Testing Scenario: F5 Load balance

Acceptance test procedure for F5 comprises of the following test tracks. 1. Network Diagram 2. System LEDs Status Verifying 3. System Information Verifying 4. Network Connectivity Verifying 5. HA setup Verifying 6. F5 Failover redundancy Testing

1. Network Diagram
External Zone

E1.1 F5_Active E1.2

E1.1 F5_Standby E1.2

stack

Server Zone

Figure 1: Network Diagram

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2.System LEDs Status Verifying

Physically check LED on BIG-IP to verify the hardware operation.

Figure 2 BIG-IP Front panel LEDs Status

Figure 1 Standard Operating Front panel LEDs Status

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3.System Information Verifying

a. Software Information
Check software version and other information using bigpipe version command line or System menu -> Console in web browser management.
[admin@iisvlrsd0401:Active] ~ # bigpipe version Kernel: Linux 2.4.21-9.4.4.65.0smp Package: BIG-IP Version 9.4.4 65.1 Final Edition

b. License Information
Web Configuration System >License

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c.

Memory Information
Check Memory by use b memory command
[admin@iisvlrsd0401:Active] ~ # b memory MEMORY STATISTICS -| (Host) Total = 371.7MB Used = 350.3MB | (TMM) Total = 3.636GB Used = 25.05MB

d. Syslog Information Check syslog server by b syslog list

[admin@iisvlrsd0401:Active] ~ # b syslog list syslog { remote server 10.88.127.19 }

e. SNMP Information
Check SNMP server by Web management System > SNMP

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f.

NTP Information
Check NTP server by b ntp list all command
[admin@iisvlrsd0401:Active] ~ # b ntp list all ntp { partition Common include none servers 10.20.1.33 192.168.1.25 timezone "Asia/Bangkok" }

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4. Network Connectivity Verifying

Verify by ping command
[admin@iisvlrsd0401:Active] ~ # [admin@iisvlrsd0401:Active] ~ # ping -s 1000 10.89.30.254 PING 10.89.30.254 (10.89.30.254) 1000(1028) bytes of data. 1008 bytes from 10.89.30.254: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=1.05 ms 1008 bytes from 10.89.30.254: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=1.47 ms 1008 bytes from 10.89.30.254: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=1.13 ms 1008 bytes from 10.89.30.254: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=5.72 ms 1008 bytes from 10.89.30.254: icmp_seq=4 ttl=255 time=1.87 ms 1008 bytes from 10.89.30.254: icmp_seq=5 ttl=255 time=1.49 ms 1008 bytes from 10.89.30.254: icmp_seq=6 ttl=255 time=1.35 ms --- 10.89.30.254 ping statistics --7 packets transmitted, 7 received, 0% packet loss, time 6072ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1.051/2.013/5.722/1.534 ms, pipe 2

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5. HA setup Verifying
Access Web Management System > High availability > Redundancy

Check device status by b failover show command Active device [admin@iisvlrsd0401:Active] ~ # b failover show FAILOVER active for 443d 09:30:16

Standby device [admin@iisvlrsd0402:Standby] ~ # b failover show FAILOVER standby for 443d 09:16:08

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6. Failover redundancy Testing

NO. 6.1

Network Test Case Reboot F5_ Active

Remark

Expected results
Expected results Standby device is promoted to Active and takes over the traffic processing Pass Fail

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NO. 6.2

Network Test Case Shutdown DST-SW-01 interface F0/1

Remark

Expected results
Expected results Standby device is promoted to Active and takes over the traffic processing Pass Fail

NO.
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Shutdown SW-01 interface F1/0/1

Expected results
Expected results Standby device is promoted to Active and takes over the traffic processing Pass Fail

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ATP Summary Sheet for F5

1. Network Diagram

Expected results Network Diagram

Pass

Fail

2. System LEDs Status Verifying

Expected results LED shown equipment are operated as Active mode

Pass

Fail

3. System Information Verifying

Expected results 3.1 Software Information : Version. 3.2 License : Production 3.3 Memory Information 3.4 Syslog Information : Syslog Server IP.. 3.5 SNMP 3.6 NTP

Pass

Fail

4. Network Connectivity Verifying

Expected results Ping gateway Success Rate 100%

Pass

Fail

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5. HA setup Verifying

Expected results Active / Standby

Pass

Fail

6. F5 Failover redundancy Testing

Network Test Case

6.1 Reboot F5_Active 6.2

Expected results
Standby device is promoted to Active and takes over the traffic processing Standby device is promoted to Active and takes over the traffic processing Standby device is promoted to Active and takes over the traffic processing

Pass

Fail

Shutdown DST-SW-01 interface Shutdown SW-01 interface F1/0/1

F0/1
6.3

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