F5 BIG-IP 8950 Assembly Instructions

Platform Guide: 8950
MAN-0320-03

Table of Contents
Legal Notices......................................................................................................................................5
Chapter 1: About the 8950 platform.....................................................................7
The 8950 Platform....................................................................................................................8
Components provided with the platform...................................................................................9
Peripheral hardware that you provide.......................................................................................9
LCD panel................................................................................................................................9
About LCD menus.......................................................................................................10
Using LCD menus.......................................................................................................11
Indicator LEDs........................................................................................................................12
Indicator LED behavior................................................................................................12
Standard operating states of the status and Alarm LEDs............................................13
Standard operating states of the power supply LEDs..................................................13
LED alert conditions....................................................................................................13
Defining custom alerts.................................................................................................13
Additional indicator LED status conditions..................................................................14
Platform Interfaces.................................................................................................................14
Viewing the status of a specific interface.....................................................................15
Viewing the status of all interfaces..............................................................................15
About interface media type and duplex mode.............................................................16
Valid media types........................................................................................................16
Viewing valid media types for an interface...................................................................17
Network interface LED behavior..................................................................................17
Always-On Management........................................................................................................18
AOM Command Menu options....................................................................................18
Accessing the AOM Command Menu from the serial console....................................19
Setting up Always-On Management SSH access........................................................19
Accessing the AOM Command Menu using SSH........................................................20
Chapter 2: Platform Installation..........................................................................21
Determining which rail kit to use.............................................................................................22
General recommendations for rack mounting........................................................................22
About the front-mounting kit...................................................................................................22
Front-mounting kit hardware........................................................................................22
Installing using a front-mounting kit.............................................................................22
About the quick-install rail kit..................................................................................................23
Installing the rail lock brackets................................................................................................24
Connecting the cables and other hardware............................................................................25
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Assigning a management IP address.....................................................................................25
Licensing the platform............................................................................................................26
Chapter 3: Platform Maintenance.......................................................................27
About AC power supplies.......................................................................................................28
Installing an AC power supply.....................................................................................28
About DC power supplies.......................................................................................................30
Wiring the DC power supply terminal block.................................................................31
Installing a DC power supply.......................................................................................32
About the fan tray...................................................................................................................34
Replacing the fan tray..................................................................................................34
About the hard drives.............................................................................................................35
About hard drive replacement on an 8950 platform....................................................35
Appendix A: Environmental Guidelines.............................................................39
General environmental guidelines..........................................................................................40
Guidelines for AC-powered equipment...................................................................................41
Guidelines for DC-powered equipment..................................................................................42
NEBS platform guidelines......................................................................................................42
Appendix B: Platform Airflow..............................................................................43
Platform Airflow Diagram........................................................................................................44
Appendix C: Platform Specifications..................................................................45
General specifications for system features.............................................................................46
Platform hardware specifications...........................................................................................46
Platform operating specifications...........................................................................................47
Safety requirements...............................................................................................................48
EMC requirements.................................................................................................................48
Acoustic, airflow, and altitude specifications..........................................................................49
Appendix D: China RoHS Requirements............................................................51
Hazardous Substance Levels for China.................................................................................52
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Legal Notices
Publication Date
This document was published on August 17, 2011.
Publication Number
MAN-0320-03
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Chapter
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About the 8950 platform
The BIG-IP®8950 platform is a powerful system that is capable of
managing traffic for any size of enterprise.
Topics:
•The 8950 Platform The 8950 platform features high performance SSL hardware that
frees up servers from the task of encrypting and decrypting data.
•Components provided with the platform
•Peripheral hardware that you provide F5 offers two performance levels of SSL offload in the 8950 series,
•LCD panel the 8950 and the 8950S. Please see the data sheet on
http://www.f5.com for more information on these platforms.
•Indicator LEDs
•Platform Interfaces
•Always-On Management

The 8950 Platform
Before you install the 8950 platform, you may want to quickly review information about the controls and
ports on both the front and the back of the platform.
On the front of the 8950 platform, you can reset the unit using the LCD panel and view the indicator LEDs
for hard disk access.You can also use the front-panel LEDs to assess the condition of the unit. On the back
of the unit, you can power the unit on and off.
1. Management port
2. USB ports
3. Console port
4. Hard-wired failover port
5. 10/100/1000 interfaces
6. SFP ports
7. SFP+ ports
8. Indicator LEDs
9. LCD display
10. LCD control buttons
Figure 1: Front view of the platform
The back of the platform includes two power supplies.
