PaloAlto Networks TECHDOCS ION 9000 Application guide

ION 9000 Hardware Reference
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Table of Contents
Before You Begin................................................................................................5
Tamper Proof Statement............................................................................................................ 6
Third-Party Component Support............................................................................................. 7
Product Safety Warnings........................................................................................................... 8
ION 9000 Overview........................................................................................11
ION 9000.................................................................................................................................... 12
ION 9000 Ports......................................................................................................................... 13
ION 9000 Front Panel with LEDs......................................................................................... 14
ION 9000 Specificaons......................................................................................................... 15
ION Device Compliance Statement......................................................................................17
ION 9000 Installaon Kit Components...............................................................................19
Power on the ION 9000......................................................................................................... 20
Shut down the ION 9000............................................................................................20
Reboot the ION 9000...................................................................................................20
Install the ION 9000....................................................................................... 21
Rack Mount the ION 9000.....................................................................................................22
Install the ION 9000 in Virtual In-Path Configuraon..................................................... 27
Configure Controller Port............................................................................................ 27
Configure Peering Ports............................................................................................... 28
Configure Internet Ports.............................................................................................. 28
Install ION 9000 in High Availability....................................................................................30
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Table of Contents
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Before You Begin
Read the following topics before you install or service a Palo Alto Networks® next-
generaon firewall or appliance. The following topics apply to all Palo Alto Networks
firewalls and appliances except where noted.
>Tamper Proof Statement
>Third-Party Component Support
>Product Safety Warnings
5

Before You Begin
Tamper Proof Statement
To ensure that products purchased from Palo Alto Networks were not tampered with during
shipping, verify the following upon receipt of each product:
• The tracking number provided to you electronically when ordering the product matches the
tracking number that is physically labeled on the box or crate.
• The integrity of the tamper-proof tape used to seal the box or crate is not compromised.
• The integrity of the warranty label on the firewall or appliance is not compromised.
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Before You Begin
Third-Party Component Support
Before you consider installing third-party hardware, read the Palo Alto Networks Third-Party
Component Support statement.
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Before You Begin
Product Safety Warnings
To avoid personal injury or death for yourself and others and to avoid damage to your Palo Alto
Networks hardware, be sure you understand and prepare for the following warnings before you
install or service the hardware. You will also see warning messages throughout the hardware
reference where potenal hazards exist.
All Palo Alto Networks products with laser-based opcal interfaces comply with 21 CFR
1040.10 and 1040.11.
The following safety warnings apply to all Palo Alto Networks firewalls and appliances, unless a
specific hardware model is specified.
• When installing or servicing a Palo Alto Networks firewall or appliance hardware component
that has exposed circuits, ensure that you wear an electrostac discharge (ESD) strap. Before
handling the component, make sure the metal contact on the wrist strap is touching your skin
and that the other end of the strap is connected to earth ground.
French Translaon: Lorsque vous installez ou que vous intervenez sur un composant matériel
de pare-feu ou de disposif Palo Alto Networks qui présente des circuits exposés, veillez
à porter un bracelet anstaque. Avant de manipuler le composant, vérifiez que le contact
métallique du bracelet anstaque est en contact avec votre peau et que l’autre extrémité du
bracelet est raccordée à la terre.
• Use grounded and shielded Ethernet cables to ensure agency compliance with electromagnec
compliance (EMC) regulaons.
French Translaon: Des câbles Ethernet blindés reliés à la terre doivent être ulisés pour
garanr la conformité de l'organisme aux émissions électromagnéques (CEM).
• (ION 7000 and ION 9000 only) At least two people are recommended for unpacking, handling,
and relocang the heavier firewalls.
• Do not connect a supply voltage that exceeds the input range of the firewall or appliance. For
details on the electrical range, refer to electrical specificaons in the hardware reference for
your firewall or appliance.
French Translaon: Veillez à ce que la tension d’alimentaon ne dépasse pas la plage d’entrée
du pare-feu ou du disposif. Pour plus d’informaons sur la mesure électrique, consulter la
rubrique des caractérisques électriques dans la documentaon de votre matériel de pare-feu
ou votre disposif.
