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F5 Viprion Platform Manual
Summary of Viprion
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Platform guide: viprion® man-0311-00
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Platform guide: viprion® i product version this manual applies to the viprion ® platform created by f5 networks, inc. Publication date this manual was published on july 23, 2010. Legal notices copyright copyright 2010, f5 networks, inc. All rights reserved. F5 networks, inc. (f5) believes the inform...
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Ii 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 interferen...
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Table of contents.
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Table of contents platform guide: viprion ® v 1 the viprion platform about the viprion platform ......................................................................................................1-1 platform chassis and blades .........................................................................
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Table of contents vi changing the fan tray .....................................................................................................................5-5 replacing the fan tray ............................................................................................................5-5 c...
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1 the viprion platform • about the viprion platform • getting started with the viprion platform • technical support resources.
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The viprion platform platform guide: viprion ® 1 - 1 about the viprion platform the viprion ® platform is a robust system that is capable of managing traffic for any size of enterprise. It consists of a unique chassis/blade configuration. This configuration enables you to add, remove, and change com...
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Chapter 1 1 - 2 platform chassis and blades the viprion platform includes two primary components: the chassis, which houses the components, and blades, which reside within the chassis and provide the hardware and software needed to manage network traffic. About the chassis the viprionchassis is the ...
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The viprion platform platform guide: viprion ® 1 - 3 about blades a blade is the primary component that handles the traffic management within the viprion platform. You can install up to four blades in a viprion chassis. These blades comprise a group, called a cluster. The chassis includes blanks in ...
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Chapter 1 1 - 4 getting started with the viprion platform there are several basic tasks you must complete to get the viprion platform installed and set up: • review the hardware requirements. For more information about the hardware requirements, read the following sections, components provided with ...
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The viprion platform platform guide: viprion ® 1 - 5 peripheral hardware that you provide for each viprion blade in the system, you may need to provide additional peripheral hardware. ◆ you need standard input/output hardware if you plan to use direct administrative access to the viprion platform. T...
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Chapter 1 1 - 6 technical support resources you can find additional technical documentation and product information in the following locations: ◆ online help the configuration utility has online help for each screen. The online help contains descriptions of each control and setting on the screen. Cl...
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2 viprion platform installation • about viprion platform installation • pb100 and pb200 blade compatibility.
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Viprion platform installation platform guide: viprion ® 2 - 1 about viprion platform installation this chapter includes some general information about installing the viprion ® chassis. However, for details about installing the viprion chassis, refer to the setting up the viprion ™ platform guide, wh...
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Chapter 2 2 - 2 pb100 and pb200 blade compatibility you can use both pb100 and the newer pb200 blades in a viprion system that is running big-ip version 10.1 or later. Blade performance in mixed clusters if you choose to create a mixed cluster, a system that includes both blade types, any pb200 blad...
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Viprion platform installation platform guide: viprion ® 2 - 3 pb100 blades in a cluster running big-ip version 10.1 and later if you install a pb100 blade into a chassis with pb200 blades running version v10.1 or later, you could experience the following scenarios: ◆ the pb100 blade upgrades to the ...
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Chapter 2 2 - 4.
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3 viprion lcd panel • about the lcd panel • using lcd panel functionality • about the lcd menus • about cluster management.
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Viprion lcd panel platform guide: viprion ® 3 - 1 about the lcd panel using the lcd panel, you can control the viprion ® platform without attaching a serial or network cable. The lcd panel provides menus with options that enable you to configure certain features on the system. The following menus ar...
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Chapter 3 3 - 2 using lcd panel functionality you can configure the lcd panel to meet your needs. Pausing on a screen normally, the screens cycle on the lcd panel at a constant rate. However, you can push the check button to toggle the lcd panel between hold and rotate modes. In hold mode, a single ...
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Viprion lcd panel platform guide: viprion ® 3 - 3 about the lcd menus to use the lcd menus, you must first put the lcd panel in menu mode. To put the lcd panel in menu mode, press the x button. After you put the lcd panel in menu mode, use the left arrow, right arrow, up arrow, and down arrow button...
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Chapter 3 3 - 4 system menu the system menu provides options for configuring the management interface on both clusters and blades. This menu also provides various options for the hardware. Option description suboptions chassis config changes the baud rate of the serial port. Serial speed select from...