1. Power input panel (power switch and power receptacle)
2. Power input panel (power switch and power receptacle)
3. Fan tray
Figure 2: Back view of the platform
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Components provided with the platform
When you unpack the 8950 platform, you should make sure that the following components are included.
HardwareQuantity
power cables (black),AC power only2
DC terminal blocks, DC power option only2
failover cable (blue)1
console cable (beige)1
front-mounting kit1
rail-mounting kit1
front bezel1
SFP optical transceivers4
Peripheral hardware that you provide
For each 8950 platform, you may need to provide additional peripheral hardware. If you plan to remotely
administer the system, we recommend having 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 installed in the platform.You can use either
10/100 Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet switches and hubs.
Network hubs, switches, or
connectors to connect to the platform
network interfaces
You can use any USB-certified CD or DVD mass storage device for
installing upgrades and for system recovery.
External USB CD/DVD drive or
USB CompactFlash drive
You can remotely manage the platform by connecting to a serial
terminal console via the console port.
Serial terminal console
You can use the default platform configuration if you have an
administrative workstation set up.
Administrative 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.
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Figure 3:The LCD panel and control buttons
About LCD menus
There are three menus on the LCD panel.You can configure the display options to meet your needs.
LCD config menu
You can use the LCD config menu to adjust the display properties of the LCD panel.
DescriptionOption
Specifies an LCD screen backlighting option. Select from the
following 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
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 the MAC addresses on the unit.MACscreen
Displays system information.SysinfoScreen
Displays the number of authentication requests being processed.TMMAuthScreen
Displays the CPU usage percentage.TMMCPUScreen
Displays the memory usage.TMMMemoryScreen
Displays simple statistics, such as bytes and packets in and out of
the system.
TMMStatScreen
Displays product version information.VersionScreen
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System menu
You can use the System menu to view options for rebooting, halting, and netbooting the hardware. This
menu also provides options for configuring the management interface.
DescriptionOption
Changes the management interface information. Select from the
following options:
Management
•Mgmt IP sets the management interface IP address.You can use
only an IPv4 address.
• Mgmt Mask sets the netmask for the management interface 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 serial port. Select from the following
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
Using LCD menus
Press the X button to put the LCD in Menu mode.
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 specific 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
Press the Check button to power on a unit that is shut down.
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Halting the unit
We recommend that you 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 confirmation screen.
Wait 30 seconds before powering the machine off or rebooting it.
Powering off the unit
Hold the X button for four seconds to power off the unit.
We recommend that you halt the system before you power off the system in this manner.
Rebooting the unit
Hold the Check button for four seconds to reboot the unit.
You should only use this option after you halt the unit.
Clearing alerts
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.
Indicator LED behavior
The indicator LEDs behave in a specific 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 may sometimes
appear solid.
Intermittent
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Standard operating states of the status and Alarm LEDs
When the unit is in a standard operating state, the Status and Alarm LEDs behave in a defined manner.
Alarm LEDStatus LEDDescriptionSystem State
off/nonegreen solidUnit is active in a
redundant system
configuration.
Active mode
yellow solidyellow solidUnit is on standby in a
redundant system
configuration.
Standby mode
red solidgreen solidHost subsystem is halted.Power standby mode
off/noneoff/noneUnit is halted and
powered down.
Powered off
Standard operating states of the power supply LEDs
When the unit is in a standard operating state, the power supply LEDs behave in a defined manner.
Power 2Power 1Power supply status
green solidgreen solidPresent and normal
yellow solidyellow solidPresent and failure
yellow solidyellow solidPower standby mode
off/noneoff/noneNot present
LED alert conditions
When there is an alert condition on the unit, the Alarm LED behaves in a specific manner.
DescriptionAction
Alarm LED behaviorSystem situation
Red blinkingEmergency
Red solidAlert or Critical
Yellow blinkingError
Defining custom alerts
The /etc/alertd/alert.conf and the /config/user_alert.conf files on the BIG-IP system
define alerts that cause the indicators to change. The /etc/alertd/alert.conf file defines standard
system alerts, and the /config/user_alert.conf file defines custom settings.You should edit only
the /config/user_alert.conf file.
1. Open a command prompt on the BIG-IP system.
2. Type the following command:
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cd /config
3. Using a text editor, such as vi or Pico, open the /config/user_alert.conf file.
4. Add the following lines to the end of the file:
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 file and exit the text editor.
The front panel LEDs now indicate when a node is down.
Additional indicator LED status conditions
A few LED status conditions are not covered in the definition tables in the /etc/alertd/alert.conf
file.
