Community Training Classes & Labs > Agility - DNS Index

1.3. Orientation

  1. Open the command prompt on the Windows jumpbox and execute the following command:

    dig www.example.com. Examine the output, and observe that an A record exists.

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  1. Open Internet Explorer and access www.example.com. Note that you accessed a web server in site1.

    TODO Create content server page and add screenshot

  2. RDP to the domain controller using: EXAMPLE\user, password Agility1.

    Start –> Remote Desktop Connection –> 10.1.70.200.

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  1. Click on Server Manager, and in the top right corner choose Tools and then DNS.
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  1. Double click on EXAMPLE.COM and examine DNS records.
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  1. Connect to https://bigip1.site1.example.com and list the virtual server (203.0.113.9). Use Internet Explorer Browser on the jumpbox to log in via the GUI, or use Putty for SSH to get a shell.

GUI username = admin/admin

CLI username = root/default

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  1. Connect to https://bigip1.site2.example.com and list the virtual servers (198.51.100.41). Use Internet Explorer Browser on the jumpbox to log in via the GUI, or use Putty for SSH to get a shell.

GUI username = admin/admin

CLI username = root/default

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