• Do not replace a baery with an incorrect baery type; doing so can cause the replacement
baery to explode. Dispose of used baeries according to local regulaons.
French Translaon: Ne remplacez pas la baerie par une baerie de type non adapté, cee
dernière risquerait d’exploser. Meez au rebut les baeries usagées conformément aux
instrucons.
• I/O ports are intended for intra-building connecons only and not intended for OSP (Outside
Plant) connecons or any network connecons subject to external voltage surge events.
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Before You Begin
•(All Palo Alto Networks appliances with two or more
power supplies)
Cauon: Shock hazard
Disconnect all power cords (AC or DC) from the power
inputs to fully de-energize the hardware.
French Translaon: (Tous les appareils Palo Alto
Networks avec au moins deux sources d’alimentaon)
Débranchez tous les cordons d’alimentaon (c.a. ou
c.c.) des entrées d’alimentaon et meez le matériel
hors tension.
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Before You Begin
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ION 9000 Overview
Learn about Prisma SD-WAN Instant-On Network (ION) 9000 and plan your
deployment.
>ION 9000
>ION 9000 Ports
>ION 9000 Front Panel with LEDs
>ION 9000 Specificaons
>ION Device Compliance Statement
>ION 9000 Installaon Kit Components
>Power on the ION 9000
11

ION 9000 Overview
ION 9000
Prisma SD-WAN ION 9000, designed for the data center, enables you to create a secure SD-WAN
fabric across branches and data centers. It is designed to install seamlessly in the data center by
peering with adjacent data center devices using tradional, standards-based roung protocols.
Deploy the ION 9000 in an off-path model enabling elasc, non-disrupve scale-out and high
availability (HA).
The ION 9000:
• Establishes connecvity to the data center network and exchanges roung informaon.
• Terminates virtual private networks (VPNs) for all Prisma SD-WAN deployed branch sites.
• Maintains path symmetry and ensures the best path for an applicaon.
• Enables applicaon Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and path selecon in conjuncon with
branch ION devices.
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ION 9000 Overview
ION 9000 Ports
The ports on the ION 9000 are used as follows:
Ports Descripon
AUX Port This port is intended for offline access and configuraon
of an uninstalled system.
USB Port This port is reserved for future use.
Controller Ports This port is used by the ION device to communicate with
the Prisma SD-WAN controller. By default, controller
ports are DHCP enabled.
Internet/Peering Ports These ports are used as internet ports or peering ports.
SFP+ Ports Ports 9 -12 support 10G SFP+ only, Ports 13 -16 support
1G SFP and 10G SFP+.
Fail-to-Wire Ports / Bypass Pairs 4 pairs - ports 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8.
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ION 9000 Overview
ION 9000 Front Panel with LEDs
The ION 9000 LEDs indicate the following:
Icons Descripon
Displays power status Green light—Powered on.
Black light—Powered off.
Displays Controller
connecvity status
Blue light—Connected.
No light—Not Connected.
Displays disk status Orange light (blinking)—Displays disk acvity.
HA LED Off—Not configured.
Solid Green—Acve with connected backup.
Green (blinking)—Acve without backup.
Solid Red—Standby.
Red (blinking)—Failed.
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ION 9000 Overview
ION 9000 Specificaons
The Prisma SD-WAN ION 9000 device specificaons are described below:
Device Specificaons Descripon
Place in Network Large and remote office data center.
I/O
Controller ports 2 x 10/100/1000 RJ-45
WAN/LAN/Internet ports • 8 x 10 gigabit Ethernet SFP+
• Ports 9 -12 support 10G SFP+ only, Ports 13 -16
support 1G SFP and 10G SFP+
• 8x10x10/100/1000 RJ45
• Port pairs 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, and 7/8 have
programmable inline fail-to-wire capability for use in
branch device mode
Throughput
Throughput Up to 10 Gbps
Power and Mechanical
Type/Was 1+1 Hot swappable redundant PSUs 450W AC
Power input AC 100-240V @50-60Hz 6-3A
Fan cooling 4 x Hot Swappable cooling fans, direcon of air-flow is
from front to rear.
