F5 BIG-IP 8950 Istruzioni di montaggio
Platform Guide: 8950
MAN-0320-03
Table of Contents
Legal Notices......................................................................................................................................5
Chapter 1: About the 8950 platform.....................................................................7
The 8950 Platform....................................................................................................................8
Components provided with the platform...................................................................................9
Peripheral hardware that you provide.......................................................................................9
LCD panel................................................................................................................................9
About LCD menus.......................................................................................................10
Using LCD menus.......................................................................................................11
Indicator LEDs........................................................................................................................12
Indicator LED behavior................................................................................................12
Standard operating states of the status and Alarm LEDs............................................13
Standard operating states of the power supply LEDs..................................................13
LED alert conditions....................................................................................................13
Defining custom alerts.................................................................................................13
Additional indicator LED status conditions..................................................................14
Platform Interfaces.................................................................................................................14
Viewing the status of a specific interface.....................................................................15
Viewing the status of all interfaces..............................................................................15
About interface media type and duplex mode.............................................................16
Valid media types........................................................................................................16
Viewing valid media types for an interface...................................................................17
Network interface LED behavior..................................................................................17
Always-On Management........................................................................................................18
AOM Command Menu options....................................................................................18
Accessing the AOM Command Menu from the serial console....................................19
Setting up Always-On Management SSH access........................................................19
Accessing the AOM Command Menu using SSH........................................................20
Chapter 2: Platform Installation..........................................................................21
Determining which rail kit to use.............................................................................................22
General recommendations for rack mounting........................................................................22
About the front-mounting kit...................................................................................................22
Front-mounting kit hardware........................................................................................22
Installing using a front-mounting kit.............................................................................22
About the quick-install rail kit..................................................................................................23
Installing the rail lock brackets................................................................................................24
Connecting the cables and other hardware............................................................................25
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Assigning a management IP address.....................................................................................25
Licensing the platform............................................................................................................26
Chapter 3: Platform Maintenance.......................................................................27
About AC power supplies.......................................................................................................28
Installing an AC power supply.....................................................................................28
About DC power supplies.......................................................................................................30
Wiring the DC power supply terminal block.................................................................31
Installing a DC power supply.......................................................................................32
About the fan tray...................................................................................................................34
Replacing the fan tray..................................................................................................34
About the hard drives.............................................................................................................35
About hard drive replacement on an 8950 platform....................................................35
Appendix A: Environmental Guidelines.............................................................39
General environmental guidelines..........................................................................................40
Guidelines for AC-powered equipment...................................................................................41
Guidelines for DC-powered equipment..................................................................................42
NEBS platform guidelines......................................................................................................42
Appendix B: Platform Airflow..............................................................................43
Platform Airflow Diagram........................................................................................................44
Appendix C: Platform Specifications..................................................................45
General specifications for system features.............................................................................46
Platform hardware specifications...........................................................................................46
Platform operating specifications...........................................................................................47
Safety requirements...............................................................................................................48
EMC requirements.................................................................................................................48
Acoustic, airflow, and altitude specifications..........................................................................49
Appendix D: China RoHS Requirements............................................................51
Hazardous Substance Levels for China.................................................................................52
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Legal Notices
Publication Date
This document was published on August 17, 2011.
Publication Number
MAN-0320-03
Copyright
Copyright ©2011, F5 Networks, Inc.All rights reserved.
F5 Networks, Inc. (F5) believes the information it furnishes to be accurate and reliable. However, F5 assumes
no responsibility for the use of this information, nor any infringement of patents or other rights of third
parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent,
copyright, or other intellectual property right of F5 except as specifically described by applicable user
licenses. F5 reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice.
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3DNS, Access Policy Manager, Acopia, Acopia Networks, Advanced Client Authentication, Advanced
Routing,APM,Application Security Manager,ARX,AskF5,ASM, BIG-IP, Cloud Extender, CloudFucious,
CMP, Data Manager, DevCentral, DevCentral [DESIGN], DNS Express, DSC, DSI, Edge Client, Edge
Gateway, Edge Portal, EM, Enterprise Manager, F5, F5 [DESIGN], F5 Management Pack, F5 Networks,
F5 World, Fast Application Proxy, Fast Cache, FirePass, Global Traffic Manager, GTM, IBR, Intelligent
Browser Referencing, Intelligent Compression, IPv6 Gateway, iApps, iControl, iHealth, iQuery, iRules,
iRules OnDemand, iSession, IT agility.Your way., L7 Rate Shaping, LC, Link Controller, Local Traffic
Manager, LTM, Message Security Module, MSM, Netcelera, OneConnect, Packet Velocity, Protocol
Security Module, PSM, Real Traffic Policy Builder, ScaleN, SSLAcceleration, StrongBox, SuperVIP, SYN
Check, TCP Express, TDR, TMOS, Traffic Management Operating System, TrafficShield, Transparent
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and ZoneRunner, are trademarks or service marks of F5 Networks, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries,
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Export Regulation Notice
This product may include cryptographic software. Under the ExportAdministration Act, the United States
government may consider it a criminal offense to export this product from the United States.
