F5 ARX-500 Operating and maintenance manual

ARX®Hardware Reference Guide
MAN-0338-00

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Publication Date
This manual was published on August 16, 2012.
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Authentication, Advanced Routing, APM, Application Security Manager,
ARX, AskF5, ASM, BIG-IP, Cloud Extender, CloudFucious, Clustered
Multiprocessing, CMP, COHESION, Data Manager, DevCentral,
DevCentral [DESIGN], DSI, DNS Express, DSC, Edge Client, Edge
Gateway, Edge Portal, ELEVATE, EM, Enterprise Manager, ENGAGE, F5,
F5 [DESIGN], F5 Management Pack, F5 Networks, F5 World, Fast
Application Proxy, Fast Cache, FirePass, Global Traffic Manager, GTM,
GUARDIAN, IBR, Intelligent Browser Referencing, Intelligent
Compression, IPv6 Gateway, iApps, iControl, iHealth, iQuery, iRules,
iRules OnDemand, iSession, IT agility. Your way., L7 Rate Shaping, LC,
Link Controller, Local Traffic Manager, LTM, Message Security Module,
MSM, Netcelera, OneConnect, OpenBloX, OpenBloX [DESIGN], Packet
Velocity, Protocol Security Module, PSM, Real Traffic Policy Builder,
Rosetta Diameter Gateway, ScaleN, Signaling Delivery Controller, SDC,
SSL Acceleration, StrongBox, SuperVIP, SYN Check, TCP Express, TDR,
TMOS, Traffic Management Operating System, TrafficShield, Traffix
Diameter Load Balancer, Traffix Systems, Traffix Systems (DESIGN),
Transparent Data Reduction, UNITY, VAULT, VIPRION, vCMP, virtual
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This product may be protected by U.S. Patents 7,877,511; 7,958,347. This
list is believed to be current as of August 16, 2012.

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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 modifications 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.
Acknowledgments
This product includes software from several third-party vendors. Each
vendor is listed below with the applicable copyright.
Copyright (c) 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995 The Regents of the University of
California. All rights reserved.
Copyright 2000 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All Rights
Reserved.
Export of this software from the United States of America may require a
specific license from the United States Government. It is the responsibility
of any person or organization contemplating export to obtain such a license
before exporting.
Copyright 1993 by OpenVision Technologies, Inc.
Copyright (C) 1998 by the FundsXpress, INC.
All rights reserved.

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Export of this software from the United States of America may require a
specific license from the United States Government. It is the responsibility
of any person or organization contemplating export to obtain such a license
before exporting.
Copyright (c) 1995-2001 International Business Machines Corporation and
others
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event is intended or should be inferred.
Revision History
June 2011 — Rev A. Software Release 6.0.0.
September 2011 — Rev B. Software Release 6.1.0.
December 2011 — Rev C. Software Release 6.1.1. ARX-1500/ARX-2500
status and alarm LEDs.
July 2012 — Rev D. Software Release 6.2.0. Removed references to
ARX-1000, ARX-6000. Corrected count for copper ports on ARX-2500.
September 2012 — Rev E. Hardware Release. Added note regarding the
alarm light on the ARX-1500 and ARX-2500. Added figures for
ARX-1500+ and ARX-2500+.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
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1
Introduction
Audience for this Manual ..............................................................................................................1-3
Document Conventions ................................................................................................................1-3
Related Documents ........................................................................................................................1-3
Supported Protocols ......................................................................................................................1-4
ARX Acronyms and Definitions ..................................................................................................1-6
Contacting Customer Service ......................................................................................................1-8
Safety and Regulatory Notices .....................................................................................................1-9
Regulatory Compliance ........................................................................................................1-9
FCC Compliance ....................................................................................................................1-9
Class A ITE Labe ................................................................................................................. 1-10
Class A Warning ................................................................................................................. 1-10
Qualified Personnel Warning ........................................................................................... 1-10
Battery Warning .................................................................................................................. 1-11
Environmental ...................................................................................................................... 1-11
Power .................................................................................................................................... 1-12
Laser Product Notice ........................................................................................................ 1-14
2
ARX Overview
ARX Functional Overview ............................................................................................................2-3
ARX Platform Models ....................................................................................................................2-6
Redundant Pairs ....................................................................................................................2-8
Resilient Overlay Network .................................................................................................2-8
Managing the Switch .......................................................................................................................2-9
3
System Specifications
System Specifications ......................................................................................................................3-3
ARX-500 System Specifications ..........................................................................................3-3
ARX-1500 System Specifications .......................................................................................3-4
ARX-2000 System Specifications .......................................................................................3-4
ARX-2500 System Specifications .......................................................................................3-5
ARX-4000 System Specifications .......................................................................................3-6
System Power Requirements .......................................................................................................3-7
ARX-500 System Power Requirements ...........................................................................3-7
ARX-1500 System Power Requirements .........................................................................3-7
ARX-2000 System Power Requirements .........................................................................3-7
ARX-2500 System Power Requirements .........................................................................3-8
ARX-4000 System Power Requirements .........................................................................3-8
Cable Requirements .......................................................................................................................3-8
ARX-500 Cable Requirements ...........................................................................................3-8
ARX-1500 Cable Requirements .........................................................................................3-9
ARX-2000 Cable Requirements ...................................................................................... 3-10
ARX-2500 Cable Requirements ...................................................................................... 3-11
ARX-4000 Cable Requirements ...................................................................................... 3-12
Cable Connectors .............................................................................................................. 3-13
Pinout Assignments ............................................................................................................ 3-13
Pinout Assignments for the ARX-1500 and the ARX-2500 ..................................... 3-14
SFP Optical Connector for the ARX-500 ..................................................................... 3-14
ARX-500 Connectors ........................................................................................................ 3-15
ARX-1500 Connectors ..................................................................................................... 3-16
ARX-2000 Connectors ..................................................................................................... 3-16

