F5 8900, Platform Manual

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The 8900 Platform
About the 8900 Platform
The BIG-IP
®
8900 platform is a powerful system that is capable of managing traffic for any size of enterprise.
Before you install the 8900 platform, review helpful information about the controls and ports located on
both the front and the back of the platform.
On the front of the platform, you can reset the unit using the LCD control buttons and view the indicator
LEDs for hard disk access. You can also use the front-panel LEDs to assess the condition of the unit. On
the back, you can power off the unit.
1. Management port
2. USB ports
3.
Console port
4. Hard-wired failover port
5. 10/100/1000 interfaces
6. SFP ports
7.
SFP+ ports
8. Indicator LEDs
9. LCD display
10. LCD control buttons
Figure 1: Front view of the platform
The back of the platform includes two power supplies.
1. Power input panel (power switch and power receptacle)
2. Power input panel (power switch and power receptacle)
3.
Fan tray
Figure 2: Back view of the platform