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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
stack
F5_Active F5_Standby
Server Zone
E1.1 E1.1
E1.2 E1.2
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. Network Test Case Remark
6.1 Reboot F5_ Active
Expected results
Expected results Pass Fail
Standby device is promoted to Active and takes over the
traffic processing
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NO. Network Test Case Remark
6.2 Shutdown DST-SW-01 interface F0/1
Expected results
Expected results Pass Fail
Standby device is promoted to Active and takes over the
traffic processing
NO. Network Test Case Remark
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6.3 Shutdown SW-01 interface F1/0/1
Expected results
Expected results Pass Fail
Standby device is promoted to Active and takes over the
traffic processing
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ATP Summary Sheet for F5
1. Network Diagram
Expected results Pass Fail
Network Diagram
2. System LEDs Status Verifying
Expected results Pass Fail
LED shown equipment are operated as Active mode
3. System Information Verifying
Expected results Pass Fail
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
4. Network Connectivity Verifying
Expected results Pass Fail
Ping gateway Success Rate 100%
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5. HA setup Verifying
Expected results Pass Fail
Active / Standby
6. F5 Failover redundancy Testing
Network Test Case Expected results Pass Fail
6.1 Reboot F5_Active Standby device is promoted to Active and takes over
the traffic processing
6.2 Shutdown DST-SW-01 interface
F0/1
Standby device is promoted to Active and takes over
the traffic processing
6.3 Shutdown SW-01 interface F1/0/1 Standby device is promoted to Active and takes over
the traffic processing