F5 Viprion - Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Platform Guide: VIPRION
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The VIPRION Platform
About the VIPRION platform ......................................................................................................1-1
Platform chassis and blades .................................................................................................1-2
Getting started with the VIPRION platform ............................................................................1-4
Components provided with the VIPRION platform .....................................................1-4
Peripheral hardware that you provide ..............................................................................1-5
Technical support resources ........................................................................................................1-6
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VIPRION Platform Installation
About VIPRION platform installation ........................................................................................2-1
General recommendations for installing a chassis in a rack ........................................2-1
PB100 and PB200 blade compatibility ........................................................................................2-2
Blade performance in mixed clusters ................................................................................2-2
Blade software versions in mixed clusters .......................................................................2-2
Trunk configuration in mixed clusters ..............................................................................2-3
Redundant system configuration and mixed clusters ....................................................2-3
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VIPRION LCD Panel
About the LCD panel .....................................................................................................................3-1
Using LCD panel functionality ......................................................................................................3-2
Pausing on a screen ...............................................................................................................3-2
Accessing LCD menus ..........................................................................................................3-2
Clearing alerts .........................................................................................................................3-2
About the LCD menus ..................................................................................................................3-3
Options menu .........................................................................................................................3-3
System menu ...........................................................................................................................3-4
Screens menu ..........................................................................................................................3-5
About cluster management ...........................................................................................................3-6
Configuring clusters through the LCD menu ..................................................................3-6
Configuring cluster members ..............................................................................................3-8
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VIPRION LEDs and Interfaces
About LED behavior ......................................................................................................................4-1
Indicator LED functions ........................................................................................................4-1
Indicator LED actions ...........................................................................................................4-2
Standard operating states ....................................................................................................4-2
Alert conditions indicated by the alarm LED ..................................................................4-3
Specific status indicated by the LEDs ................................................................................4-4
About platform interfaces .............................................................................................................4-5
Viewing the status and settings for interfaces .................................................................4-5
Specifying media type ............................................................................................................4-6
Network interface LED behavior .......................................................................................4-8
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VIPRION Platform Maintenance
About maintaining the VIPRION platform ................................................................................5-1
Changing blades ...............................................................................................................................5-1