F5 BIG-IP 10000 Series Assembly Instructions

Platform Guide: 10000 Series
MAN-0408-08

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
Indicator LED behavior..........................................................................................15
Defining custom alerts...........................................................................................15
Platform interfaces...........................................................................................................16
About managing interfaces....................................................................................16
About 40GbE QSFP+ interfaces...........................................................................19
Network interface LED behavior............................................................................21
Transceiver module specifications.........................................................................22
Cable pinout specifications....................................................................................22
Always-On Management..................................................................................................22
AOM Command Menu options..............................................................................22
Accessing the AOM Command Menu from the serial console..............................23
Configuring the management network..................................................................24
Accessing the AOM Command Menu using SSH.................................................24
About the host console capture buffer...................................................................25
Platform Installation.................................................................................................................27
About installing the platform.............................................................................................27
Determining which rack mounting kit to use.....................................................................27
About the front-mounting kit.............................................................................................27
Front-mounting kit hardware..................................................................................27
Installing using a front-mounting kit.......................................................................27
About the quick-install rail kit............................................................................................28
Installing the rail lock brackets.........................................................................................29
About grounding the platform...........................................................................................29
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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
Installing a DC power supply.................................................................................37
About the fan tray.............................................................................................................38
Replacing the fan tray............................................................................................39
About the hard disk drives................................................................................................40
Identifying a faulty hard disk drive.........................................................................41
Replacing a hard disk drive tray............................................................................42
Environmental Guidelines........................................................................................................45
General environmental and installation guidelines...........................................................45
Guidelines for AC-powered equipment............................................................................46
Guidelines for DC-powered equipment............................................................................47
NEBS platform guidelines................................................................................................47
Platform airflow diagram..................................................................................................47
Platform Specifications............................................................................................................49
General specifications for system features......................................................................49
Platform hardware specifications - 10000 Series.............................................................49
Platform hardware specifications - 10150 Series.............................................................50
Platform environmental operating specifications..............................................................51
Platform power specifications - 10000s/10200v/10250v..................................................52
Platform power specifications - 10050/10055/10250v.....................................................52
Platform power specifications - 10200v-SSL...................................................................53
Platform power specifications - 10150s/10350v...............................................................53
Restriction of hazardous substances...............................................................................54
Safety requirements.........................................................................................................54
EMC requirements...........................................................................................................55
Acoustic, airflow, and altitude specifications....................................................................55
China RoHS Requirements......................................................................................................57
Hazardous substance levels for China.............................................................................57
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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
Removing sensitive data from an internal hardware security module (HSM)........63
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Legal Notices
Legal Notices
Publication Date
This document was published on December 18, 2020.
Publication Number
MAN-0408-08
Copyright
Copyright ©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. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent,
copyright, or other intellectual property right of F5 except as specically described by applicable user
licenses. F5 reserves the right to change specications at any time without notice.
Trademarks
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http://www.f5.com/about/guidelines-policies/trademarks/.
All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Export Regulation Notice
This product may include cryptographic software. Under the Export Administration Act, the United States
government may consider it a criminal offense to export this product from the United States.
RF Interference Warning
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which
case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
FCC Compliance
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant
to Part 15 of FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This unit generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area
is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user, at his own expense, will be required to take
whatever measures may be required to correct the interference.
Any modications to this device, unless expressly approved by the manufacturer, can void the user's authority
to operate this equipment under part 15 of the FCC rules.

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.
242/2000 and meets the technical requirements applied.
This product is homologated by ANATEL, in accordance with the procedures regulated by Resolution n.
242/2000 and meets the technical requirements applied including the exposure limits of the Specic
Absorption Rate for electric, magnetic and electromagnetic elds of radio frequency in accordance with
Resolutions 303/2002 and 533/2009.
This equipment is not subject to the protection from harmful interference and may not cause interference
with duly authorized systems.
For more information, see the ANATEL website at www.anatel.gov.br.
VCCI Class A Compliance
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which
case the user may be required to take corrective actions. VCCI-A
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The 10000 Series Platform
About 10000 Series models
The BIG-IP®10000 Series platform is a powerful system that is capable of managing trafc for any size of
enterprise. This platform series includes models that support either hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid-state
drives (SSDs).
