F5 VIPRION 4800 Series Assembly Instructions

Platform Guide: VIPRION®4800 Series
MAN-0423-05

Table of Contents
The VIPRION®4800 Series Platform..........................................................................................7
About the platform..............................................................................................................7
About the chassis...............................................................................................................7
About the blades..............................................................................................................11
LCD panel........................................................................................................................11
Using the LCD panel.............................................................................................12
About LCD menus.................................................................................................12
Indicator LEDs.................................................................................................................13
Indicator LED actions............................................................................................14
Chassis standard operating states........................................................................14
Bezel indicator LEDs.............................................................................................14
Fan tray indicator LEDs.........................................................................................14
Annunciator card indicator LEDs...........................................................................15
Power supply indicator LEDs.................................................................................15
Blade standard operating states............................................................................16
Blade indicator LEDs.............................................................................................16
Blade LED status conditions.................................................................................16
LED alert conditions..............................................................................................17
Defining custom alerts...........................................................................................17
Platform interfaces...........................................................................................................18
About blade interfaces...........................................................................................18
About 40GbE interfaces........................................................................................18
About 100GbE interfaces......................................................................................20
About managing interfaces....................................................................................21
Network interface LED behavior............................................................................25
Transceiver module specifications.........................................................................26
Cable pinout specifications....................................................................................26
Platform Installation.................................................................................................................27
About installing the platform.............................................................................................27
Hardware included with the VIPRION 4800 AC chassis..................................................27
Additional equipment for installing the VIPRION 4800 AC chassis..................................28
Hardware included with the VIPRION 4800 DC chassis..................................................28
Additional equipment for installing the VIPRION®4800 Series DC chassis.....................28
Hardware included with blades........................................................................................29
Peripheral hardware requirements...................................................................................29
About installing the chassis..............................................................................................30
Unpacking the chassis..........................................................................................30
About installing into a four-post rack.....................................................................34
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About installing into a two-post rack......................................................................37
Removing and storing the front lift handle.............................................................40
Attaching the bezel (with LCD component)...........................................................41
Installing the cable managers................................................................................42
Using the cable managers.....................................................................................42
Adjusting the cable managers...............................................................................43
About grounding the chassis............................................................................................43
Connecting the ground lug to the ground terminal................................................44
About installing blades.....................................................................................................44
Removing a blank..................................................................................................45
Removing a blade.................................................................................................47
Installing a blade...................................................................................................48
About powering the VIPRION 4800 Series AC platform..................................................50
Connecting AC power to the platform....................................................................50
About powering the VIPRION 4800 Series DC platform..................................................51
Connecting DC power to the platform...................................................................52
Connecting the cables and other hardware.....................................................................53
About cluster management..............................................................................................54
Configuring the cluster IP address from the LCD..................................................55
Configuring the cluster IP address using the config utility.....................................56
Configuring the cluster IP address using tmsh......................................................57
Licensing the platform......................................................................................................57
Verifying blade availability................................................................................................57
Platform Maintenance...............................................................................................................59
About maintaining the platform........................................................................................59
About AC power supplies.................................................................................................59
Installing an AC power supply...............................................................................60
About DC power supplies.................................................................................................62
Installing a DC power supply.................................................................................63
About the fan tray.............................................................................................................64
Replacing the fan tray............................................................................................64
About the storage drives..................................................................................................66
Replacing a storage drive assembly on a B4300 blade........................................66
About the bezel (with LCD component)...........................................................................67
Replacing the bezel (with LCD component)..........................................................67