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Viprion lcd panel platform guide: viprion ® 3 - 5 screens menu the screens menu provides options for viewing information about the system.You can use the check button to place a check mark next to the name of the screens you would like to display when the screens cycle. Option description datescreen...
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Chapter 3 3 - 6 about cluster management the lcd panel in the viprion platform enables you to manage clusters and blades. You can find the options for cluster and blade management in the cluster menu item under the system menu. Configuring clusters through the lcd menu with the lcd panel, you can co...
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Viprion lcd panel platform guide: viprion ® 3 - 7 to configure the cluster ip subnet mask 1. Press the x button to access the lcd panel menus. 2. Use the arrow keys to select the system menu and press the check button. 3. Use the arrow keys to select cluster and press the check button. 4. Use the ar...
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Chapter 3 3 - 8 configuring cluster members through the lcd panel, you have the option of configuring the management ip address of each blade within a cluster. Important when you configure an ip address for a blade, that ip address corresponds to the slot in which the blade resides. If you replace t...
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4 viprion leds and interfaces • about led behavior • about platform interfaces.
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Viprion leds and interfaces platform guide: viprion ® 4 - 1 about led behavior the viprion ® platform has led displays in two locations: on the lcd panel and on the individual blades. On the lcd panel, the leds provide information about platform power, blade alarms, and status. On the blades, the le...
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Chapter 4 4 - 2 indicator led actions the behavior, or action, of each of led indicates the status of the system. Standard operating states when the platform is in a standard operating state, the leds behave in a defined manner. On power up, the status led of each blade turns yellow. When the big-ip...
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Viprion leds and interfaces platform guide: viprion ® 4 - 3 alert conditions indicated by the alarm led when there is an alert condition on the platform, the alarm led behaves in a specific manner. Table 4.6 indicator led functions configuring indicator leds to display node status alerts that cause ...
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Chapter 4 4 - 4 . Figure 4.1 the user_alert.Conf file specific status indicated by the leds some specific conditions are not covered in the definition tables in the /etc/alertd/alert.Conf file. ◆ yellow intermittent status indicator led a yellow intermittent activity led indicates that host traffic ...
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Viprion leds and interfaces platform guide: viprion ® 4 - 5 about platform interfaces the blades have sfp connector optic interfaces, rj45 10/100/1000 copper interfaces, and 10gbe xfp or 10gbe sfp+ optic interfaces that are connected internally. Each set of interfaces is numbered from x.1 through x....
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Chapter 4 4 - 6 specifying media type you can configure the media type on an interface. Important if you manually configure the platform to use specific speed and duplex settings on interfaces, auto mdi/mdix functionality is turned off by default. Additionally, when an interface is set manually, it ...
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Viprion leds and interfaces platform guide: viprion ® 4 - 7 setting the media type all interfaces on the viprion system default to auto-negotiate speed and duplex settings. We recommend that you configure any network equipment that you plan to use with the viprion system to auto-negotiate speed and ...
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Chapter 4 4 - 8 network interface led behavior the appearance and behavior of the network interface leds on the performance blades indicate network traffic activity, interface speed, and interface duplexity. Table 4.8 defines the behavior for rj45 copper interfaces. Table 4.9 defines the behavior fo...
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Viprion leds and interfaces platform guide: viprion ® 4 - 9 table 4.10 defines the behavior for xfp optic interfaces. Table 4.11 defines the behavior for sfp+ optic interfaces. Speed led activity led link blade type not lit not lit no link pb100 solid green green (with traffic) 10gbps, full duplex p...
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Chapter 4 4 - 10
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5 viprion platform maintenance • about maintaining the viprion platform • changing blades • changing the fan tray • changing a power supply • removing and replacing the lcd component.
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Viprion platform maintenance platform guide: viprion ® 5 - 1 about maintaining the viprion platform the viprion ® platform contains several field replaceable units (frus). The frus provide the ability to replace parts of the system without replacing the complete system. The frus currently available ...
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Chapter 5 5 - 2 figure 5.1 a compression screw in the green (locked) position figure 5.2 a compression screw in the red (unlocked) position 3. Grasp the two eject levers on the front of the blank and pull towards you as shown in figure 5.3. You can now remove the blank from the slot, and add the new...
