An Introduction to F5 Networks, BIG-IP, TMOS and LTM v11 Volume One

I thought writing this book would be easy; I've used and worked with LTM for years in various environments, I've solved every conceivable support and design issue going, I had a ton of material I'd already written for a website I used to run, I love technical writing, there wasn't much I didn't know right? Wrong! Despite all of that, when it came to writing this book, boy did I have to do a whole boat-load of unexpected research and at times I struggled; I've had to read a million manuals, scour forums and even post a few questions to them.

The single book of everything F5 related turned into nine to make it more manageable and still this volume and it's counterpart have been over a year in the making. If you use BIG-IP, TMOS and LTM or are thinking of, even if you really think you know your stuff, you probably need this book. Here you'll find the low down on ADCs in general, F5 the company, the BIG-IP hardware and VE, every TMOS feature and OS, the HMS, TMM features and more. For a full understanding of all this and more, save yourself the time and trouble of scouring websites and forums and just get this book instead.

Note this is the first of two volumes and the second covers LTM specific features.