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Configuring and Maintaining a FIPS Security Domain
Understanding the FIPS implementation ...................................................................................6-1
Installing the BIG-IP systems and connecting a serial console ..............................................6-1
Creating the FIPS security domain ..............................................................................................6-2
Initializing the first unit in a redundant system ...............................................................6-2
Initializing the peer system ..................................................................................................6-2
Running the Configuration utility ................................................................................................6-3
Running the fipscardsync utility to synchronize the FIPS HSMs ...........................................6-3
Managing FIPS keys .........................................................................................................................6-4
Planning for system recovery .......................................................................................................6-6
Configuring a redundant system .........................................................................................6-6
Configuring an additional unit for recovery .....................................................................6-6
Saving keys on a disk .............................................................................................................6-6
Recovering FIPS information after a system failure ................................................................6-7
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Replacing AC Power Supplies
About the AC power supply ........................................................................................................7-1
Replacing a power supply ..............................................................................................................7-2
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Replacing DC Power Supplies
About the DC power supply ........................................................................................................8-1
About the DC power supply and wiring block ...............................................................8-3
Guidelines for installing the system in a rack ..................................................................8-4
Wiring the DC power supply wiring block .....................................................................8-4
Connecting the DC power supply .....................................................................................8-5
Replacing a power supply .....................................................................................................8-6
Guidelines for DC-powered equipment ....................................................................................8-8
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Replacing the Fan Tray
About the fan tray ...........................................................................................................................9-1
Replacing the fan tray .....................................................................................................................9-2
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Replacing Hard Drives
About the hard drives ................................................................................................................. 10-1
If a hard drive fails ........................................................................................................................ 10-2
Hard drive replacement on a BIG-IP 10.1.0 system ............................................................ 10-3
Identifying the faulty hard drive ....................................................................................... 10-4
Replacing the hard drive .................................................................................................... 10-4
Hard drive replacement on a BIG-IP 10.0.1 system ............................................................ 10-6
Replacing the primary hard drive with the spare hard drive .................................... 10-7
Adding the replacement hard drive ................................................................................ 10-8
Creating a spare disk .......................................................................................................... 10-8
Halting the system .............................................................................................................. 10-9
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