F5 offers three performance levels of SSL ofoad 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.
The 10000 Series platform is available with a FIPS compliant hardware security module (HSM) as a
factory-installed option (10200v-FIPS and 10350v-FIPS). The 10150 Series platform is available in Network
Equipment-Building System (NEBS) compliant versions (10150s-NEBS and 10350v-NEBS).
Note: FIPS is not supported in vCMP guests.
for more information, see the data sheet at
www.f5.com/pdf/products/big-ip-platforms-datasheet.pdf.
About the platform
Before you install this platform, review information about the controls and ports located on both the front
and back of the platform.
On the front of the platform, you can reset the unit using the LCD control buttons and view the indicator
LEDs for disk drive access. You can also use the front-panel LEDs to assess the condition of the platform.
On the back, you can power off the unit.
Figure 1: Front view of the 10000 platform
1. Management 10/100/1000 port
2. USB ports
3. Console serial port
4. Serial (hard-wired) failover port
5. 1/10G SFP+ ports
6. 40GbE QSFP+ ber ports

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. Power input panel 1
2. Power input panel 2
3. Fan tray
4. Chassis ground lugs
Hardware included with the platform
This platform should include all of the hardware components listed here.
HardwareQuantity
Power cables (black), AC power only
Note: The power cables included with this unit are for exclusive use with this unit and
should not be used with other electrical appliances.
2
DC terminal block plug, DC power option only2
RJ45 to RJ45 failover cable, CAT 5 crossover (blue)1
RJ45 to DB9 console port cable (beige)1
RJ45F to RJ45M rolled adapter (beige)1
Quick-install rail kit (left and right rails)1
Rail lock brackets with captive screw (left and right)2
Front-mounting kit (left and right brackets)1
Front bezel1
SFP+ transceiver modules2
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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.
DescriptionType of hardware
You must provide networking devices that are compatible with the network
interface cards that are installed in the platform. You can use either
10/100/1000/10000-Gigabit or 40-Gigabit Ethernet switches.
Network hubs, switches, or
connectors to connect to the
platform network interfaces
You can use any USB-certied CD/DVD mass storage device or a USB
ash drive for installing upgrades and for system recovery.
Note: External CD/DVD drives must be externally powered.
External USB CD/DVD drive
or USB ash drive
You can remotely manage the platform by connecting to a serial console
terminal server through the console port.
Important: In the event that network access is impaired or not yet
congured, the serial console might be the only way to access the unit. You
Serial console
should perform all installations and upgrades using the serial console, as
these procedures require reboots, in which network connectivity is lost
temporarily.
You can use the default platform conguration if you have a management
workstation set up.
Management workstation on
the same IP network as the
platform
LCD panel
The LCD panel provides the ability to manage the unit without attaching a console or network cable.
Figure 3: The LCD panel and control buttons
About the LCD menus
There are three menus on the LCD panel. You can congure the display options to meet your needs.
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LCD config menu
You can use the LCD cong 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.
• 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 view options for rebooting, halting, and netbooting the hardware. This
menu also provides options for conguring the management interface.
DescriptionOption
Controls the use of DHCP. Select from these options:DHCP
• disabled (default)
• enabled
Changes the management interface information. Select from these options:Management
• Address Type indicates whether to use an IPv4 or IPv6 address.
• Mgmt IP sets the management interface IP address. You can use an IPv4 or IPv6
address.
• Prex Length sets the length of the routing prex for the IPv4 or IPv6 management
IP address.
• Mgmt Gateway sets the default route for the management interface. This route is
necessary if you plan to manage the unit from a different subnetwork.
• Commit saves your changes.
Changes the baud rate of the management serial port. Select from these options:Serial Speed
• 9600
• 19200 (default)
• 57600
• 115200
Reboots the unit.Reboot
Halts the unit.Halt
Boots the unit over an IP network. Select this option if you are installing software from
a PXE server.
Netboot
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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.InfoScreen
Displays the RAID status screen.
Note: Not available on solid-state drive (SSD) platforms.
RaidScreen
Displays product version information.VersionScreen
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 toggle the LCD screen between Hold and Rotate modes.
