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Platform Guide: 10000 Series
MAN-0408-08

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  • Page 1 Platform Guide: 10000 Series MAN-0408-08...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents Legal Notices..........................7 Legal Notices........................7 The 10000 Series Platform......................9 About 10000 Series models....................9 About the platform......................9 Hardware included with the platform................10 Peripheral hardware requirements...................11 LCD panel........................11 About the LCD menus...................11 Using the LCD panel.....................13 Indicator LEDs.........................14 Status LED......................14 Alarm LED......................15 Power supply LEDs....................15...
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Connecting the ground lug to the ground terminal..........30 About powering the platform....................30 Connecting the cables and other hardware..............30 Configuring a management IP address using the LCD panel..........32 Licensing the platform......................32 Platform Maintenance.......................33 About maintaining the platform..................33 About AC power supplies....................33 Installing an AC power supply................34 About DC power supplies....................34 Wiring the DC power supply terminal block............36...
  • Page 5 Repackaging Guidelines......................59 About repackaging the platform..................59 Repackaging the platform....................59 Returned Material Data Security Statement................61 About returned material data security................61 About memory technologies used in F5 equipment............61 Volatile memory.....................61 Battery-backed volatile memory................61 Non-volatile memory.....................61 About removing data from F5 components..............62 Removing sensitive data from storage drives............62 Removing IP address data from Always-On Management........63...
  • Page 6 Table of Contents...

  • Page 7: Legal Notices

    2020, 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.
  • Page 8 Legal Notices 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. Brazil Compliance This product is homologated by ANATEL, in accordance with the procedures regulated by Resolution n.

  • Page 9: The 10000 Series Platform

    This platform series includes models that support either hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid-state drives (SSDs). F5 offers three performance levels of SSL offload in the 10000 Series: the 10000s, 10200v, and 10200v-SSL. The 10200v-SSL platform features high-performance SSL hardware that frees servers from the task of encrypting and decrypting data.

  • Page 10: Hardware Included With The Platform

    The 10000 Series Platform 7. Indicator LEDs 8. LCD display 9. LCD control buttons 10. Disk drive bay 1 11. Disk drive bay 2 The back of the platform includes two AC power supplies and the fan tray. Figure 2: Back view of the platform 1.

  • Page 11: Peripheral Hardware Requirements

    Platform Guide: 10000 Series Peripheral hardware requirements For each platform, you might need to provide additional peripheral hardware. If you plan to remotely administer the system, it would be helpful to have a workstation already connected to the same subnet as the management interface.
  • Page 12 The 10000 Series Platform LCD config menu You can use the LCD config menu to adjust the display properties of the LCD panel. Option Description Heartbeat Enables (checked) or disables (unchecked) the heartbeat panel on the LCD. This heartbeat does not affect the failover mechanism of the system. Backlight Specifies an LCD screen backlighting option.

  • Page 13: Using The Lcd Panel

    Platform Guide: 10000 Series Screens menu You can use the Screens menu to specify the information that is displayed on the default screens. Option Description DateScreen Displays the date and time. InfoScreen Displays the information screen. RaidScreen Displays the RAID status screen. Note: Not available on solid-state drive (SSD) platforms.

  • Page 14: Indicator Leds

    The 10000 Series Platform Putting the unit in standby mode Use the LCD control buttons to put the unit into standby mode. Hold the X button for four seconds to put the unit in standby mode and power off the host subsystem. ®...

  • Page 15: Alarm Led

    Platform Guide: 10000 Series Alarm LED The alarm LED indicate system alarm conditions and the severity of the alarm condition. There are five levels of messages. Note: The alarm LED might continue to display until alerts are cleared using the LCD panel. State Description off/none...

  • Page 16: Platform Interfaces

    The 10000 Series Platform 1. Open a command prompt on the system. 2. Change to the directory. /config cd /config 3. Using a text editor, such as vi or Pico, open the file. /config/user_alert.conf 4. Edit the file, as needed. For example, add these lines to the end of the file to create a custom alert in which the front panel LEDs indicate when a node is down: alert BIGIP_MCPD_MCPDERR_POOL_MEMBER_MON_DOWN "Pool member (.*?):(.*?) monitor...
  • Page 17 Platform Guide: 10000 Series 2. Change to the network module. The system prompt updates with the module name: user@bigip01(Active)(/Common)(tmos.net)# 3. Display the current status of a specific interface. show interface <interface_key> This is an example of the output that you might see when you run this command on interface 1.1: ------------------------------------------------------------- Net::Interface Name...
  • Page 18 The 10000 Series Platform uninit none uninit none uninit none uninit none miss none miss none mgmt 182.1G 6.8G 41.2M 6.0M 1000T-FD Viewing the status of all interfaces using the Configuration utility ® You can use the BIG-IP Configuration utility to view the status of all interfaces on the platform. 1.

