F5 BIG-IP 11050 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Legal Notices.....................................................................................................5
Chapter 1: The 11050 Platform.................................................................................................7
About the 11050 Platform..................................................................................................8
Components provided with the platform.............................................................................9
Peripheral hardware requirements.....................................................................................9
LCD panel........................................................................................................................10
About LCD menus.................................................................................................10
Using LCD menus.................................................................................................12
Indicator LEDs.................................................................................................................13
Indicator LED behavior..........................................................................................13
Status LED............................................................................................................13
Power supply LEDs...............................................................................................14
LED alert conditions..............................................................................................14
Defining custom alerts...........................................................................................14
Additional indicator LED status conditions............................................................15
Platform interfaces...........................................................................................................15
About managing interfaces....................................................................................15
About interface media type and duplex mode.......................................................17
Network interface LED behavior............................................................................18
Optical transceiver specifications..........................................................................19
Cable pinout specifications....................................................................................23
Always-On Management..................................................................................................24
AOM Command Menu options..............................................................................24
Accessing the AOM Command Menu from the serial console..............................25
Setting up Always-On Management SSH access.................................................25
Accessing the AOM Command Menu using SSH.................................................25
Chapter 2: Platform Installation..............................................................................................27
About platform installation................................................................................................28
Determining which rack mounting kit to use.....................................................................28
About general recommendations for rack mounting.........................................................28
About the front-mounting kit.............................................................................................29
Front-mounting kit hardware..................................................................................29
Installing using a front-mounting kit.......................................................................29
About the four-point rack mounting kit..............................................................................30
Four-point rack mounting kit hardware..................................................................30
Installing using a four-point rack mounting kit.......................................................31
About the center-mounting kits........................................................................................33
Center-mounting kit hardware...............................................................................34
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