Getting Started

Lab Components

The following table lists the virtual appliances in the lab along with their networks and credentials to use.

System Type Networks Credentials
BIG-IP01 Management: 10.1.1.4, Internal: 10.1.10.10, External: 10.1.20.10 admin / admin
BIG-IP02 Management: 10.1.1.1, Internal: 10.1.10.11, External: 10.1.20.11 admin / admin
Windows Server Management: 10.1.1.9, Internal: 10.1.10.41, External: 10.1.20.41 user / user
LAMP Server Management: 10.1.1.6, Internal: 10.1.10.30 None

Starting the Lab

In order to complete this lab, you will connect to a Windows jump host, and you will perform all steps from there. In the instructions below, there are steps to connect to that jump host first, then you will complete the other steps from there. You can open the lab guide from the Windows jump host in order to make it easier to follow the rest of the lab.

Exercise 1 - Login to Windows jump host

  1. Click on the Components tab in your UDF deployment .. image:: images/components.jpg
  2. Under Systems find the Windows Server 2019 Base and click Access, then click RDP. When prompted, select option to Save RDP file. RDP file will be downloaded to your local machine. .. image:: images/Win2019_RDP_Access.JPG
  3. Open the RDP file downloaded in the previous step and click Continue when prompted. .. image:: images/Win2019_RDP_Connect.JPG
  4. When prompted for login credentials, select More Choices.
  5. Select Use a different account under More Choices option.
  6. Enter credentials: user / user .. image:: images/Win2019_RDP_DiffAccount.JPG
  7. Click OK. .. image:: images/Win2019_RDP_Login.JPG
  8. When prompted, click Yes to connection, and session will be established to Windows host. .. image:: images/Win2019_RDP_YesConnect.JPG
  9. Congratulations! You are now connected to your Windows jump host.

Exercise 2 - Launch and configure Postman

  1. Right click and open Postman

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  2. Once Postman has launched, you need to load the Postman environment variables and import the collections we will be using for the lab.

  3. First, import the Postman collection, which are located on a github repository. On the top left, click the Import button.

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  4. Select Import From Link and paste the link into the text box, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/f5devcentral/f5-agility-labs-automation/master/docs/class03/module1/images/AS3%202020%20Lab.postman_collection20200204.json, then click Import:

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  5. You should now see a new folder under the Collections tab to the left of the Postman application screen.

  6. Navigate to File -> Settings and confirm the SSL Certificate Verification option is turned OFF. If it is on, please turn it OFF. Once finished, exit the settings menu.