  • Page 19: About 40Gbe Qsfp+ Interfaces

    Platform Guide: 10000 Series 10GBaseLR full 1000BaseT half 10GBaseSR full 1000BaseT full 10GBaseT full 1000BaseSX full 10SFP+Cu full auto 40GBaseSR4 full none 40GBaseLR4 full no-phy 100BaseTX half Viewing valid media types for an interface You can use to view the valid media types for an interface. tmsh Note: This platform might not support all of the media type options that are available in tmsh...
  • Page 20 F5 Platforms: Accessories at support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/f5-plat-accessories.html Figure 4: An example of a QSFP+ breakout cable ® You can order these QSFP+ components from F5 Networks: • QSFP+ breakout cables (MTP to LC), provided as a pair, in these lengths: •...

  • Page 21: Network Interface Led Behavior

    Platform Guide: 10000 Series 1. On the Main tab, click Network > Interfaces > Interface List. This displays the list of available interfaces. 2. Click an interface name. The properties screen for that interface opens. 3. For the Bundled setting, select whether to enable or disable bundling. 4.

  • Page 22: Transceiver Module Specifications

    Not lit 40 Gbit/s, full duplex Green solid Green blinking (with traffic) Transceiver module specifications For current specification information for optical transceivers that are supported by this platform, see F5 Platforms: Accessories at support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/f5-plat-accessories.html Cable pinout specifications ® For current pinout information for this platform, see F5 Platforms: Accessories at support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/f5-plat-accessories.html...

  • Page 23: Accessing The Aom Command Menu From The Serial Console

    Important: This option is hidden and disabled by default. It is intended to be used as a diagnostic tool by F5 Support. When this option is enabled, then disabled, the buffer is cleared. Display error report Displays a list of latched events/errors or out-of-range sensors.

  • Page 24: Configuring The Management Network

    The 10000 Series Platform 1. Connect to the system using the serial console. 2. Open the AOM Command Menu. Esc ( Configuring the management network You can assign a management IP address, netmask, and gateway to access AOM either manually or with DHCP.

  • Page 25: About The Host Console Capture Buffer

    When enabled, the host console capture buffer (H) option in the AOM Command Menu buffers the last 4K bytes of console output from the host and saves it to a non-volatile storage location. ® Important: This option is intended to be used as a diagnostic tool by F5 Technical Support. Enabling the host console capture buffer 1.
  • Page 26 The 10000 Series Platform Disabling the host console capture buffer When you no longer require use of the host console capture buffer, you can disable it. 1. Connect to the system using the serial console or by opening an SSH session to the AOM management IP address.

  • Page 27: Platform Installation

    Platform Installation About installing the platform After you have reviewed the hardware requirements and become familiar with the 10000 Series platform, you can install the unit. Important: Before you install this platform, review the environmental guidelines to make sure that you are installing and using the platform into a compatible rack and in the appropriate environment.

  • Page 28: About The Quick-Install Rail Kit

    Note: Failure to use the indentations could result in pinched fingers. If the rack you have does not provide adequate support for the unit, you might need a shelf kit. F5 recommends using a shelf kit created by the rack manufacturer, if available.

  • Page 29: Installing The Rail Lock Brackets

    Platform Guide: 10000 Series Figure 5: Quick-install rail kit For information about installing the platform using the quick-install rail kit, see the instruction guide provided by the manufacturer, which is included with the kit hardware. After installing the platform, secure it to the rack with the rail lock brackets that are provided. Attach the front bezel to the unit by grasping the bezel using the indentations located on either side.

  • Page 30: Connecting The Ground Lug To The Ground Terminal

    Platform Installation grounding conductors to a grounding connector provided a reliable bond between the connector and the equipment is not disturbed during installation, service, or maintenance of the platform. Important: All grounding cable terminal lugs must meet appropriate safety standards. Note: The platform must be grounded to a common bonding network (CBN).
  • Page 31 You can now assign a management IP address to the system, and then license and provision the software. Optionally, you should run the QKVview utility. This utility collects configuration and diagnostic information about your system into a single file that you can provide to F5 Technical Support to aid in troubleshooting. For more information, see...

  • Page 32: Configuring A Management Ip Address Using The Lcd Panel

    Platform Installation Configuring a management IP address using the LCD panel You can use the LCD panel to configure the management IP address. The management IP address enables ® you to access the BIG-IP Configuration utility to configure other aspects of the product, such as the product license, VLANs, and trunks.

  • Page 33: Platform Maintenance

    Platform Maintenance About maintaining the platform The 10000 Series platform contains several components that you can replace individually without exchanging the entire system. This platform contains these replaceable components: • AC power supply • DC power supply • Fan tray •...