About the chassis and power supply filters......................................................................68
Replacing the chassis filter....................................................................................68
Replacing the power supply filter..........................................................................69
About the annunciator cards............................................................................................69
Replacing the annunciator cards...........................................................................69
Environmental Guidelines........................................................................................................71
General environmental and installation guidelines...........................................................71
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Guidelines for the AC-powered platform..........................................................................72
Guidelines for the DC-powered platform..........................................................................73
NEBS platform guidelines................................................................................................73
Chassis rack mount spatial requirements........................................................................74
Platform power and airflow...............................................................................................75
Platform airflow diagram..................................................................................................75
Platform Specifications............................................................................................................77
General specifications for system features......................................................................77
VIPRION B4300/B4400 Series blade hardware specifications........................................77
Chassis hardware specifications......................................................................................78
Chassis environmental operating specifications..............................................................78
About AC power requirements.........................................................................................79
About AC power cables.........................................................................................79
AC power redundancy provisioning.......................................................................79
AC platform power consumption...........................................................................80
DC power requirements...................................................................................................80
DC power redundancy provisioning......................................................................81
DC platform power consumption...........................................................................81
NEBS-compliant VIPRION system configurations...........................................................82
Safety requirements.........................................................................................................83
EMC requirements...........................................................................................................83
Acoustic, airflow, and altitude specifications....................................................................84
China RoHS Requirements......................................................................................................87
Hazardous substance levels for China.............................................................................87
Repackaging Guidelines..........................................................................................................91
About repackaging the platform.......................................................................................91
Repackaging the chassis.................................................................................................91
Repackaging a blade.......................................................................................................95
Returned Material Data Security Statement...........................................................................99
About returned material data security..............................................................................99
About memory technologies used in F5 equipment.........................................................99
Volatile memory.....................................................................................................99
Battery-backed volatile memory............................................................................99
Non-volatile memory.............................................................................................99
About removing data from F5 components....................................................................100
Removing sensitive data from storage drives......................................................100
Removing IP address data from Always-On Management..................................101
Removing sensitive data from an internal hardware security module (HSM)......101
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Legal Notices..........................................................................................................................103
Legal Notices.................................................................................................................103
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The VIPRION®4800 Series Platform
About the platform
The VIPRION®4800 Series system provides you with the exibility and feature-rich capabilities of F5®
products on a powerful and highly-extensible hardware platform. With this platform, you install and congure
multiple F5 products using hot-swappable blades. This provides you with the ability to add, remove, or
change the platform's conguration to best t your network. Many components are available for you to add,
remove, or change including the blades, power supplies, fan tray, LCD panel, and more. This conguration
allows for an extremely robust and exible system that can manage large amounts of application trafc,
and remain operational even if one of its components goes ofine.
VIPRION platforms include two types of components: blades, which provide the hardware and software
needed to manage network trafc, and a chassis, which houses the blades.
Important: The chassis and blades are shipped in separate boxes. The blades are not designed to be shipped
inside a chassis.
Although the VIPRION 4800 Series platform is highly extensible and designed to be easy to implement,
familiarity with the platform components can help ensure that you install and integrate the platform
successfully and effectively.
About the chassis
The chassis is the housing unit that contains all of the components necessary for the VIPRION®4800 Series
platform to operate effectively.
The VIPRION C4800 chassis, B4300 Series, and B4400 Series blades are available in DC-powered Network
Equipment-Building System (NEBS) compliant versions. For a system to be completely NEBS-compliant,
you must use a NEBS-compliant chassis and blades.

1. Indicator LEDs (system and power status)
2. LCD display
3. LCD control buttons
4. Blanks for blades 1-8
Figure 1: Front view of a VIPRION C4800 chassis with bezel (with LCD panel) attached
The back of the AC-powered chassis includes four AC power receptacles.
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1. Removable lift handle
2. Front lift handle storage
3. Power supply receptacles (1-4)
4. Chassis grounds
Figure 2: Back view of the AC chassis
The back of the DC-powered chassis includes four DC power block terminals.
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1. Removable lift handle
2. Front lift handle storage
3. DC power block terminals (1-4)
4. Chassis grounds
Figure 3: Back view of the DC chassis
The DC-powered NEBS chassis includes a decal below the serial number label.
Figure 4: NEBS decal
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About the blades
A blade is the primary component that handles the trafc management within the VIPRION®platform. You
can install up to eight blades in a VIPRION 4800 Series chassis. These blades comprise a group, known as
a cluster. The chassis includes blanks in the slots where blades are not installed.
