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  • Page 1 ARX 2000 / D108 RMA4 Replacement Script Full Appliance March 20, 2011 Version 1.03...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    STEP 8 REPLACE FRONT BEZEL ....................10 STEP 9 INITIAL INTERVIEW PROCESS, SOFTWARE RESTORATION AND LICENSING STEPS . 10 Appendix A. Dead NVRAM battery....................10 Appendix B. F5 Licensing for ARX Use Case ................. 11 Version History ..........................31 - 1 –...

  • Page 3: Arx2000 Chassis Overview - Front With Bezel

    ARX2000 Chassis Overview – Front with Bezel - 2 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 4: Status And Alarm Leds

    2 redundant 150GB internal SATA hard drives Ethernet Ports Copper 100/1000 gigabit Ethernet ports (12). Used to access CLI from client or server networks. Status and Alarm LEDs - 3 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 5 This section describes the ARX-2000 LEDs. It is provided for reference only. NSE can obtain more information from the ARX2K Hardware Installation guide. (F5 internal only): http://techpubs.acopianet.com/danwood2/pubs6_0_0/docs/HW_InstallA2K/HWInstall.pdf LED definitions: LED State Definition Blinking LED turns on and off at a steady rate.

  • Page 6: Arx2000 Chassis Overview - Back

    No power ARX2000 Chassis Overview – Back Reference Component Description Serial Console Port Used to access and manage the switch through a local - 5 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 7 Used to access the CLI or GUI from the management Port network. Power Supplies and fans 2 power supplies (1+1 redundancy). There is a fan on each supply. - 6 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 8: Arx 2000 Chassis Replacement

     Have the Field Tech verify that the unit is powered off by confirming that the blue light next to the power button is off. Fig.1 - 7 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 9: Step 3 Remove All Cables

     Instruct the Field Tech to rotate the locks at the front of each rail clockwise  Instruct the Field Tech to slide the device out another inch and lift it up to free it from the rack rails. (see Fig.9) Fig. 9 - 8 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 10: Step 5 Replace Chassis

    2) Instruct the Field Tech to connect the laptop to the Console Port, using console cable 3) Set the following terminal parameters to match those on the console interface: a) 9600 baud rate (default) b) XON-XOFF flow control c) 8 data bits - 9 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 11: Step 7 Ensure Replacement Functional

    Here is the series of commands to ignore the battery (should work for any model): supARX4000> en - 10 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 12: Appendix B. F5 Licensing For Arx Use Case

    Each ARX device is assigned a unique base registration key (BRK). This BRK is used to create a license dossier that is delivered to the F5 license server. The license server returns a license that can only be applied to that device. This license sets the feature limits of the box.
  • Page 13 Via the ARX Manager GUI Obtain base registration key (BRK) During the beta process evaluation BRKs will be provided by an F5 New Product Introduction Engineer. These evaluation keys will be time limited and will need to be replaced with permanent BRKs for testing or production use beyond the beta period.
  • Page 14 Prior to general availability release of the 6.0.0 software, F5 will launch a “transition” website. This website will allow customers to enter the „show chassis‟ output from an ARX into the website and get an email with the base registration key for that ARX.
  • Page 15 Each licensing scenario is covered below for the ARX Manager and the CLI. You only need to perform one activation method. ARX Manager based automatic activation: Complete Initial setup wizard to add proxy IPs, DNS, etc: Launch the Activate License wizard: - 14 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 16 Enter Base Registration Key from email. (If the key was entered during the interview wizard or by F5 manufacturing, it will be prepopulated for you.) Activation Method: Select Automatic. Click Next - 15 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 17 Accept the terms of the EULA. Click Next - 16 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 18 License is successfully activated. Click Finish. - 17 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 19 IMPORTANT - READ BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATING THIS PRODUCT ..16 pages displayed on the CLI … Do you accept this license? [yes/no] Manual Activation via the ARX Manager: - 18 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 20 Registration Key: Enter Base Registration Key from email. (If the key was entered during the interview wizard or by F5 manufacturing, it will be prepopulated for you.) Activation Method: Select Manual Click Next - 19 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 21 Manual Method: Select Copy/Paste - 20 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 22 Right click in the Dossier window, choose Select All Right click in the Dossier window, choose copy - 21 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 23 Click the link to access the F5 licensing server. NOTE: you must be on the F5 Network or logged into the VPN. - 22 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 24 Click the “Activate License” link Right click in the “Enter your dossier” box and choose Paste Click Next. - 23 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 25 Agree to the terms of the EULA and click Next. Right click in the license window, choose Select All Right click in the license window, choose copy - 24 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 26 Right click in License window and choose Paste. - 25 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 27 Click Next - 26 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 28 License is successfully activated. Click Finish. - 27 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 29 OR, copy the dossier off the box and upload it to the activation server STSTEPHEN# copy license arx.dossier ftp://.. Open a web browser and go to https://activate.f5.com - 28 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 30 Click the “Activate License” link Right click in the “Enter your dossier” box and choose Paste Click Next. Agree to the terms of the EULA and click Next. - 29 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 31 END USER SOFTWARE LICENSE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL USE IMPORTANT - READ BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATING THIS PRODUCT ..16 pages displayed on the CLI … Do you accept this license? [yes/no] - 30 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 32: Version History

    Version History Version Date Author Comments (MM/DD/YYYY) 1.02 01/21/2011 Yuri Yulaev Added Appendix A 02/17/2011 Yuri Yulaev Added sections re: LEDs and Appendix for NVRAM dead battery 1.04 01/24/2011 - 31 – Copyright © 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

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