  • Page 34: Installing An Ac Power Supply

    Important: You should use only one power supply type (AC or DC) in a platform. AC and DC interoperability is not supported. Important: This product is sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). F5 recommends that you use proper ESD grounding procedures and equipment when you install or maintain the unit.
  • Page 35 Platform Guide: 10000 Series installed and one remains installed and operational during the replacement process. The DC power supply does not have an on/off switch. You can control the power from the rack switch or the DC power source. The DC power supply includes a DC terminal block that connects the power supply to the DC power source. The platform supports power redundancy, which ensures that the system is unaffected if a single power supply fails in a system containing more than one power supply.

  • Page 36: Wiring The Dc Power Supply Terminal Block

    Important: You should use only one power supply type (AC or DC) in a platform. AC and DC interoperability is not supported. Important: This product is sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). F5 recommends that you use proper ESD grounding procedures and equipment when you install or maintain the unit.

  • Page 37: Installing A Dc Power Supply

    You can control the power from the rack switch or the DC power source. Important: When you connect the DC power source, F5 recommends that you follow the safety requirements defined for the facilities where the DC-powered platforms will be installed.

  • Page 38: About The Fan Tray

    Platform Maintenance c) Grasp the ejector handle and rotate it downward to eject the power supply from the system. d) Remove the power supply from the system by pulling straight toward you. e) Ensure that the latch on the new power supply is in the down position, and then slide the power supply into the power supply slot until the latch engages.

  • Page 39: Replacing The Fan Tray

    You do not need special tools to replace the fan tray. You do not need to power down the unit when replacing the fan tray; however, F5 highly recommends that you do not leave the unit operating without a fan tray for longer than 30 seconds.

  • Page 40: About The Hard Disk Drives

    Platform Maintenance 4. Remove the fan tray from the system by pulling straight toward you. 5. Ensure that the handle on the new fan tray is in the down position and slide the fan tray into the fan tray slot until the latch engages. 6.

  • Page 41: Identifying A Faulty Hard Disk Drive

    Platform Guide: 10000 Series 2. Hard disk drive bay 2 Identifying a faulty hard disk drive To access the hard disk drives (HDDs), you must first remove the bezel from the unit. Before you remove the HDD from the system, you should first identify the faulty drive. 1.

  • Page 42: Replacing A Hard Disk Drive Tray

    LED blinks until the new drive assembly is added to the array and begins the replication process. Next, you can physically remove the HDD and replace it with the new one that you received from F5. You do not have to power down the system before you remove the drive.
  • Page 43 Platform Guide: 10000 Series Note: If after a few seconds, you do not see the additional HDD in the disk summary, the drive might not be seated properly. If this occurs, remove and reinsert the drive. 7. Add the replacement drive (HD2 in the example) to the array. tmsh modify sys raid array MD1 add HD2 The status of the replacement drive should change to replicating, and the STAT LED should change to solid green.

  • Page 45: Environmental Guidelines

    Failing to use two people can result in severe personal injury or equipment damage. Important: This product is sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). F5 recommends that you use proper ESD grounding procedures and equipment when you install or maintain the unit.

  • Page 46: Guidelines For Ac-Powered Equipment

    Environmental Guidelines Guidelines for AC-powered equipment An AC-powered installation must meet these requirements: • Use a 15 amp external branch circuit protection device to install the unit. • Use one power feed for each individual power supply. Important: The platform must be installed in a RESTRICTED ACCESS LOCATION, such as a central office or customer premises environment.

  • Page 47: Guidelines For Dc-Powered Equipment

    Platform Guide: 10000 Series Guidelines for DC-powered equipment A DC-powered installation must meet these requirements: • Use a 15 amp external branch circuit protection device to install the unit. • For permanently connected equipment, incorporate a readily accessible disconnect in the fixed wiring. •...
  • Page 48 Environmental Guidelines Figure 13: Airflow in the 10000 Series platform...

  • Page 49: Platform Specifications

    Platform Specifications General specifications for system features This table lists general specifications for system features for the 10000 Series platform. Item Specification Transceiver modules hot swap Support for hot swap of SFP, SFP+, and QSFP+ transceiver modules Power supply hot swap Support for hot swap of the power supplies Jumbo frames Support for maximum Ethernet frame size of 9216 bytes and MTU...

  • Page 50: Platform Hardware Specifications - 10150 Series

    Note: Power supply will not start below 44 VDC. Important: Specifications are subject to change without notification. Important: F5 only provides support for F5-branded or F5-provided optical modules. Platform hardware specifications - 10150 Series This table lists hardware specifications for the 10150 Series platform.

  • Page 51: Platform Environmental Operating Specifications

    Minimum start up voltage: 44 VDC Note: Power supply will not start below 44 VDC. Important: Specifications are subject to change without notification. Important: F5 only provides support for F5-branded or F5-provided optical modules. Platform environmental operating specifications This table lists platform environmental operating specifications.