Blanks must be installed in all unused slots, as they help ensure proper airow within the chassis and EMI
compliance of the unit.
Figure 5: Front view of a B4300 Series blade
1. Compression screw
2. Blade indicator LEDs
3. Management port
4. USB ports (2)
5. Console port
6. Serial (hard-wired) failover port
7. SFP+ ports (8)
8. 40GbE ports (2)
9. Interface indicator LEDs
Figure 6: Front view of a B4400 Series blade
1. Compression screw
2. Blade indicator LEDs
3. Management port
4. Console port
5. USB port
6. 100GbE ports (2)
7. 40GbE ports (4)
8. Interface indicator LED legend
LCD panel
The LCD panel provides the ability to manage the unit without attaching a console or network cable.
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Figure 7: The LCD panel and control buttons
Using the LCD panel
Put the LCD panel into Menu mode to manage the platform using the LCD menus and control buttons.
Press the X button to activate Menu mode for the LCD.
The Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, and Down Arrow buttons are functional only when the LCD
is in Menu mode.
Pausing on a screen
Normally, the screens cycle on the LCD panel at a constant rate, but you can pause on a specic screen.
Push the Check button to switch the LCD screen between Hold and Rotate modes.
In Hold mode, a single screen is displayed. The Rotate mode changes the screen that is displayed on the
LCD screen every four seconds.
Clearing alerts
Use the LCD control buttons to clear alerts from the LCD screen.
Press the Check button to clear any alerts on the LCD screen.
You must clear any alerts on the screen before you can use the LCD panel.
About LCD menus
There are three menus on the LCD panel. You can congure the display options to meet your needs.
Options menu
You can use the Options menu to adjust the display properties of the LCD panel.
DescriptionOption
Enables (checked) or disables (unchecked) the heartbeat panel on the LCD.
This heartbeat does not affect the failover mechanism of the system.
Heartbeat
Species an LCD screen backlighting option. Select from these options:Backlight
• ON enables the backlight.
• GRAY enables the software to specify when the backlight is illuminated.
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DescriptionOption
• 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
System menu
You can use the System menu to congure the management interface on both clusters and blades. This
menu also provides various options for the hardware.
Description/SuboptionsOption
Cluster Mgmt
Congures the cluster IP address, netmask, and default gateway for managing the cluster.
Cluster
Select from these suboptions:
• Address Type indicates whether to use an IPv4 or IPv6 address.
• Cluster IP sets the cluster IP address.
• Prex Length sets the length of the routing prex for the IPv4 or IPv6 cluster IP address.
• Gateway sets the default gateway for managing the cluster.
• Commit saves your changes.
Cluster Mbrs
Congures the management IP addresses of the blades within the cluster.
Select from these suboptions:
• Blade [1-8] Mgmt
• Blade Mgmt IP sets the management IP address of the selected blade within the cluster.
• Commit saves your changes.
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 product version information.VersionScreen
Indicator LEDs
The VIPRION®4800 platform includes indicator LEDs in ve locations: on the LCD panel, on the individual
blades, on the power supplies, on the fan tray, and on the annunciator cards. On the bezel (with LCD
component), the LEDs provide information about platform power, blade alarms, and status.
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On the blades, the LEDs indicate whether the blade is a primary or secondary blade, and show alarm and
blade status. The Alarm LED status for blades is also displayed in the corresponding LED on the LCD
panel.
On the fan trays and on the annunciator cards, the LEDs indicate the subsystem status.
Indicator LED actions
The behavior of the LEDs indicate system or component status.
DescriptionAction
LED is not lit and does not display any color.Off (none)
LED is lit and does not blink.Solid
LED turns on and off at a regular frequency.Blinking
LED turns on and off with an irregular frequency and might appear solid.Intermittent
Chassis standard operating states
The chassis LEDs indicate the operating state of a chassis.
Alarm LEDStatus LEDSystem state
Off/NoneGreen solidActive/Standalone
Off/NoneGreen solidStandby
Off/NoneOff/NonePowered off
Bezel indicator LEDs
The bezel LEDs indicate the overall operating status of the chassis.