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ARX-2500 Connectors ..................................................................................................... 3-17
ARX-4000 Connectors ..................................................................................................... 3-17
4
Switch Hardware and Functionality
Chassis Overview ...........................................................................................................................4-3
ARX-500 Chassis Overview ................................................................................................4-3
ARX-1500 Chassis Overview .............................................................................................4-9
ARX-2000 Chassis Overview .......................................................................................... 4-12
ARX-2500 Chassis Overview .......................................................................................... 4-18
ARX-4000 Chassis Overview .......................................................................................... 4-21
External Interfaces ....................................................................................................................... 4-26
Application Control Module .....................................................................................................4-28
Control and Management Functions .............................................................................. 4-28
Adaptive Services ................................................................................................................ 4-28
Network Services ...............................................................................................................4-28
Power Supplies ............................................................................................................................. 4-29
Internal Disk Drives ................................................................................................................... 4-31
Fan Units ........................................................................................................................................ 4-32
Index

1
Introduction
• Audience for this Manual
•Document Conventions
•Related Documents
•Supported Protocols
•ARX Acronyms and Definitions
•Safety and Regulatory Notices
•Contacting Customer Service

Audience for this Manual
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Audience for this Manual
This manual is intended for field engineers and network administrators
responsible for setting up and connecting the switch to a network at an
enterprise data center.
Document Conventions
This manual uses the following conventions, when applicable:
•consolas text represents system output
•bold text represents user input
•italic text appears for emphasis, new terms, and book titles
Note
Notes provide additional or helpful information about the subject text.
Important
Important notices show how to avoid possible service outage or data loss.
WARNING
Warnings are instructions for avoiding damage to the equipment.
Danger notices help you to avoid personal injury.
Related Documents
In addition to this guide, the following F5 Data Solutions documentation is
available:
•Quick Installation Guide for your hardware model.
•ARX CLI Reference
•ARX CLI Network-Management Guide
•ARX CLI Storage-Management Guide
•ARX CLI Maintenance Guide
•OnlineHelp

Chapter 1
Introduction
1 - 4
Supported Protocols
The ARX supports numerous protocols. The following table lists the ports
and services/protocols supported.
Table 1.1 Ports Required by the ARX
Port Service/Protocol
Inbound
VIP | XIP | MGMT
Outbound
VIP | XIP | MGMT Comment
ARX Management
161 SNMP agent for
polling UDP
✓Disabled by default.
162 SNMP traps TCP/UDP ✓✓
Disabled by default. The port is
configurable.
22 SSH TCP ✓✓
Enabled by default.
23 TELNET TCP ✓Disabled by default.
443 HTTPS TCP ✓✓
GUI enabled by default.
80 HTTP TCP ✓✓
GUI disabled by default.
514 SYSLOG UDP If External Syslog is used.
25 SMTP TCP ✓For Email Home.
139 MMC TCP
49803 RON UDP ✓✓
Inband only.
20/21 FTP TCP ✓Passive mode client only, no
server.
SCP ✓Client, no server.
123 NTP TCP/UDP ✓Disabled by default.
1812 RADIUS ✓Disabled by default.
NFS Proxy
111 rpcbind TCP/UDP ✓✓
2049 server V2 UDP/TCP ✓✓

