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
Study
Use the courses below to prepare for the F5CAB1 exam.
Each lesson is mapped to the exam objectives, allowing you to study at your own pace and focus on the areas that matter most.
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 | DDoS Vector | |
| 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) | Service Check Date | |
| Show provisioned modules – CLI/config/TMUI | Licensing overview | |
| Report modules which are licensed for – CLI/config/TMUI | Resource Provisioning | |
| F5CAB1.04 Apply procedural concepts required to manage software images | Given an HA pair, describe the appropriate strategy for deploying a new software image | Volume and Boot Location |
| Perform procedure to upload new software image | Upgrade an HA pair | |
| Show currently configured boot location | Volume and Boot Location | |
| Demonstrate creating new volume for software images | Volume and Boot Location | |
| F5CAB1.05 Identify which modules are licensed and/or provisioned | Show provisioned modules | Resource Provisioning |
| Report modules which are licensed | Licensing overview | |
| Show resource utilization of provisioned modules | Resource Provisioning | |
| Report modules which are provisioned but not licensed | Resource Provisioning |