In Hold mode, a single screen is displayed. The Rotate mode changes the screen displayed on the LCD
every four seconds.
Powering on the unit
Use the LCD control buttons to power on the unit.
Press the Check button to power on a unit that is shut down.
Halting the unit
Use the LCD control buttons to halt the unit. You should halt the unit before you power it down or reboot
it using the LCD menu options.
1. Press the X button, then use the arrow keys to navigate to the System menu.
2. Press the Check button.
3. Navigate to the Halt menu.
4. Press the Check button.
5. Press the Check button again at the conrmation screen.
Wait 60 seconds before powering the machine off or rebooting it.
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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.
F5®recommends that you halt the system before you power off the system in this manner.
Resetting the unit
Use the LCD control buttons to reset the unit.
Hold the Check button for four seconds to reset the unit.
You should only use this option after you halt the unit.
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.
Indicator LEDs
The behavior of each LED indicates the status of the system.
Status LED
The status LED indicate the operating state of the system.
DescriptionState
System is halted and powered down.off/none
System is running in normal mode. Also indicates that the system is in an Active state
of a device group.
green solid
System is running in an impaired mode. The condition is not considered to be
signicant enough to be considered an alarm condition. Also indicates that the system
is the Standby member of a device group.
amber solid
The system is not under host computer control. This might be due to the host being
halted or in EUD mode, or due to a software or hardware problem that interferes with
the host's control of the LED.
amber blinking
(with trafc)
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Alarm LED
The alarm LED indicate system alarm conditions and the severity of the alarm condition.
There are ve levels of messages.
Note: The alarm LED might continue to display until alerts are cleared using the LCD panel.
DescriptionState
Informational or no alarm conditions present. System is operating properly.off/none
Warning (0). System may not be operating properly, but the condition is not severe
or potentially damaging.
amber solid
Error (1). System is not operating properly, but the condition is not severe or potentially
damaging.
amber blinking
Alert (2) or Critical (3). System is not operating properly, and the condition is
potentially damaging.
red solid
Emergency (4). System is not operating, and the condition is potentially damaging.red blinking
Power supply LEDs
The power supply LEDs indicate the operating state of the power supplies.
DescriptionPower 2 statePower 1 state
Power supply is present and operating properly. Also indicates when
the system in is power standby mode.
green solidgreen solid
Power supply is present, but not operating properly.amber solidamber solid
No power supply present.off/noneoff/none
Indicator LED behavior
The indicator LEDs behave in a specic manner to indicate system or component status.
DescriptionBehavior
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 sometimes appear solid.intermittent
Defining custom alerts
The /etc/alertd/alert.conf and the /config/user_alert.conf les on the BIG-IP®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.
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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. Edit the le, as needed.
For example, add these lines to the end of the le 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
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.
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 managing interfaces
You can use the Trafc Management Shell (tmsh) or the BIG-IP®Conguration utility to manage platform
interfaces.
Viewing the status of a specific interface using tmsh
You can use tmsh to view the status of a specic interface on a platform.
1. Open the TMOS Shell (tmsh).
tmsh
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2. Change to the network module.
net
The system prompt updates with the module name: user@bigip01(Active)(/Common)(tmos.net)#
3. Display the current status of a specic 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 Status Bits Bits Pkts Pkts Drops Errs Media
In Out In Out
-------------------------------------------------------------
1.1 up 5.9T 0 7.3G 0 7.3G 0 10000SR-FD
Viewing the status of all interfaces using tmsh
You can use tmsh to view the status of all interfaces on the platform.
1. Open the TMOS Shell (tmsh).
tmsh
2. Change to the network module.
net
The system prompt updates with the module name: user@bigip01(Active)(/Common)(tmos.net)#
3. Display the current status of all interfaces.
show interface
This is an example of the output that you might see when you run this command:
----------------------------------------------------------------
Net::Interface
Name Status Bits Bits Pkts Pkts Drops Errs Media
In Out In Out
----------------------------------------------------------------
1.1 up 5.9T 0 7.3G 0 7.3G 0 10000SR-FD
1.2 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.3 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.4 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.5 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.6 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.7 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.8 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.9 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.10 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.11 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.12 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.13 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.14 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.15 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.16 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.17 uninit 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.18 uninit 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.19 uninit 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.20 uninit 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.21 uninit 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.22 uninit 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.23 uninit 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
1.24 uninit 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
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2.1 uninit 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
2.2 uninit 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
2.3 uninit 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
2.4 uninit 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
2.5 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
2.6 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 none
mgmt up 182.1G 6.8G 41.2M 6.0M 0 0 1000T-FD
Viewing the status of all interfaces using the Configuration utility
You can use the BIG-IP®Conguration utility to view the status of all interfaces on the platform.
