Overview

F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services (CIS) is designed to enhance the scalability, reliability, and ease of administration for containerized applications. It integrates seamlessly with container orchestration environments like Kubernetes and OpenShift, enabling dynamic creation and management of Layer 4–7 services on F5 BIG-IP systems.

Features

Dynamic App Services for PaaS and Containers

• Integrates with container environments such as Kubernetes and PaaS systems like RedHat OpenShift for managing application services. Self-Service and Automated Event Discovery
• Enables self-service Ingress HTTP routing and app services selection by subscribing to events to automatically configure performance, routing, and security services on BIG-IP. Scalability and Security with App Services Insertion
• Integrates with the BIG-IP platform to scale applications for availability and enable app services insertion.
• Supports Ingress load balancing with BIG-IP and NGINX. Faster Deployment and End-to-End Visibility
• Speeds up deployments with predefined BIG-IP templates and support for the Application Services 3 (AS3) Extension.
• Provides visibility, observability, and analytics via data stream export to third-party solutions. Predefined Templates
• Configures PaaS and container integrations using standardized templates, delivering consistent policies across various app architectures. Complete Visibility and Observability
• Offers a rich set of Layer 4–7 statistics for all container traffic and enhances application insights via data-stream export to analytics platforms like Splunk. Cluster Networking
• Seamlessly integrates into overlay technologies such as OpenShift SDN, Flannel VXLAN, Host-GW, and Calico for fast cluster networking. F5 IngressLink
• Combines BIG-IP, CIS, and NGINX Ingress Controller to deliver unified app services for modern applications in Kubernetes environments.
• Manages coordination between BIG-IP NetOps and NGINX DevOps teams, reducing delays and errors.

Benefits

• Enhanced Scalability and Reliability: Improves the scalability and reliability of containerized applications through automated processes.
• Streamlined Administration: Simplifies the management of application services with self-service and automated event discovery.
• Improved Security and Performance: Ensures secure and high-performance application services with integrated app services insertion and load balancing.
• Faster Time to Market: Accelerates deployment times with predefined templates and seamless integration with container orchestration environments.
• Comprehensive Visibility: Provides detailed insights and analytics for better monitoring and troubleshooting of containerized applications.