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Viprion platform maintenance platform guide: viprion ® 5 - 3 to install a blade 1. Extend the eject levers, located on each side of the blade, into the open position. 2. Carefully lift the blade and align the guide grooves on either side with the corresponding grooves on the interior of the slot as ...
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Chapter 5 5 - 4 figure 5.5 locking the blade into position 5. Turn the compression screws clockwise until they are completely secured to the platform in the green (locked) position, as shown in figure 5.1, on page 5-2. Note: the locking indicator on the compression screws turns green before the scre...
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Viprion platform maintenance platform guide: viprion ® 5 - 5 changing the fan tray the viprion platform has a removable fan tray that is designed to maintain the airflow throughout the chassis. The fans in the fan tray run constantly while the system is on. Over time, the fans can wear out, requirin...
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Chapter 5 5 - 6 changing a power supply the viprion platform can contain up to four power supplies. These power supplies can operate in one of two modes: 120v and 220v, depending on the power source to which the power supplies are connected. The viprion platform supports both symmetric and asymmetri...
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Viprion platform maintenance platform guide: viprion ® 5 - 7 replacing a power supply the design of the viprion platform is such that you can remove a power supply from the chassis without powering down the system, provided that there are still enough power supplies to equal one less than the number...
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Chapter 5 5 - 8 removing and replacing the lcd component the lcd component enables you to access several functions associated with the platform, such as configuring the management port for the system. To replace the lcd component 1. To remove the original lcd component, grasp the lcd component on ei...
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Viprion platform maintenance platform guide: viprion ® 5 - 9 4. Press the lcd component onto the corresponding connections at the front of the platform until it clicks into place as shown in figure 5.7. Figure 5.7 pressing the lcd component into position.
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Chapter 5 5 - 10
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6 guidelines for dc power in the viprion platform • about the dc power supply option for the viprion platform • viprion dc power supply specifications.
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Guidelines for dc power in the viprion platform platform guide: viprion ® 6 - 1 about the dc power supply option for the viprion platform the viprion ® platform is available with dc power supplies. Warning before you begin to work with one of these platforms, refer to the environmental warnings prov...
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Chapter 6 6 - 2 additional equipment for dc power in addition to the equipment supplied with the standard ac platform, the dc platform requires some additional equipment for installation and wiring. The following additional equipment is supplied with the platform. • two-ring grounding terminal lug, ...
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Guidelines for dc power in the viprion platform platform guide: viprion ® 6 - 3 to connect the ground lug to the ground terminal 1. After the unit is installed in the rack and before you provide power to the system, you need to connect the grounding hardware. 2. Use the molex crimping tool to crimp ...
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Chapter 6 6 - 4 connecting the dc power source to the system after the platform is installed in a rack, you can wire the platform to the dc power source. When you connect the dc power source, f5 networks recommends that you follow the safety requirements defined for your network operations center (n...
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Guidelines for dc power in the viprion platform platform guide: viprion ® 6 - 5 to connect dc power to the platform 1. After you are sure the power is off, and the ground lug is connected to the ground terminal, you can connect the dc power source. 2. After you connect the ground lug, connect the ne...
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Chapter 6 6 - 6 viprion dc power supply specifications the following specifications apply to only the viprion dc-powered chassis. Important specifications are subject to change without notification. Power redundancy provisioning the platform supports one to four dc power supplies. Each slot is provi...
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Guidelines for dc power in the viprion platform platform guide: viprion ® 6 - 7 system power consumption the actual amount of power draw from the dc power source depends on the type and number of blades and the redundancy configuration. Table 6.3 shows several possible configurations and their typic...
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Chapter 6 6 - 8.
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7 platform airflow • platform airflow information.
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Platform airflow platform guide: viprion ® 7 - 1 platform airflow information when you install the viprion platform into a rack, it is important to understand the unit’s airflow direction so that you can ensure proper cooling. Airflow for viprion platforms the viprion platforms employ a negative pre...
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Chapter 7 7 - 2.
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8 environmental guidelines for the viprion platform • environmental requirements.
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Environmental guidelines for the viprion platform platform guide: viprion ® 8 - 1 environmental requirements before you install the viprion ® platform, review the following guidelines to make sure that you are installing and using the viprion platform in the appropriate environment. General environm...