Yellow intermittent Status LED indicator
A yellow intermittent Status LED indicates that the unit is not under host computer control. This might be
due to the host being halted or due to a software or hardware problem that interferes with the host’s control
of the LED.
Green/Yellow solid Status LED indicator
When the Status LED indicator is solid yellow or green, it indicates that the system is in a Standby state
(yellow) or anActive state (green). It displays solid green if the unit is Standalone or if it is theActive unit
of a redundant system configuration. It displays yellow if the unit is the Standby member of a redundant
system configuration.
Platform Interfaces
You can perform configuration tasks such as displaying interface status and settings and setting the media
type using the Traffic Management Shell (tmsh).
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When using the tmsh interface command, you can either apply the command to all interfaces or to a
specific interface key.
Viewing the status of a specific interface
You can use tmsh to view the status of a specific interface on a platform.
1. From the system prompt, type the following to open tmsh:
tmsh
The following prompt displays: (tmos)#.
2. Type the following to navigate to the network module:
net
The following prompt displays: (tmos.net)#.
3. Use the following syntax to display the current status of a specific interface:
show interface <interface_key>
The following is an example of the output you may see when you issue this command on interface 1.2:
---------------------------------------------------------
Net::Interface
Name Status Bits Bits Errs Errs Drops Drops Colli
In Out In Out In Out sions
---------------------------------------------------------
1.2 up 191.4K 0 0 0 374 0 0
Viewing the status of all interfaces
You can use tmsh to view the status of all interfaces on the platform.
1. From the system prompt, type the following to open tmsh:
tmsh
The following prompt displays: (tmos)#.
2. Type the following to navigate to the network module:
net
The following prompt displays: (tmos.net)#.
3. Use the following syntax to display the current status of all interfaces:
show interface
The following is an example of the output you may see when you issue this command:
------------------------------------------------------------
Net::Interface
Name Status Bits Bits Errs Errs Drops Drops Colli
In Out In Out In Out sions
------------------------------------------------------------
1.1 down 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.2 up 191.4K 0 0 0 374 0 0
1.3 down 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.4 up 22.5K 0 0 0 44 0 0
2.1 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2.2 miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
mgmt up 43.2G 160.0G 0 0 0 0 0
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About interface media type and duplex mode
All interfaces on the BIG-IP system default to auto-negotiate speed and duplex settings. We recommend
that you also configure any network equipment that you plan to use with theBIG-IP system to auto-negotiate
speed and duplex settings. If you connect the BIG-IP 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 BIG-IP system is attempting to auto-negotiate interface settings with an interface
that has the speed and duplex settings forced, you will experience severe performance degradation.
By default, the media type on interfaces is set to automatically detect speed and duplex settings, but you
can specify a media type. 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 indicates this. 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 file.
Important: If you manually configure the platform to use specific speed and duplex settings on
interfaces, Auto MDI/MDIX functionality is turned off by default. Additionally, when an interface is
set manually, it functions as a data terminal equipment (DTE) port. This means that crossover cables
are required to connect to other DTE devices (for example, servers), and straight-through cables are
required for connecting to data communications equipment (DCE) devices (for example, switches or
routers). Be sure to use the correct cable type (straight-through or crossover) if you manually set
interface speed and duplex settings.
Important: Starting with BIG-IP software versions 9.4.8 and 10.1.0, Auto MDI/MDIX functionality
is retained when you manually configure an interface to use specific speed and duplex settings. With
these versions of BIG-IP, 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
The following table lists the valid media types for the tmsh interface command.
Note: This platform may not support all of the media type options that are available in tmsh.
1000Base-LX fullauto
10GBase-T full10Base-T half
10GBase-SR full10Base-T full
10GBase-LR full100Base-TX half
10GBase-ER full100Base-TX full
none1000Base-T half
no-phy1000Base-T full
1000Base-SX full
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Viewing valid media types for an interface
You can use tmsh to view the valid media types for an interface.
Note: This platform may not support all of the media type options that are available in tmsh.
1. From the system prompt, type the following to open tmsh:
tmsh
The following prompt displays: (tmos)#.
2. Type the following to navigate to the network module:
net
The following prompt displays: (tmos.net)#.
3. Use the following syntax to display the valid media types for a specific interface:
show running-config interface <interface_key> media-capabilities
Important: In all Gigabit Ethernet modes, the only valid duplex mode is full duplex.
The following is an example of the output you may see when you issue 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
}
}
Network interface LED behavior
The appearance and behavior of the network interface LEDs on the platform indicate network traffic activity,
interface speed, and interface duplexity.