RF InterferenceWarning
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which
case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
FCC Compliance
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant
to Part 15 of FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This unit generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area
is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user, at his own expense, will be required to take
whatever measures may be required to correct the interference.
Any modifications to this device, unless expressly approved by the manufacturer, can void the user's authority
to operate this equipment under part 15 of the FCC rules.
Canadian Regulatory Compliance
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Standards Compliance
This product conforms to the IEC, European Union, ANSI/UL and Canadian CSA standards applicable to
Information Technology products at the time of manufacture.
VCCI Class A Compliance
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which
case the user may be required to take corrective actions. VCCI-A
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Chapter
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About the 8950 platform
The BIG-IP®8950 platform is a powerful system that is capable of
managing traffic for any size of enterprise.
Topics:
•The 8950 Platform The 8950 platform features high performance SSL hardware that
frees up servers from the task of encrypting and decrypting data.
•Components provided with the platform
•Peripheral hardware that you provide F5 offers two performance levels of SSL offload in the 8950 series,
•LCD panel the 8950 and the 8950S. Please see the data sheet on
http://www.f5.com for more information on these platforms.
•Indicator LEDs
•Platform Interfaces
•Always-On Management
The 8950 Platform
Before you install the 8950 platform, you may want to quickly review information about the controls and
ports on both the front and the back of the platform.
On the front of the 8950 platform, you can reset the unit using the LCD panel and view the indicator LEDs
for hard disk access.You can also use the front-panel LEDs to assess the condition of the unit. On the back
of the unit, you can power the unit on and off.
1. Management port
2. USB ports
3. Console port
4. Hard-wired failover port
5. 10/100/1000 interfaces
6. SFP ports
7. SFP+ ports
8. Indicator LEDs
9. LCD display
10. LCD control buttons
Figure 1: Front view of the platform
The back of the platform includes two power supplies.
1. Power input panel (power switch and power receptacle)
2. Power input panel (power switch and power receptacle)
3. Fan tray
Figure 2: Back view of the platform
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Components provided with the platform
When you unpack the 8950 platform, you should make sure that the following components are included.
HardwareQuantity
power cables (black),AC power only2
DC terminal blocks, DC power option only2
failover cable (blue)1
console cable (beige)1
front-mounting kit1
rail-mounting kit1
front bezel1
SFP optical transceivers4
Peripheral hardware that you provide
For each 8950 platform, you may need to provide additional peripheral hardware. If you plan to remotely
administer the system, we recommend having a workstation already connected to the same subnet as the
management interface.
DescriptionType of hardware
You must provide networking devices that are compatible with the
network interface cards installed in the platform.You can use either
10/100 Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet switches and hubs.
Network hubs, switches, or
connectors to connect to the platform
network interfaces
You can use any USB-certified CD or DVD mass storage device for
installing upgrades and for system recovery.
External USB CD/DVD drive or
USB CompactFlash drive
You can remotely manage the platform by connecting to a serial
terminal console via the console port.
Serial terminal console
You can use the default platform configuration if you have an
administrative workstation set up.
Administrative workstation on the
same IP network as the platform
LCD panel
The LCD panel provides the ability to manage the unit without attaching a console or network cable.
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Figure 3:The LCD panel and control buttons
About LCD menus
There are three menus on the LCD panel.You can configure the display options to meet your needs.
LCD config menu
You can use the LCD config menu to adjust the display properties of the LCD panel.
DescriptionOption
Specifies an LCD screen backlighting option. Select from the
following options:
Backlight
• ON enables the backlight.
• GRAY enables the software to specify when the backlight is
illuminated.
• OFF disables the backlight.
Sets the contrast of the LCD.Contrast
Adjusts LCD backlight brightness.On Brightness
Controls the brightness of the LCD when the backlight is off.Off Brightness
Screens menu
You can use the Screens menu to specify the information that is displayed on the default screens.
DescriptionOption
Displays the date and time.DateScreen
Displays the information screen menu.InfoScreen
Displays the MAC addresses on the unit.MACscreen
Displays system information.SysinfoScreen
Displays the number of authentication requests being processed.TMMAuthScreen
Displays the CPU usage percentage.TMMCPUScreen
Displays the memory usage.TMMMemoryScreen
Displays simple statistics, such as bytes and packets in and out of
the system.
TMMStatScreen
Displays product version information.VersionScreen
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