  • Page 52: Platform Power Specifications - 10000S/10200V/10250V

    Platform Specifications Important: Specifications are subject to change without notification. Platform power specifications - 10000s/10200v/10250v This table lists power specifications for the 10000s/10200v platforms. Item Single power supply Dual power supply Typical power draw (AC power; 110VAC input: 290W 110VAC input: 295W 50% load;...

  • Page 53: Platform Power Specifications - 10200V-Ssl

    Platform Guide: 10000 Series Item Single power supply Dual power supply Typical heat generated (DC power) 48VDC input: 1015 BTU/hour 48VDC input: 1050 BTU/hour Maximum heat generated (AC 1065 BTU/hour 1200 BTU/hour power) Maximum heat generated (DC 1235 BTU/hour 1280 BTU/hour power) Important: Specifications are subject to change without notification.

  • Page 54: Restriction Of Hazardous Substances

    Platform Specifications Item Single power supply Dual power supply Typical power draw (DC power; 48VDC input: 290W 48VDC input: 320W 48VDC; 50% load; temp 25°C) Maximum power draw (AC power) 110VAC input: 345W 110VAC input: 350W 240VAC input: 315W 240VAC input: 355W Maximum power draw (DC power) 48VDC input: 380W 48VDC input: 400W...

  • Page 55: Emc Requirements

    Platform Guide: 10000 Series EMC requirements USA--FCC Class A, Canada--Industry Canada Class A This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to these two conditions: 1. This equipment may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 56 Platform Specifications Specification type Detail Units Value Altitude Operational Feet 13,000 Non-operational Feet 40,000 Airflow Open air (max) Important: Specifications are subject to change without notification. Per BELCORE GR-63-CORE, section 4.1.3: This unit is functional when installed at elevations between 60m (197 feet) below sea level and 1800m (6000 feet) above sea level at the aisle ambient temperatures of 40°C.

  • Page 57: China Rohs Requirements

    China RoHS Requirements Hazardous substance levels for China ® This table shows how the BIG-IP 10000 Series platform components conform to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive standards for China.

  • Page 59: Repackaging Guidelines

    Repackaging Guidelines About repackaging the platform ® If it becomes necessary to transport the platform to another location or return it to F5 Networks, these guidelines will help ensure that you repackage the platform properly. ® If you are running BIG-IP software version 11.6 or later, you can perform a disk erase operation to erase...
  • Page 60 Repackaging Guidelines 7. Close and seal the shipping box.

  • Page 61: Returned Material Data Security Statement

    Returned Material Data Security Statement About returned material data security ® Follow these data security guidelines when returning equipment to F5 for reprocessing or repair. The guidelines include reprocessing procedures and optional customer-end procedures. About memory technologies used in F5 equipment ®...

  • Page 62: About Removing Data From F5 Components

    For components that contain sensitive customer data and cannot be removed from your F5 system, you can take optional steps to remove the data from these components before you return the system to F5 for processing. Removing sensitive data from storage drives ®...

  • Page 63: Removing Ip Address Data From Always-On Management

    Platform Guide: 10000 Series and removes the master boot record (MBR). For more information, see F5 Platforms: Essentials at support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/f5-plat-hw-essentials.html Removing IP address data from Always-On Management If you have configured an IP address for the Always-On Management (AOM) subsystem, you can remove ®...
  • Page 65 Index Index 10G direct attach copper cables cables (continued) 40GbE interfaces, See QSFP+ interfaces. failover 40G interfaces, See QSFP+ interfaces. power CD/DVD-ROM drives support for chassis DC power supplies acoustic specifications ventilation 45, AC-powered equipment chassis ground lug connecting to a power source locating guidelines chassis ground wire...
  • Page 66 Index installation (continued) spacing between units failover cables interfaces fan tray about about configuring replacing the fan tray duplex mode FIPS cards, See hardware security module (HSM). managing FIPS platform media type front mount QSFP+ kit hardware viewing status of all interfaces using Configuration utility front-mounting kits installing viewing status of all interfaces using tmsh...
  • Page 67 Index memory technologies (continued) platform specifications (continued) non-volatile memory memory 49–50 volatile memory operating power for 10000s/10200v/10250v platforms power for 10050/10055/10250v platform power for 10150s/10350v platform power for 10200v-SSL platform NEBS power supply 49–50 air temperature processor 49–50 guidelines solid-state drive operating requirements ports platform...
  • Page 68 Index rebooting specifications (continued) redundancy power for 10000s/10200v/10250v platforms system power for 10050/10055/10250v platform redundant system configuration power for 10150s/10350v platform See also device service clustering (DSC). power for 10200v-SSL platform remote administration power supply 49–50 repackaging processor 49–50 about solid-state drive platform system features...

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