RJ45 Copper interface LED behavior
The appearance and behavior of the RJ45 network interface LEDs indicate network traffic activity, interface
speed, and interface duplexity.
Activity LEDSpeed LEDLink
Not litNot litNo Link
Yellow solidYellow blinking10Mbps, half duplex
Green blinkingYellow blinking10Mbps, full duplex
Yellow blinkingYellow solid100Mbps, half duplex
Green blinkingYellow solid100Mbps, full duplex
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Activity LEDSpeed LEDLink
Yellow blinkingGreen solid1000Mbps, half duplex
Green blinkingGreen solid1000Mbps, full duplex
SFP port LED behavior
The appearance and behavior of the SFP optic interface LEDs indicate network traffic activity, interface
speed, and interface duplexity.
Activity LEDSpeed LEDLink
Not litNot litNo Link
Yellow solidYellow blinking10Mbps, half duplex
Green blinkingYellow blinking10Mbps, full duplex
Yellow blinkingYellow solid100Mbps, half duplex
Green blinkingYellow solid100Mbps, full duplex
Yellow blinkingGreen solid1000Mbps, half duplex
Green blinkingGreen solid1000Mbps, full duplex
Always-On Management
TheAlways-On Management (AOM) subsystem enables you to manage the BIG-IP®system remotely using
SSH or serial console, even if the host is powered down. TheAOM Command Menu operates independently
of the BIG-IP Traffic Management Operating System®(TMOS).You can use the command menu to reset
the unit if TMOS®has locked up.You can also get console access toTMOS itself, so that you can configure
it from the command line interface.
AOM consists of the host console shell (hostconsh) and the AOM Command Menu, which contains the
options for AOM.
AOM Command Menu options
The AOM Command Menu provides Always-On Management options for the BIG-IP system.
DescriptionOptionNumber/Letter
Exits the AOM Command Menu and returns to terminal
emulation mode.
Connect to Host subsystem
console
1
Reboots the host subsystem. In this case, the Traffic
Management Operating System (TMOS) is rebooted.
Reboot Host subsystem (sends
reboot command)
2
Resets the host subsystem. In this case, TMOS is halted.Reset Host subsystem (issues
hardware reset--USE WITH
CARE!)
3
Important: We do not recommend using this option
under normal circumstances. It does not allow for
graceful shutdown of the system.
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DescriptionOptionNumber/Letter
Resets the AOM subsystem. In this case, the system is
reset with a hardware reset.
Reset AOM subsystem (issues
hardware reset--USE WITH
CARE!)
4
Important: We do not recommend using this option
under normal circumstances. It does not allow for
graceful shutdown of the system.
Powers off the Host subsystem. In this case, TMOS is
powered off. If the Host subsystem is already powered
off, this option powers on the Host subsystem.
Power off/on Host subsystem
(issues hardware
shutdown--USE WITH
CARE!)
5
Configures the baud speed for connecting toAOM using
the serial console.
AOM baud rate configuratorB
Presents a logon prompt for the AOM subsystem. This
subsystem cannot be configured by end users.
AOM subsystem loginL
Runs theAOM network configuration utility. This utility
enables you to reconfigure the IP address, netmask, and
AOM network configuratorN
default gateway used by AOM. If you use this option
while connected using SSH, your session will be
disconnected as a part of the network configuration
operation.
Displays information about the platform, including serial
number and MAC address.
AOM platform informationP
Accessing the AOM Command Menu from the serial console
You can access theAOM Command Menu through the host console shell (hostconsh) using the front panel
serial console.
1. Log on to the serial console.
2. Type the following key sequence:
Esc (
The AOM Command Menu displays.
Setting up Always-On Management SSH access
Youcan use theAOM CommandMenutosetup remote SSH access to thesystemandthenconnect remotely
using an SSH client.
1. Log on to the serial console.
2. Type the following key sequence:
Esc (
The AOM Command Menu displays.
3. Type Nto select the AOM network configuration utility.
4. Configure an IP address and gateway for the AOM subsystem.
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You can now access the AOM subsystem remotely using SSH.
Accessing the AOM Command Menu using SSH
You can access the AOM Command Menu through the host console shell (hostconsh) remotely through
SSH, provided you have configured an IP address for AOM.
1. Open an SSH session on a management workstation connected to the same subnet as the platform's
management interface.
2. Type the following command, where <ip addr> is the IP address you configured for AOM:
ssh root@<ip addr>
3. Type the root password.
4. Type the following command to use the hostconsh shell:
hostconsh
5. To open the command menu, type the following key sequence:
Esc (
The AOM Command Menu displays.
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