1. On the Main tab, click Network >Interfaces >Interface List.
This displays the list of available interfaces.
2. On the menu bar, click Statistics.
The Statistics screen for all interfaces opens.
About interface media type and duplex mode
All interfaces on the system default to auto-negotiate speed and full duplex settings. We recommend that
you also congure any network equipment that you plan to use with the system to auto-negotiate speed and
duplex settings. If you connect the system to network devices with forced speed and duplex settings, you
must force the speed and duplex settings of the system to match the settings of the other network device.
Important: If the system is attempting to auto-negotiate interface settings with an interface that has the
speed and duplex settings forced (that is, auto-negotiation is disabled), you will experience severe
performance degradation. This applies to 10GbE and 40GbE interfaces.
By default, the media type on interfaces is set to automatically detect speed and duplex settings, but you
can specify a media type as well. Use the following syntax to set the media type:
tmsh modify net interface <interface_key> media <media_type> | auto
If the media type does not accept the duplex mode setting, a message appears. If media type is set to auto,
or if the interface does not accept the duplex mode setting, the duplex setting is not saved to the
/config/bigip_base.conf le.
Important: Auto-MDI/MDIX functionality is retained when you manually congure an interface to use
specic speed and duplex settings. You can use either a straight-through cable or a crossover cable when
media settings are forced, and you will be able to successfully link to either DTE or DCE devices.
Valid media types
This table lists the valid media types for the tmsh interface command.
Note: This platform might not support all of the media type options that are available in the Trafc
Management Shell (tmsh).
100BaseTX full10BaseT half
1000BaseLX full10BaseT full
1000BaseCX full10GBaseER full
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1000BaseT half10GBaseLR full
1000BaseT full10GBaseSR full
1000BaseSX full10GBaseT full
auto10SFP+Cu full
none40GBaseSR4 full
no-phy40GBaseLR4 full
100BaseTX half
Viewing valid media types for an interface
You can use tmsh to view the valid media types for an interface.
Note: This platform might not support all of the media type options that are available in tmsh.
1. Open the TMOS Shell (tmsh).
tmsh
2. Change to the network module.
net
The system prompt updates with the module name: user@bigip01(Active)(/Common)(tmos.net)#
3. Display the valid media types for a specic interface.
list interface <interface_key> media-capabilities
Important: In all Gigabit Ethernet modes, the only valid duplex mode is full duplex.
This is an example of the output that you might see when you run this command on interface 1.3:
net interface 1.3 {
media-capabilities {
none
auto
10T-FD
10T-HD
100TX-FD
100TX-HD
1000T-FD
1000T-HD
}
}
About 40GbE QSFP+ interfaces
On platforms that include QSFP+ interface ports, you can use the ports as a single 40GbE port or as four
10GbE SFP+ ports.
The QSFP+ ports (2.5 and 2.6) 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 them 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,
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which connects to the QSFP+ port, and four LC duplex connectors at the other end, which connect to SFP+
modules on an upstream switch.
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 and not the Specications for ber SFP+
modules section in 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:
• 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+)
Configuring bundling for 40GbE QSFP+ interfaces using tmsh
You can use tmsh to congure bundling for the 40GbE QSFP+ interfaces on a platform. When you disable
bundling, you can use the 40GbE ports as individual 10GbE ports.
1. Open the TMOS Shell (tmsh).
tmsh
2. Change to the network module.
net
The system 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 QSFP+ interfaces using the Configuration utility
You can use the BIG-IP®Conguration utility to congure bundling for the 40GbE QSFP+ interfaces on
a platform. When you disable bundling, you can use the 40GbE ports as individual 10GbE ports.
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