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4. Connect the serial failover cable to the failover port on each unit if you plan to set up device service
clustering (DSC
™
) with hard-wired failover capacity.
For more information about configuring failover, see BIG-IP
®
Device Service Clustering: Administration .
5. If you have not already done so, power on the unit.
You can now assign a management IP address to the system, and then license and provision the software.
Optionally, you should run the latest version of the qkview utility. This utility collects configuration and
diagnostic information about your system into a single file that you can provide to F5 Technical Support
to aid in troubleshooting. For more information, see
http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/1000/800/sol1858.html
.
Configuring a management IP address
You can use the LCD panel to configure the management IP address. The management IP address enables
you to access the Configuration utility to configure other aspects of the product, such as the product license,
VLANs, and trunks. The options are located in the System menu.
Note: When using the LCD panel to configure the unit, be sure to use the Commit option to save all settings.
1. Press the X button to activate Menu mode for the LCD.
2. Use the arrow keys to select System , and then press the Check button.
3. Press the Check button to select
Management
.
4. Press the Check button to select Mgmt IP .
5. Enter your management IP address using the up and down arrow keys, and then press the Check button.
6. Use the arrow keys to select Mgmt Mask , and then press the Check button.
7. Enter the netmask using the up and down arrow keys, and then press the Check button.
8. Use the arrow keys to select Mgmt Gateway , and then press the Check button.
9. Enter your default route using the up and down arrow keys, and then press the Check button. If you do
not have a default route, enter 0.0.0.0.
10. Use the arrow keys to select Commit , and then press the Check button.
11. Press the Check button to select
OK
.
Licensing the platform
After the management IP address is configured for the platform, you can use the browser-based Configuration
utility to license the appropriate BIG-IP software.
1. Using a Web browser, navigate to the management IP address that you assigned to the platform.
Use the following format where
<mgmt_ip_address>
is the management IP address you assigned:
https://<mgmt_ip_address>
2. Type
admin
as the user name and
admin
as the password.
If this is the first time you have accessed the Configuration utility, the first screen you see is the License
screen.
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