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F5 WANJet 500 Platform Manual

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    Platform guide: wanjet ® 500 man-0230-01.

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    Platform guide: wanjet ® 500 i product version this manual applies to the wanjet 500 hardware platform created by f5 networks, inc. Publication date this guide was published on february 23, 2007. Legal notices copyright copyright 2006-2007, f5 networks, inc. All rights reserved. F5 networks, inc. (f...

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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: wanjet ® 500 v 1 introducing the wanjet 500 platform overview of the wanjet 500 platform ....................................................................................1-1 getting started with the wanjet 500 platform ...............................................

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    Table of contents vi a installing the wanjet appliance using the rail-mount kit installing the rail-mount kit ..........................................................................................................A-1 installing the kit hardware .......................................................

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    1 introducing the wanjet 500 platform • overview of the wanjet 500 platform • getting started with the wanjet 500 platform • familiarizing yourself with the wanjet 500 • about this guide.

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    Introducing the wanjet 500 platform platform guide: wanjet ® 500 1 - 1 overview of the wanjet 500 platform f5 ® networks wanjet ® 500 platform is an appliance that delivers lan-like application performance over the wan. The wanjet 500 accelerates applications including file transfer, email, client-s...

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    Chapter 1 1 - 2 getting started with the wanjet 500 platform you must complete the following basic tasks to install and set up the wanjet 500 platform. • acquaint yourself with the wanjet 500 hardware. For more information, see familiarizing yourself with the wanjet 500, on page 1-5. • review the ha...

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    Introducing the wanjet 500 platform platform guide: wanjet ® 500 1 - 3 figure 1.2 components included with the wanjet 500 platform important the power cables included with this unit are for exclusive use with this unit and should not be used with other electrical appliances. The unit handles may loo...

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    Chapter 1 1 - 4 peripheral hardware that you provide for each wanjet 500 that you install, the peripheral hardware you provide is determined by the configuration you want to create: ◆ if you want direct administrative access to the wanjet 500, you need standard input/output hardware. This requires a...

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    Introducing the wanjet 500 platform platform guide: wanjet ® 500 1 - 5 familiarizing yourself with the wanjet 500 before you begin to install the wanjet 500, quickly review the following figures that identify the controls and ports on the front and the back of the wanjet 500. Using the wanjet 500 ha...

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    Chapter 1 1 - 6 figure 1.4 illustrates the back of a wanjet 500. Figure 1.4 back view of the wanjet 500 platform note that the failover port, labeled 1 in the figure, is not used. You may use the peer port on the front to set up a redundant system for the wanjet platform. Refer to the wanjet ® appli...

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    Introducing the wanjet 500 platform platform guide: wanjet ® 500 1 - 7 about this guide this guide describes the features of the wanjet 500 platform and contains the following information. • getting familiar with the wanjet platform learn about the parts of the wanjet platform. For more information,...

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    Chapter 1 1 - 8 finding additional information and technical support in addition to this guide, there are other sources of documentation you can use in order to work with the wanjet platform. The information is available in the guides and documents described below. The following documentation is inc...

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    Introducing the wanjet 500 platform platform guide: wanjet ® 500 1 - 9 identifying references to objects, names, and commands we apply bold formatting to a variety of items to help you easily pick them out of a block of text. These items include web addresses, ip addresses, utility names, and portio...

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    Chapter 1 1 - 10

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    2 installing the wanjet 500 platform • installing the hardware • powering up the wanjet 500 platform • configuring the addresses • connecting the cables.

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    Installing the wanjet 500 platform platform guide: wanjet ® 500 2 - 1 installing the hardware after you have reviewed the hardware requirements and become familiar with the wanjet 500, you can install the unit. This chapter includes detailed instructions on installing and setting up the wanjet platf...

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    Chapter 2 2 - 2 we recommend that you allow about 4 inches (100 mm) of space from the front panel of the unit to the rack front or rack door. This provides enough room to route the cables without bending them excessively. Warning this product is sensitive to electrostatic discharge (esd). We recomme...

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    Installing the wanjet 500 platform platform guide: wanjet ® 500 2 - 3 figure 2.1 shows the orientation of the wanjet 500 and the mounting screws for installation into a standard 19" rack. Figure 2.1 platform orientation for rack mounting.

