F5 ARX-2000, Hardware Installation Manual

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Table of Contents
ARX-2000 Hardware Installation Guide ix
1
Introduction
Audience for this Manual ..............................................................................................................1-3
Document Conventions ................................................................................................................1-3
Related Documents ........................................................................................................................1-3
Safety and Regulatory Notices .....................................................................................................1-4
Class A ITE Label ...................................................................................................................1-4
Qualified Personnel Warning ..............................................................................................1-4
Environmental .........................................................................................................................1-5
Power .......................................................................................................................................1-6
Contacting Customer Service ......................................................................................................1-8
2
Unpacking and Installing the Switch
Safety Instructions ...........................................................................................................................2-3
Tools and Equipment .....................................................................................................................2-3
Verifying Shipment ..........................................................................................................................2-3
Unpacking the Switch .....................................................................................................................2-4
Installing the ARX-2000 .................................................................................................................2-4
Attaching the Cables and Powering On the Switch .......................................................2-5
Attaching the Bezel ................................................................................................................2-6
Cabling the Client/Server Ports .........................................................................................2-7
3
Connecting the Switch to the Network
Identifying the Management Interfaces .......................................................................................3-3
Connecting the Console Interface ..............................................................................................3-3
Booting the Switch ..........................................................................................................................3-4
Booting a Non-Replacement Switch .................................................................................3-4
Preparing for Switch Replacement .....................................................................................3-6
Installing a Redundant Peer or Cluster Peer ................................................................ 3-10
Replacing a Redundant Peer ............................................................................................. 3-11
Connecting the OOB Management Interface ........................................................................ 3-18
4
Maintenance
Powering Down the ARX-2000 ..................................................................................................4-3
LED Indicators .................................................................................................................................4-3
Status and Alarm LEDs .........................................................................................................4-3
Ethernet Port Link Status LEDs ..........................................................................................4-5
Ethernet Management Port LEDs ......................................................................................4-6
Disk Drive LED ......................................................................................................................4-6
Power Supply LED .................................................................................................................4-7
POST Diagnostics ...........................................................................................................................4-8
A
Removing and Replacing FRUs
Before You Begin ...........................................................................................................................A-3
Removing and Re-Installing the Front Bezel ............................................................................A-4
Replacing the Disk Drives ............................................................................................................A-5
Replacing a Disk Drive .........................................................................................................A-6
Silencing the RAID Alarm ...................................................................................................A-7