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F5 APPLICATION READY NETWORK GUIDE: MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2008
Deployment Guides
Deploying the BIG-IP System with Microsoft
Internet Information Services 7.0
Provides detailed procedures on how to
confi gure the BIG-IP® Local Traffi c Manager™
(LTM) and WebAccelerator™ with Internet
Information Services 7.0.
Deploying the BIG-IP System with Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
Provides detailed procedures on how to
confi gure the BIG-IP LTM with the new version
of Windows Terminal Services.
See the Deployment Guide index on the F5
Solution Center for more Microsoft Guides.
For more information about the partnership
between F5 and Microsoft, see the Microsoft
Partner Showcase on the F5 Solution Center.
F5 Product offerings
BIG-IP Product Family
The BIG-IP products deliver high availability,
improved performance, application security,
and access control, all in one unit. A single
BIG-IP device can do the work of a dozen
single-purpose products. More importantly,
it can do that work in an effi cient, cohesive
manner that is easier to manage and adapt as
business and technology needs change.
Product Modules (These modules can also
be run as standalone appliances)
LTM: The BIG-IP LTM allows organizations to
ensure quality of service and manageability,
apply business policies and rules to content
delivery, support increasing traffi c volumes,
deliver their applications securely, enjoy
operational effi ciency and cost control,
and remain fl exible to future application
and infrastructure changes to protect their
investments.
GTM: The BIG-IP Global Traffi c Manager™
(GTM) Module provides high availability,
maximum performance and global management
for applications running across multiple and
globally dispersed data centers. Seamlessly
virtualizes FirePass VPN to automatically provide
always-on access control.
ASM: The Application Security Manager™
provides application layer protection from both
targeted and generalized application attacks
to ensure that applications are always available
and performing optimally.
WA: F5 WebAccelerator™ is an advanced
web application delivery solution that provides
a series of intelligent technologies designed
to overcome problems with browsers, web
application platforms, and WAN latency issues
which impact user performance.
LC: The BIG-IP Link Controller™ Module
seamlessly monitors availability and
performance of multiple WAN connections to
intelligently manage bi-directional traffi c fl ows
to a site – providing fault tolerant, optimized
Internet access.
Feature Modules: These are individual
feature packs that can be added to a BIG-IP
traffi c management platform. The Feature
Modules include the Message Security,
Intelligent Compression, L7 Rate Shaping,
IPv6 Gateway, Advanced Client Authentication,
SSL Acceleration, Fast Cache, and Advanced
Routing Modules.
FirePass
F5’s FirePass
®
SSL VPN appliance provides secure
access to corporate applications and data using
a standard web browser. Delivering outstanding
performance, scalability, ease-of-use, and
end-point security, FirePass helps increase the
productivity of those working from home or on
the road while keeping corporate data secure.
WANJet
WANJet
®
is an appliance-based solution that
delivers LAN-like application performance over
the WAN. WANJet accelerates applications
including: fi le transfer, e-mail, client-server
applications, data replication, and others,
resulting in predictable, fast performance for
all WAN users.
Enterprise Manager
F5’s appliance-based Enterprise Manager
™gives you the power to centrally discover
and maintain the F5 devices in your network.
With Enterprise Manager, you can archive and
safeguard device confi gurations for contingency
planning, Confi gure new devices from a central
location without manually working on each
device, easily and quickly roll-out software
upgrades and security patches and much more.
F5 Acopia ARX
F5 Acopia™ award-winning intelligent fi le
virtualization solutions decouple fi le access
from physical fi le location. Our ARX® products
integrate seamlessly into existing Network
Attached Storage (NAS), Windows®, UNIX®
and Linux environments. ARX devices provide
industry-leading scalability, performance and
reliability, and are specifi cally designed to meet
the needs of enterprise storage environments.
iControl API
iControl® is F5’s SOAP API exposed on each
BIG-IP LTM system. iControl enables automation
between the application and the network, and
gives organizations the power and fl exibility
to ensure that applications and the network
work together for increased reliability, security,
and performance. F5’s developer community,
DevCentral, has sample iControl applications
and code. Visit the Microsoft page on
DevCentral
for Microsoft-specifi c forums and
other useful information about F5 integration
with Microsoft applications.
Additional Information
www.f5.com
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in the U.S. and certain other countries.