs” item in the collection. Click the ‘Send’ button to GET the VLAN collection. Examine the response to make sure both VLANs have been created.

Task 2 – Create Self IPs

Perform the following steps to configure the Self IP objects/resources:

  1. Click the “Step 3: Create a Self IP” item in the collection. Examine the JSON body; the values for creating the Self-Internal Self IP have already been populated.
  2. Click the ‘Send’ button to create the Self IP
  3. Repeat Step 1, however, this time modify the JSON body to create the Self-External Self IP using the parameters in the table above.
  4. Click the “Step 4: Get Self IPs” item in the collection. Click the ‘Send’ button to GET the Self IP collection. Examine the response to make sure both Self IPs have been created.

Task 3 – Create Routes

Perform the following steps to configure the Route object/resource:

  1. Click the “Step 5: Create a Route” item in the collection. Examine the JSON body; the values for creating the Default Route have already been populated.
  2. Click the ‘Send’ button to create the Route
  3. Click the “Step 6: Get Routes” item in the collection. Click the ‘Send’ button to GET the routes collection. Examine the response to make sure the route has been created.