BIG-IP Administration Install, Initial Configuration, and Upgrade (F5CAB1) exam

The BIG-IP Administration Install, Initial Configuration, and Upgrade (F5CAB1) exam is one of five exams required to pass to achieve the F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP credential. The exams can be taken in any order:

BIG-IP Administration Install, Initial Configuration, and Upgrade

BIG-IP Administration Data Plane Concepts

BIG-IP Administration Data Plane Configuration

BIG-IP Administration Control Plane Administration

BIG-IP Administration Support and Troubleshooting

The F5 BIG-IP Administration Install, Initial Configuration, and Upgrade exam is designed to test the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the candidate. Passing this exams shows competence in performing day-to-day operations and basic deployment, management, security and support of BIG-IP in various application environments after it has been installed, configured, and implemented.

These exams are not designed to test version-specific BIG-IP features, but rather assess
knowledge and understanding of F5 technology solutions for which the exam is developed. 

Summary description of the minimally qualified candidate (MQC)

The MQC has a basic understanding of how to install, configure, and upgrade BIG-IP. 

The MQC can do the following without assistance:

• Secure BIG-IP
• Identify management connectivity and configurations
• Explain licensing
• Manage software images
• Identify which modules are licensed and/or provisioned

F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP (F5-CA, BIG-IP) exam blueprint

Details for each exam:

• Duration: 30 minutes
• Number of items: 30 
• Cost: $50 USD