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    Chapter 2 2 - 4 figure 2.2 shows the wanjet 500 after it has been installed in the rack. Figure 2.2 platform installed in a 19" rack regardless of which mount type you use, complete the installation in this order: • power on the unit • configure the addresses on the wanjet platform • connect the cab...

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    Installing the wanjet 500 platform platform guide: wanjet ® 500 2 - 5 powering up the wanjet 500 platform after you have installed the wanjet 500 platform, you can power it up. Two power cords provide a redundant power supply. To power up the wanjet platform 1. Insert the two power cords into the tw...

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    Chapter 2 2 - 6 configuring the addresses after the wanjet platform is powered on and started up, you need to do some minimal configuration, such as entering the wanjet appliance ip address, its subnet mask, and default gateway. You can configure the addresses in one of two ways: • set the addresses...

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    Installing the wanjet 500 platform platform guide: wanjet ® 500 2 - 7 6. Set the netmask: a) press t. The lcd displays: >netmask. B) press x to display the netmask (default: 255.255.255.000) and set it as you did the ip address. C) with the cursor on the last number on the right, press x. The lcd ag...

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    Chapter 2 2 - 8 4. Log in as admin with the default password of admin. A message displays a list of commands that you can use from the command line. 5. To start configuring the addresses, type config. 6. At the set wanjet ip prompt, type the ip address of the wanjet appliance (default is 192.168.168...

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    Installing the wanjet 500 platform platform guide: wanjet ® 500 2 - 9 connecting the cables after you have configured the wanjet addresses, you can connect the network cables. Note that you need to follow this procedure regardless of the type of mount you installed (front mount or rail mount). To co...

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    Chapter 2 2 - 10

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    3 using the wanjet 500 lcd and leds • operating the lcd panel • understanding led behavior.

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    Using the wanjet 500 lcd and leds platform guide: wanjet ® 500 3 - 1 operating the lcd panel the liquid crystal display, or lcd panel, lets you control the wanjet 500 without attaching a serial or network cable. The lcd panel provides menus with options to configure certain features on the system. T...

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    Chapter 3 3 - 2 configure (continued) mgt ip address no ip address specified sets the management ip address if managing the wanjet platform on the management network (optional). Also set on the local wanjet screen in the configuration settings of the web ui. Mgt netmask no ip address specified sets ...

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    Using the wanjet 500 lcd and leds platform guide: wanjet ® 500 3 - 3 configuring the wanjet 500 using the lcd you can use the configure menu on the lcd to perform initial configuration of the wanjet 500 platform. Initial configuration includes setting the wanjet 500 ip address, netmask, gateway. For...

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    Chapter 3 3 - 4 to send a snapshot of the wanjet appliance to an email address before you can use the lcd to take a snapshot of the wanjet appliance, you must set up an email address on the email alert screen in the configuration settings of the web ui. Refer to the section, email alerts, in the wan...

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    Using the wanjet 500 lcd and leds platform guide: wanjet ® 500 3 - 5 understanding led behavior this section describes the behavior of the led indicators and the network interface card leds on the wanjet 500 platform. Led indicators there are three led indicators on the faceplate of each unit, as sh...

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    Chapter 3 3 - 6 network interface card leds the wanjet 500 has four network interface card (nic) ports, each of which have two leds. Figure 3.2 shows the ports and shows where the leds are located on the management port. Figure 3.2 network interface card leds table 3.3 provides a description of the ...

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    4 maintaining the wanjet 500 platform • reviewing maintenance options • changing a power supply • replacing a hard drive.

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    Maintaining the wanjet 500 platform platform guide: wanjet ® 500 4 - 1 reviewing maintenance options the wanjet 500 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 availabl...

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    Chapter 4 4 - 2 figure 4.1 power supply partially removed from the system figure 4.1 shows a picture of the unit with the power supply partially removed from the wanjet 500 platform. Replacing a hard drive the wanjet 500 platform includes one hot swappable hard drive and has a slot for an optional s...

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    Maintaining the wanjet 500 platform platform guide: wanjet ® 500 4 - 3 figure 4.2 removable drive tray and hard drive figure 4.2 shows a picture of the drive tray assembly partially removed from the wanjet appliance. To replace a hard drive after you remove a hard drive using the procedure to remove...

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    Chapter 4 4 - 4.

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    5 understanding environmental guidelines for the wanjet 500 platform • environmental requirements.