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Chapter 8 8 - 2 guidelines for ac-powered equipment an ac-powered installation must meet the following requirements: • install the unit using a 20 amp external branch circuit protection device per power feed. • normally, one power feed is used for each individual power supply. Guidelines for dc-powe...
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9 platform specifications • general specifications for system features • ac power requirements • pb100 blade specifications • pb200 blade specifications • j100 chassis specifications • acoustic, airflow, and altitude specifications.
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Platform specifications platform guide: viprion ® 9 - 1 general specifications for system features the following table contains general specifications about the viprion ® platform. Item specification server/node operating system compatibility load balancing of any tcp/ip os, including windows ® nt, ...
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Chapter 9 9 - 2 ac power requirements before you get started with the viprion platform, it is important to understand the power options and requirements. This section describes ac power supply support and cable requirements. Power cables the power cable supplied with the hardware is a 220v high line...
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Platform specifications platform guide: viprion ® 9 - 3 system power consumption the actual amount of power draw from the ac source depends on the type and number of blades and the power supply ac source voltage and redundancy configuration. Tables 9.3 and 9.4 show several possible configurations an...
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Chapter 9 9 - 4 pb100 blade specifications the following specifications apply to the pb100 blade only. Warning this platform supports only optics modules provided by f5 networks. Important the xfp ports on this blade are inverted. Insert xfp optics upside down. Important specifications are subject t...
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Platform specifications platform guide: viprion ® 9 - 5 pb200 blade specifications the following specifications apply to the pb200 blade only. Warning this platform supports only optics modules provided by f5 networks. Important specifications are subject to change without notification. Item specifi...
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Chapter 9 9 - 6 j100 chassis specifications the following specifications apply to the j100 chassis only. Warning this platform supports only optics modules provided by f5 networks. Important specifications are subject to change without notification. Item specification dimensions 12.2 in. H x 17.4 in...
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Platform specifications platform guide: viprion ® 9 - 7 acoustic, airflow, and altitude specifications to maintain the viprion platform, you must be familiar with additional specifications such as acoustic levels, airflow movement, and operational altitude for the viprion platform. Specification typ...
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Chapter 9 9 - 8.
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A platform-specific hazardous substance levels for china • viprion chassis • viprion blades.
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Platform-specific hazardous substance levels for china platform guide: viprion ® a - 1 viprion chassis this table lists hazardous substances controlled by china, and shows how the f5 networks ® viprion ® platform conforms to the standards..
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Appendix a a - 2 viprion blades this table lists hazardous substances controlled by china and shows how the f5 networks viprion pb100 and pb200 blades conform to the standards..
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Glossary.
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Glossary platform guide: viprion ® glossary - 1 blade a blade is a big-ip system designed to fit into a slot of a big-ip blade server chassis. Multiple blades within a chassis can work together to process traffic from a single virtual server. Blank a protective framework that fills a slot in the cha...
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Glossary glossary - 2 hot-swappable hot-swappable refers to your ability to remove a component without first shutting down the system. The viprion platform consists of several components: blades, lcd component, power supplies, and the fan tray, that you can replace without affecting system performan...
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Index.
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Index platform guide: viprion ® index - 1 a ac power requirements 9-2 acoustic specifications 9-7 ac-powered equipment and guidelines 8-2 and high-line input 9-2 and low-line input 9-2 and power provisioning 9-2 and requirements 9-2 with nema 5-20p cables 9-2 with nema 6-20p cables 9-2 airflow and d...
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Index index - 2 hardware requirements for components 1-4 for peripherals 1-5 hardware specifications for j100 chassis 9-6 for pb100 blade 9-4 for pb200 blade 9-5 for viprion dc-powered chassis 6-6 hazardous substance restrictions for china a-1, a-2 help, online 1-6 hold mode 3-2 hot-swap components ...
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Index platform guide: viprion ® index - 3 platform airflow see airflow. Platform interfaces 4-5 power cables 9-2 power draw, ac 9-3 power led 4-1 power provisioning 9-2 power redundancy 9-2 power supply adding 5-6 replacing 5-7 product information, finding 1-6 r rack mounting 8-1 remote administrati...