1 F5 BIG-IP and NetApp FlexPod F5 is a NetApp Advantage Alliace Partner with continuous engagement across teams in product management, product development, sales, marketing, and support F5 solutions augment NetApp Storage Systems, go to F5.com/NetApp for Data Sheets, White Papers, Config Templates, etc.F5.com/NetApp F5 runs its business on NetApp
2 F5 BIG-IP: Stops, Inspects and Controls Application Traffic Network Packets Network Packets )))))) Network Packets Network Packets (((((( What is it? Where is it going? Why is it going there? Who sent it? What sent it? Should I redirect it? Should I persist it? Is it dangerous? Should I encrypt it? Should I modify it? Should I compress it? Should I deduplicate it? Should I kill it? etc…
3 BIG-IP LTM Improve the User Experience LTM improves the application performance Optimize the connections and prioritize traffic Reduce the amount of data sent, both to the client and across the WAN Intelligent Compression Intelligent Compression TCP Express WebAccelerator (add-on module) WebAccelerator (add-on module) iSessions OneConnect SSL Offload Fast Cache Adaptive Compression OneConnect SSL Offload Fast Cache Adaptive Compression
4 Secure the Applications and Data Security at Application, Protocol and Network Level Meet compliance requirements (PCI, HPPIA, etc.) Strong protection without interrupting legitimate traffic Resource Cloaking and Content Security Network and Protocol Attack Prevention Application Security Manager (add-on module) Application Security Manager (add-on module) Selective Encryption “BIG-IP enabled us to improve security instead of having to invest time and money to develop a new more secure application” “BIG-IP enabled us to improve security instead of having to invest time and money to develop a new more secure application” Application Manger Global 5000 Media and Entertainment Company TechValidate 0C FB
5 Improving VM Density Typical virtualized server SSL Caching Compression One Connect TCP Optimization SSL Caching Compression One Connect TCP Optimization Offload Same server with BIG-IP
6 F5’s vSphere Plug-In - Home Screen
7 Illustration: GTM, WOM & SRM Integration SRM Failover WAN Accelerated Ongoing Replication (a)GTM Health checks reveal unhealthy site 1. (b)GTM self-executes a redirection to site 2. (c)WOM accelerates data transfer between sites Site 1Site 2
8 Top 5 Applications for FlexPods and F5 Application Optimization FlexPod SolutionDeployment Guide Application Template Notes MS Exchange 2010√√ Microsoft Exchange Deployment Guide Features BIG-IP MS SharePoint 2010√√ Web Accelerator + LTM and APM/ASM Oracle√√ Templates for App Server 10G and E- Business Suite VDI (Citrix)√√ SSL Encryption, LTM VDI (VMware)√√ SSL, DTLS Encryption, LTM SAP√√ Templates for both ERP Enterprise Portal 50 + Other Applications Supported: