F5 ARX-2000, Hardware Reference Manual

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Chapter 2
ARX Overview
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ARX Platform Models
The various ARX models are shown in the following figures:
Figure 2.1 ARX-500
Figure 2.2 ARX-1500
Figure 2.3 ARX-1500+
The ARX-1500 and the ARX-1500+ appliances are functionally equivalent.
The ARX-1500+ introduces a new hard disk drive (HDD) tray. This new
disk tray contains 2 LEDs on the disk tray, replacing the single disk LED on
the main face plate of the ARX-1500 appliance. The new platform also
includes fans that run at a faster speed. Users may notice that the units run
louder and produce a greater air flow.
The disk LED indicator design has changed from the old appliance design to
the new appliance design. The disk LED indicator was moved from the
appliance face plate to the disk tray sled. Included with the new disk drive
sled tray are two LED indicators. The LED on the left indicates power and
the LED on the right indicates disk activity.
• Power supplies: (4) with the
following characteristics: 1:1
redundant, load-sharing, universal,
auto-sensing, hot-swappable (110
volts and 220 volts)
• Disk drives (2): 146 GB internal SAS
disks, hot-swappable, configured as
RAID1
Table 2.1 ARX Models and Description (Continued)
Model Description Hardware Features