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    Understanding environmental guidelines for the wanjet 500 platform platform guide: wanjet ® 500 5 - 1 environmental requirements before you install the wanjet 500 platform, review the following guidelines to make sure that you are installing and using the appliance in the appropriate environment. Ge...

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    Chapter 5 5 - 2.

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    6 reviewing hardware specifications • wanjet 500 platform specifications.

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    Reviewing hardware specifications platform guide: wanjet ® 500 6 - 1 wanjet 500 platform specifications the following specifications apply to the wanjet 500 platform. Important specifications are subject to change without notification. Item specification dimensions 550mmh x 431mmw x 88mmd (3.5"h x 1...

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    Chapter 6 6 - 2.

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    A installing the wanjet appliance using the rail-mount kit • installing the rail-mount kit.

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    Installing the wanjet appliance using the rail-mount kit platform guide: wanjet ® 500 a - 1 installing the rail-mount kit the wanjet 500 platform includes two types of mounting devices: • rack-mount ears • rail-mount kit the rack-mount ears are suitable for a standard type of mount. With rack-mount ...

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    Appendix a a - 2 figure a.1 shows the mounting screws that are included with the kit hardware. Figure a.1 the three types of mounting screws included with the wanjet appliance: (1) pan head phillips, (2) pan head phillips/straight slot hybrid, (3) pan head phillips and flanged nut. Attaching the inn...

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    Installing the wanjet appliance using the rail-mount kit platform guide: wanjet ® 500 a - 3 attaching the outer rail mounts the second task in installing the rail-mount kit involves attaching four mounting brackets to the rack. The mounting brackets provide support for the outer rails. After you hav...

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    Appendix a a - 4 attaching the outer rails after you have installed the inner rails and stops to the unit, you can attach the two outer rails to the rack. Each outer rail fits into the bracket attached to each post. Use the pan head screws and flanged nuts to attach the outer rail to the mounting br...

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    Installing the wanjet appliance using the rail-mount kit platform guide: wanjet ® 500 a - 5 figure a.5 attaching the outer rail after extending the rail slide installing the unit into a rail-mount rack after you have attached the inner rails to the device, and mounted the outer rails in the rack usi...

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    Appendix a a - 6.

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    B platform-specific hazardous substance levels, for china • wj500, wa4500, and em3000 platforms.

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    Platform-specific hazardous substance levels, for china platform guide: wanjet ® 500 b - 1 wj500, wa4500, and em3000 platforms this table lists hazardous substances controlled by china, and shows how the f5 networks ® wj500, wa4500, and em3000 platform components conform to the standards..

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    Appendix b b - 2.

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    Glossary.

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    Glossary platform guide: wanjet ® 500 glossary - 1 active unit in a redundant system, the active unit is the system that currently optimizes connections. If the active unit in the redundant system fails, the standby unit assumes control and begins to optimize connections. See also redundant system. ...

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    Glossary glossary - 2 led indicators the led indicators on the front of the wanjet 500 are lights that show the status of the system. Management port the management port on the front of the wanjet 500 can connect to the management network, if your organization is using out-of-band management. Nic a ...

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    Glossary platform guide: wanjet ® 500 glossary - 3 standby unit a standby unit in a redundant system is a unit that is always prepared to become the active unit if the active unit fails. Transparent data reduction™ (tdr) tdr technology provides a dramatic reduction in the amount of bandwidth consume...

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    Glossary glossary - 4.

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    Index.

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    Index platform guide: wanjet ® 500 index - 1 a active unit 3-2, 3-3 addresses, configuring 2-6 administrator account, using 2-8 air temperature, operating 5-1 alarm, power supply 4-1 application qos 1-8 ask f5 search engine 1-8 auto sense setting 2-8, 3-1 b battery, lithium warning 5-2 c cables, con...

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    Index index - 2 led indicators and functions 3-5 and network interface card 3-6 locating status indicators 1-5 link activity and speed 3-6 liquid crystal display see lcd keypad. Lithium battery, warning 5-2 m management port 1-4, 1-5, 2-9 media types 2-8 mount options 2-1 mounting brackets, attachin...

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    Index platform guide: wanjet ® 500 index - 3 stylistic conventions 1-8 subnet mask 2-6 switches 1-4 syntax, command 1-9 system snapshot 3-4 t technical support 1-8 transparent data reduction (tdr) 1-1, 1-8 type of service (tos) 1-8 u usb keyboard 1-5 usb port 1-5 v ventilation 5-1 w wan port 1-5, 2-...