F5CAB1 (previously known as F5 101) is the first of the five exams required to achieve the F5 Certified Administrator (F5-CA).
This exam validates your ability to:
- Manage licensing and software upgrades
- Perform the initial configuration of an F5 BIG-IP system
- Secure administrative access
Details of the exam
- Duration : 30 minutes
- Number of questions : about 30
- Cost : $50 USD
Blueprint
Below is the official blueprint for the F5CAB1 exam, along with related articles and resources on ADC-labs to help you prepare thoroughly. Each line of the blueprint links to a dedicated article so you can study step by step and track your progress. Note that some articles cover many blueprint item at once.
| Code | Blueprint Item | Related Articles |
|---|---|---|
| F5CAB1.01 Securing BIG-IP | Securing F5 BIG-IP Management Access | HTTPd-SSHd |
| Port Lockdown | Port Lockdown | |
| Firewall Rules for Self-IPs | ||
| Configure DDoS Vectors | ||
| Secure Password Policies | Secure Password Policies | |
| SSHD ACLs | HTTPd-SSHd | |
| HTTPd ACLs | HTTPd-SSHd | |
| F5CAB1.02 Identify management connectivity configurations | Identify the configured management-IP address | Management IP Overview |
| Interpret port lockdown settings to Self-IP | Port Lockdown | |
| Show remote connectivity to the BIG-IP Management interface | Management IP Overview | |
| Explain management IP connectivity issue | Management IP Overview | |
| Identify HTTP/SSH access list to management-IP address | ||
| F5CAB1.03 Explain the processes of licensing, license reactivation, and license modification | Show where to license (activate.F5.com) | Licensing overview |
| Identify license issues | Licensing overview | |
| Identify Service Check Date (upgrade) | ||
| Show provisioned modules – CLI/config/TMUI | ||
| Report modules which are licensed for – CLI/config/TMUI | Licensing overview | |
| F5CAB1.04 Apply procedural concepts required to manage software images | Given an HA pair, describe the appropriate strategy for deploying a new software image | |
| Perform procedure to upload new software image | ||
| Show currently configured boot location | ||
| Demonstrate creating new volume for software images | ||
| F5CAB1.05 Identify which modules are licensed and/or provisioned | Show provisioned modules | |
| Report modules which are licensed | Licensing overview | |
| Show resource utilization of provisioned modules | ||
| Report modules which are provisioned but not licensed |