F5 i5000 Series - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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orm Overview...................................................................................................................... 5
About i5000/i7000/i10000/i11000 Series models...............................................................5
About the platform..............................................................................................................5
Hardware included with the platform..................................................................................7
Peripheral hardware required.............................................................................................7
About LCD menus..............................................................................................................8
System menu.......................................................................................................... 8
Alerts menu.............................................................................................................8
Options menu..........................................................................................................8
Setup menu.............................................................................................................9
About using the LCD..........................................................................................................9
Rebooting the unit.................................................................................................10
Resetting the unit.................................................................................................. 10
Halt the unit...........................................................................................................11
Power off/on the unit..............................................................................................11
Clear alerts............................................................................................................12
Configure LCD brightness.....................................................................................13
Enable/Disable the chassis locator LED............................................................... 14
About platform LEDs........................................................................................................14
Status LED............................................................................................................14
Alarm LED.............................................................................................................15
Power 1 and Power 2 LEDs...................................................................................15
AC power supply LEDs..........................................................................................16
DC power supply LEDs.........................................................................................16
Define custom alerts............................................................................................. 17
About platform interfaces................................................................................................. 17
About 40GbE QSFP+ interfaces........................................................................... 18
About managing interfaces....................................................................................18
About interface media type and duplex mode.......................................................20
About network interface LED behavior..................................................................21
About Always-On Management....................................................................................... 22
AOM Command Menu options..............................................................................22
Accessing the AOM Command Menu from the serial console..............................23
Configuring the AOM management network.........................................................23
Accessing the AOM Command Menu using SSH................................................. 24
Platform Installation................................................................................................................. 25
About installing the i5000/i7000/i10000/i11000 Series platform...................................... 25
About the quick-install rails.............................................................................................. 25
Quick-install rail kit hardware................................................................................ 25
Install the rail lock brackets................................................................................... 26
About grounding the platform...........................................................................................27
Connect the ground lug to the ground terminal.....................................................27
Connect the cables and other hardware.......................................................................... 28
Configure a management IP address using the LCD.......................................................29
License the platform.........................................................................................................32
Platform Maintenance...............................................................................................................33
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