Essential Task in Deployment of BIG-IP Link Controller

Create Default Gateway Pool

- Expand Local Traffic and then click Pools
- Click the Create button
- Name box, type the name of the pool (example : site_gateway_pool)
- In New Members section, add IP addresses associated with each router (example: 10.251.25.1 & 10.251.40.1)
- Configure additional options for the pool as needed.
- Click Finished

Implement Default Gateway Pool

- Expand Network and then click Routes
- Click the Add button
- From the Type list, select Default Gateway
- From the Resource section, select Use Pool
- Select the pool name that represents the group of links you want to use as the default gateway pool (site_gateway_pool)
- Click Finished

Configure Links

- Expand Link Controller and click Links
- Click the Create button
- In the Name box, type a name for the link (example: WAN_Link_1)
- In the Router Address box, type the IP address to associate with the link (Example: 10.251.25.1 - IP address assigned to the router that belongs to the LAN interface)
- In the Uplink Address box, type the IP address to associate with the ISP to which outgoing traffic is sent (Example: 202.12.23.60 - Link Controller uses this address to obtain SNMP statistics from the routers WAN interface)
- In the Service Provider box, type the name of the ISP (Example: GITN)
- Select the health monitors
- Click Finished

Configure Listeners (Node Mode or Bridge Mode)

- Expand Link Controller,and then click Listeners
- Click Create
- In the Destination box, type the IP address on which the LC will listen for network traffic (Example : Wide-IP's IP, DNS IP, Asterix)
- From the VLAN Traffic list, select a VLAN setting appropriate for this listener
- Click Finished

Adding Pools

- Expand Local Traffic and then click Pools
- Click Create
- From the Configuration list, select Advanced
- For the Name setting, type a name for the pool
- Click Finished

Adding Virtual Server
- Expand Local Traffic and then click Virtual Servers
- Click Create
- In the Name box, type the name of the virtual server
- Define the destination of the virtual server (Host/Network)
- In the Address box, type the IP address of the virtual server
- In the Service Port option, type the port number that the virtual server uses
- Click Finished

Configure Wide IPs (FQDN mapping to a set of VS that host the domain content)
- Expand Link Controller
- Click Inbound Wide IPs and then Create button
- In the Name box, type a name that identifies the wide IP
- In the TTL box, type the time-to-live value you want to associate with this wide IP
- Select the appropriate load balancing modes (Preferred, Alternate, and Fallback)
- In the Fallback IP box, type the IP address that the LC uses when it cannot load balance inbound traffic
- For the Virtual Server setting, add the virtual servers that belong to this wide IP
- Click Finished

Configure Address Translation
- Expand Local Traffic, and then click SNATs
- Click Create
- In the Name box, type a unique name for the SNAT
- In the Translation box, select IP Address
- Type an IP address in the adjacent box
- Click Finished