StatusLED
Indicates that a power supply is present and operational (green), present but
non-functioning (amber), or does not have a power supply connected (unlit - off).
Power
Indicates the overall state of the chassis: functional (green) or experiencing errors
(amber).
Status
Indicates both blade and chassis alarms. If a blade indicates an alarm condition, the
chassis Alarm LED mirrors that state. In situations where more than one blade is
generating an alarm, the chassis Alarm LED displays the most severe alarm status.
Alarm
Fan tray indicator LEDs
The indicator LED on the fan tray displays information about the status of the fan tray. This LED is visible
only when the front bezel (with LCD component) is removed from the chassis.
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Fan tray statusLED action
Indicates that no rmware application is running (bootloader
or application). Can also indicate that the fan tray is not fully
seated.
Amber solid
Indicates that the rmware application is running. Can also
indicate that voltages, fans, and so on, are within normal limits.
Green solid
Indicates that the boot loader is running.Green/amber blinking (pattern is two
green, two amber; repeat at 0.5 Hz
Indicates that the rmware application is running the
initialization phase.
Amber blinking (pattern is two amber;
repeat at 1.0 Hz)
Indicates that the rmware application has detected an error
(for example, under or over voltage, fan failure).
Amber blinking (ash at 2.0 Hz)
Annunciator card indicator LEDs
The indicator LED on the annunciator card displays the status of the annunciator card. These LEDs are
visible only when the front bezel (with LCD component) is removed from the chassis.
Annunciator card statusLED action
Indicates that no rmware application is running (bootloader or
application); can also indicate that the annunciator card is not
fully seated.
Amber solid
Indicates that the rmware application is running; can also
indicate that voltages, fans, and so on, are within normal limits.
Green solid
Indicates that the bootloader is running.Green/amber blinking (pattern is two
green, two amber; repeat at 0.5 Hz
Indicates that the rmware application is running the
initialization phase.
Amber blinking (pattern is two amber;
repeat at 1.0 Hz)
Indicates that the rmware application has detected an error (for
example, under or over voltage).
Amber blinking (ash at 2.0 Hz)
Power supply indicator LEDs
There are several indicator LEDs on the power supply. Each LED provides a specic function. These LEDs
are visible only when the bottom bezel is removed from the chassis.
DescriptionLEDfunction
Indicates that input voltage is operational (green) or non-functioning (off).I/P
Indicates that DC output voltage is operational (green) or non-functioning (off).O/P
Indicates these conditions:FLT
• No input voltage (off)
• Low input voltage (red)
• Fan failure (red)
• Power supply errors or failures (for example, high temperature, high voltage) (red)
• Normal operation (off)
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Blade standard operating states
The blade LEDs indicate the operating state of a blade.
Note: On power up, the Status LED of each blade turns amber. When the BIG-IP®software boots
successfully, the Status LED changes to green.
Alarm LEDStatus LEDSecondary LEDPrimary LEDSystem state
Off/NoneGreen solidOff/NoneOff/NoneActive mode
Off/NoneOff/NoneOff/NoneOff/NonePowered off
Blade indicator LEDs
The blade LEDs indicate whether the blade is a primary or secondary blade, and show alarm and blade
status.
StatusLED
Indicates that the blade is a primary blade for a cluster.Primary
Indicates that the blade is a secondary blade for a cluster.Secondary
Indicates the state of the system.Status
Indicates a non-specic alert level. Use SNMP traps, system logs, or the LCD display
for more information.
Alarm
Blade LED status conditions
The blade LEDs indicate specic operating conditions, such as high availability (HA) status, or when a
blade is shut down, reset, or not properly seated.