Supported Protocols
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2049 server V3 UDP ✓✓
2049 locked TCP/UDP ✓✓
635 mountd TCP/UDP ✓✓
637 nlockmgr TCPUDP ✓✓
638 status TCP/UDP ✓✓
CIFS Proxy/SMB
445 CIFS (SMB) Server
TCP
✓✓
Preferred port.
139 CIFS (SMB) Server
TCP
CIFS (SMB) over
NETBIOS
✓✓
CIFS Authentication/Other
53 DNS TCP/UDP ✓✓ Queries.
389 LDAP TCP/UDP ✓✓
25805 NTLM agent default
TCP
✓✓ Default, port is configurable.
464 lc passwd ✓✓ UDP and TCP
137/138 WINS UDP ✓✓✓
Name service
88 Kerberos TCP/UDP ✓✓
137, 138 NetBIOS TCP/UDP ✓✓
445 Microsoft Directory
Services TCP
✓✓
NFS Authentication (NIS)
NIS UDP/TCP ✓✓ Client, no server. Outbound
only.
DNS UDP/TCP ✓✓ Client, no server. Outbound
only.
Table 1.1 Ports Required by the ARX
Port Service/Protocol
Inbound
VIP | XIP | MGMT
Outbound
VIP | XIP | MGMT Comment

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Introduction
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ARX Acronyms and Definitions
The following table defines the meaning of acronyms used in this document.
Snapshot Management to File Servers
514 RSH (remote shell)
TCP
✓
22 SSH TCP ✓Enabled by default.
598,
5986
WINRM (Windows
Remote Management)
TCP
✓
High-Availability (HA)
49800 “rendezvous”
API (new in 5.2.0)
83 HTTP-API ✓
843 HTTPS-API ✓
Table 1.2 Acronyms and Definitions
Acronym Definition
AC alternating current
ACM Application Control Module
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ASM Adaptive Services Module
ARX Adaptive Resource Switch
AWG American Wire Gauge
BTU British Thermal Unit
CIFS Common Internet File System
Table 1.1 Ports Required by the ARX
Port Service/Protocol
Inbound
VIP | XIP | MGMT
Outbound
VIP | XIP | MGMT Comment

ARX Acronyms and Definitions
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DAS Direct Attached Storage
DC direct current
FRU Field-Replaceable Unit
GbE gigabit Ethernet
GND ground (signal)
Hz Hertz
IB in-band
IDE Integrated Drive Electronics
LED light-emitting diode
LUN logical unit number
MGMT management port
NAS Network Attached Storage
NFS Network File System
NIC network interface controller
NMI non-maskable interrupt
NSM Network Services Module
NVRAM Non-Volatile Read-Only Memory
OOB out-of-band
OCP over-current protection
OVP over-voltage protection
PCI-E Peripheral Component Interconnect-Express
POST Power On System Test
RAID1 Redundant Array of Independent Disks Level 1 (mirrored)
RON Resilient Overlay Network
RU (as in 2RU) rack unit
RxD receive (signal)
Table 1.2 Acronyms and Definitions (Continued)
Acronym Definition

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Introduction
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Contacting Customer Service
You can use the following methods to contact F5 Networks Customer
Service:
SAS Serial Attached SCSI
SATA Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment)
SCSI Small Computer System Interface
SFP small form factor pluggable
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
TxD transmit (signal)
U (as in 1U or 2U) unit
VAC Volts Alternating Current
VDC Volts Direct Current
F5 Networks Online
Knowledge Base
Online repository of answers
to frequently-asked questions.
http://support.f5.com
F5 Networks Services
Support Online
Online customer support
request system
https://websupport.f5.com
Telephone Follow this link for a list of Support
numbers:
http://www.f5.com/training-support/cust
omer-support/contact/
Table 1.2 Acronyms and Definitions (Continued)
Acronym Definition

Safety and Regulatory Notices
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Safety and Regulatory Notices
Important
The ambient room temperature range that the device can operate in is
5 – 35° C.
Important
Do not block power supply vents or otherwise restrict airflow when
installing the device in a rack.
WARNING
Mechanical loading of rack should be considered so that the rack remains
stable and unlikely to tip over.
Regulatory Compliance
The ARX complies with the safety and emissions requirements in the
following table.
FCC Compliance
This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against interference when the
device is operated in a commercial environment. This device 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 device in a residential area is likely
to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to
correct the interference at his own expense.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could
void your FCC-granted authority to operate this device.
Table 1.3 ARX Safety and Emissions Compliance.
Category Compliance
Safety • UL 60950
• cUL listed to CSA C22.2 No. 950
• IEC950 (EN60950) CE Marking
Emissions • FCC Part 15 Class A
• CISPR22 Class A (EN55022) CE Marking
• EN 55024
• VCCI Class A

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Class A ITE Labe
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This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control
Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If
this device is used in a domestic environment, radio disturbance may occur,
in which case, the user may be required to take corrective actions.
Note the following radiation emission-related warning if the device is
installed in a Class B environment.
Class A Warning
Qualified Personnel Warning
WARNING
Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace,
or service this device.
Il est vivement recommandé de confier l'installation, le remplacement et la
maintenance de ces équipements à des personnels qualifiés et expérimentés.