Cerficaons
Cerficaons IEC60950-1, cULus, FCC & CE Class A
Environmental
Operang temperature 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)
Storage temperature -40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C)
Operang humidity 5% to 90% (non-condensing)
Storage humidity 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Physical
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ION 9000 Overview
Device Specificaons Descripon
1RU standard 4-post rack space Recommended
Weight 18.6lbs (8.45Kg)
Dimensions (D x W x H) 20.07" X 17.24" X 1.73" (510 mm x 438 mm x 44 mm)
Physical network connecvity A single gigabit ethernet copper port with DHCP,
and two or more gigabit or ten gigabit ports for other
features.
BGP peers Layer 2 connecvity to two separate network devices
that are currently parcipang in any dynamic roung
protocol (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) with each other.
Internet connecvity Used to reach the Prisma controller. This connecvity
can be in the form of a private connecon via a MPLS
network through a corporate data center. It can also
be a public internet connecon provided via local a
broadband connecon.
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ION 9000 Overview
ION Device Compliance Statement
The following compliance statements apply to this ION device:
•VCCI—This secon provides the compliance statement for the Voluntary Control Council for
Interference by Informaon Technology Equipment (VCCI), which governs radio frequency
emissions in Japan.
The following informaon is in accordance to VCCI Class A requirements:
Translaon: This is a Class A product. In a domesc environment this product may cause radio
interference, in which case the user may be required to take correcve acons.
•UL—Product Ambient Temperature: 0~40 degree C
Risk of explosion if baery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used baery
according to local regulaons.
•CE (European Union (EU) Electromagnec Compability Direcve)
This device is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council
Direcve on the Approximaon of the Laws of the Member States relang to Electromagnec
Compability Direcve (2014/30/EU).
The above product conforms with Low Voltage Direcve 2014/35/EU and complies with the
requirements relang to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits.
•Federal Communicaons Commission (FCC) statement for a Class A digital device or
peripheral—This equipment 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 protecon against harmful interference in a residenal installaon. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instrucons, may cause harmful interference to radio communicaons.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a parcular installaon. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television recepon, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures.
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separaon between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit that is different from the one to which the
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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•ICES (Canadian EMC Compliance Statement)—This Class A digital apparatus complies with
Canadian ICES-003.
French translaon: Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003
du Canada.
•Korean Communicaons Commission (KCC) Class A Statement—This equipment is an
electromagnec compable device for business purposes (Class A). The provider or user should
be aware that the equipment is intended for use outside the home.
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ION 9000 Overview
ION 9000 Installaon Kit Components
The ION 9000 installaon kit contains the following parts and tools to install the device:
• 2x 19-inch 1RU rack mount sliding rails built-in with quick-aach square hole adapters.
• 2x Mounng brackets with accompanying screws.
• 2x 19-inch slide lock ears with accompanying screws.
• 2x Red Cat.5E crossover/rollover ethernet cable.
• 1x Grey Cat.5E straight through ethernet cable.
• 2x Power cord—varies depending on the country or region.
• 1x Screwdriver.
• 1x USB to Cat5/RJ-45 serial cable.
• 2x Slide lock ears.
• Fing pins.
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Power on the ION 9000
Connect the power cables to the ION device and plug the device power cable into an AC power
outlet. When you switch on the power, the device is powered on and the power indicator turns
green.
Shut down the ION 9000
Shut down the ION 9000 in the following ways:
•Shut down using the Device Toolkit commands
Run the device toolkit command debug shutdown to shut down the device.
Ensure the device is physically accessible to turn it back on, before execung the
command.
•Shut down using the Power Switch
Press the power switch 5 mes (press and hold for 1 second, then, release) to shut down the
device.
Reboot the ION 9000
Press the power switch 3 or 4 mes to reboot the ION 9000.
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