Alarm LEDStatus LEDSecondaryLEDPrimary LEDBlade state
Off/NoneGreen solidOff/NoneGreen solidBlade is fully functional
and operating as the
primary in a high
availability (HA)
conguration
Off/NoneGreen solidAmber solidOff/NoneBlade is fully functional
and operating as a
secondary in a high
availability (HA)
conguration
Off/NoneGreen blinkingGreen blinkingGreen blinkingUser-initiated blade
power down
Red solidAmber blinkingAmber blinkingAmber blinkingBlade shut down due to
thermal overtemp limit
Red solidAmber solidAmber blinkingAmber blinkingBlade not seated properly
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LED alert conditions
The Alarm LED indicates when there is an alert condition on the system.
Note: The Alarm LED might continue to display until alerts are cleared using the LCD panel.
DescriptionAction
Alarm LED behaviorSystem situation
Red blinkingEmergency
Red solidAlert or Critical
Amber blinkingError
Amber solidWarning
Defining custom alerts
The /etc/alertd/alert.conf and the /config/user_alert.conf les on the VIPRION®system
dene alerts that cause the indicators to change. The /etc/alertd/alert.conf le denes standard
system alerts, and the /config/user_alert.conf le denes custom settings. You should edit only the
/config/user_alert.conf le.
1. Open a command prompt on the system.
2. Change to the /config directory.
cd /config
3. Using a text editor, such as vi or Pico, open the /config/user_alert.conf le.
4. Add these lines to the end of the le:
alert BIGIP_MCPD_MCPDERR_POOL_MEMBER_MON_DOWN "Pool member (.*?):(.*?) monitor
status down."
{
snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.10";
lcdwarn description="Node down" priority="1"
}
alert BIGIP_MCPD_MCPDERR_NODE_ADDRESS_MON_DOWN "Node (.*?) monitor status
down." {
snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.12";
lcdwarn description="Node address down" priority="1"
}
alert BIGIP_MCPD_MCPDERR_POOL_MEMBER_MON_UP "Pool member (.*?):(.*?) monitor
status up."
{
snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.11"
}
alert BIGIP_MCPD_MCPDERR_NODE_ADDRESS_MON_UP "Node (.*?) monitor status up."
{
snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.13"
}
5. Save the le and exit the text editor.
The front panel LEDs now indicate when a node is down.
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Platform interfaces
Every platform includes multiple interfaces. The exact number of interfaces that are on the system depends
on the platform type.
Each interface on the platform has a set of properties that you can congure, such as enabling or disabling
the interface, setting the requested media type and duplex mode, and conguring ow control.
About blade interfaces
B4300 Series blades
The B4300 Series blade has eight SFP+ interfaces and two 40GbE interfaces that are connected internally.
The blade supports up to four 40GbE ports (2.1-2.4) that you can use as individual 10GbE ports or as a
40GbE port, depending on how you bundle the ports.
Figure 8: B4300 Series blade interfaces and LEDs
B4400 Series blades
The B4400 Series blade has four 40GbE interfaces and two 100GbE interfaces that are connected internally.
You can use the 40GbE interfaces as individual 10GbE ports or as a 40GbE port, depending on how you
bundle the ports.
The B4400 Series blades use an updated numbering convention for interfaces.
Figure 9: B4400 Series blade interfaces and LEDs
About 40GbE interfaces
On VIPRION®platforms that include 40GbE interface ports, you can use the ports as a single 40GbE port
or as four 10GbE SFP+ ports.
Note: Only the B4300 and B4400 Series blades include 40GbE interface ports.
VIPRION B4300 Series blades
On VIPRION B4300 Series blades, the rst group of ports (1.1-1.4 and 1.5-1.8) defaults to 10GbE. You
can bundle them as ports 2.1 and 2.2 using a QSFP+ breakout cable. When bundled, the cable that you use
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when operating at 40GbE is an industry-standard OM3 qualied multi-mode ber optic cable with female
MPO/MTP connectors at both ends. You must provide your own cable for 40GbE operation.
You can also disable the 40GbE bundle and use the ports as individual 10GbE ports (1.1-1.4, 1.5-1.8,
1.9-1.12, and 1.13-1.16) using a QSFP+ breakout cable. This cable has a female MPO/MTP connector at
one end, which connects to a 40GbE port, and four LC duplex connectors at the other end, which connect
to SFP+ ports on an upstream switch.
