
Additional Setup Options
BIG-IP® Reference Guide 12 - 1
Overview of additional setup options
This chapter contains details about additional setup options you may want to
configure for the BIG-IP. The options described in this chapter include:
• Defining additional host names
• Preparing workstations for command line access
• Addressing general networking issues
• Using a serial terminal with the BIG-IP
• Configuring RADIUS and LDAP authentication
Defining additional host names
Once you complete the Setup utility, you may want to insert additional host
names and IP addresses for network devices into the /etc/hosts file to allow
for more user-friendly system administration. In particular, you may want to
create host names for the IP addresses that you will assign to virtual servers.
You may also want to define host names for standard devices such as your
routers, network interface cards, and the servers or other equipment that you
are load balancing.
The /etc/hosts file, as created by the Setup utility, is similar to the example
shown in Figure 12.1.
# BIG-IP(R) Hosts Table Generated by Setup utility on Thu May 16 11:03:03 PDT 2002
# localhost entry
127.1 localhost
# default gateway entry
11.11.11.10 router
# Local name
11.11.11.2 bigip1.mynet.net
# Peer name (state mirror)
11.12.11.1 peer
#
# vlans
#
11.11.11.2 external
11.12.11.2 internal
#
# VIPS and NODES ( add below - do not delete this line )
#
Figure 12.1 The /etc/hosts file created by the Setup utility
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