Getting Started

This chapter provides the basic workflow for getting started with a new deployment.

Basic steps:

1. Install the appliance.

2. Configure the management interface.

3. Configure the following basic network settings:

• Administrator password

• System date and time

• Network interfaces

• DNS

4. Test connectivity.

5. Complete product registration, install your license, and update the firmware.

6. Configure a basic load balancing policy.

7. Test the deployment with load to verify expected behavior.

8. Back up this basic configuration so that you have a restore point.


	Tips: • Configuration changes are applied to the running configuration as soon as you save them. • Configuration objects are saved in a configuration management database. You cannot change the name of a configuration object after you have initially saved it. • You cannot delete a configuration object that is referenced in another configuration object (for example, you cannot delete an address if it is used in a policy).