VIPRION B4400 Series blades
On VIPRION B4400 Series blades, the 40GbE ports (3.0-8.0) default to 40GbE. The cable that you use
when operating at 40GbE is an industry-standard OM3 qualied multi-mode ber optic cable with female
MPO/MTP connectors at both ends. You must provide your own cable for 40GbE operation.
You can also disable the 40GbE bundle and use the ports as individual 10GbE ports (3.1-3.4, 4.1-4.4, 5.1-5.1,
6.1-6.4, 7.1-7.4, and 8.1-8.4) using a QSFP+ breakout cable. This cable has a female MPO/MTP connector
at one end, which connects to a 40GbE port, and four LC duplex connectors at the other end, which connect
to SFP+ ports on an upstream switch.
40 GbE QSFP+ components
Note: If you are using a breakout cable for 10GbE connectivity, you should use the supported distance as
detailed in the Specications for ber QSFP+ modules section of this platform guide and not the
Specications for ber SFP+ modules section.
Figure 10: An example of a 40 GbE QSFP+ breakout cable
You can order these 40 GbE QSFP+ components from F5®:
• QSFP+ breakout cables (MTP to LC), provided as a pair, in these lengths:
• 1 meter (F5-UPG-QSFP+-1M-2)
• 3 meter (F5-UPG-QSFP+-3M-2+)
• 10 meter (F5-UPG-QSFP+-10M-2)
• F5-branded 40GbE QSFP+ transceiver modules (F5-UPG-QSFP+ and F5-UPG-QSFP+LR4)
Configuring bundling for 40GbE interfaces using tmsh
You can use tmsh to congure bundling for the 40GbE interfaces on the platform. When you disable
bundling, you can use the 40GbE ports as individual 10GbE ports using a QSFP+ breakout cable.
1. Open the Trafc Management Shell (tmsh).
tmsh
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2. Change to the network module.
net
The command prompt updates with the module name:
user@bigip01(Active)(/Common)(tmos.net)#.
3. Congure bundling for a specic interface, where <interface_key> is 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, or 2.4.
modify interface <interface_key> bundle [enabled | disabled]
Note: When a 2.x port is bundled, the LEDs for the 10GbE ports remain off. When a 2.x port is unbundled,
the 40GbE LEDs remain off.
Configuring bundling for 40GbE interfaces using the Configuration utility
You can use the Conguration utility to congure bundling for the 40GbE interfaces on the platform. When
you disable bundling, you can use the 40GbE ports as individual 10GbE ports using a QSFP+ breakout
cable.
1. On the Main tab, click Network >Interfaces.
This displays the list of available interfaces.
2. Click an interface name.
The properties screen for that interface opens.
3. From the Bundled list, select whether to enable or disable bundling.
4. Click Update.
About 100GbE interfaces
On platforms that include 100GbE interface ports, you can use only F5-branded 100GbE QSFP28 transceiver
modules in those ports.
When a 100GbE interface operates at either 40GbE and 100GbE speeds, it is considered to be bundled.
VIPRION B4400 Series blades
On VIPRION B4400 Series blades, the 100GbE ports (1.0 and 2.0) default to 100GbE. The cable that you
use when operating at 100GbE with 100GBASE-SR4 transceiver modules is an industry-standard OM4
qualied multi-mode ber optic cable with female MPO/MTP connectors at both ends. The cable that you
use with 100GBASE-LR4 transceiver modules is an industry-standard SMF ber optic cable with LC duplex
connectors and a reach of up to 10km. You must provide your own cable and F5-branded QSFP28 transceiver
modules for 100GbE operation.
Configuring bundling for 100GbE interfaces using tmsh
You can use tmsh to congure bundling for the 100GbE QSFP28 interfaces on the platform at either 100GbE
or 40GbE speeds.
1. Open the Trafc Management Shell (tmsh).
tmsh
2. Change to the network module.
net
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