What is the F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP (F5-CA, BIG-IP) certification?

The F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP certification validates the candidate's 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. As well able to demonstrate an understanding of BIG-IP Administration for Data Plane and Control Plane.

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.

The certification requires passing five exams:

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

BIG-IP Administration Data Plane Concepts (F5CAB2)

BIG-IP Administration Data Plane Configuration (F5CAB3)

BIG-IP Administration Control Plane Administration (F5CAB4) 

BIG-IP Administration Support and Troubleshooting (F5CAB5) 

Details for each exam:

• Duration: 30 minutes
• Number of items: 25-30
• Cost: $50 USD

Individuals who achieve F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP earn a Credly badge.

This series of five exams replaces the old requirement of the 101 Application Delivery Fundamentals and 201 TMOS Administration exams. For more information, read Updates to the F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP Certification (F5-CA, BIG-IP).