F5 ARX-VE, Planning Manual

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Chapter 1
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Table 1.4 shows an overview of the features for each ARX.
Table 1.4 ARX Models and Description
Model Description Hardware Feature
500 The ARX-500 is a cost-effective,
small-form-factor Adaptive Resource Switch
designed for use in small data centers and
branch/remote offices. It combines application
processing and control, switch fabric
throughput, and external interfaces into a single
FRU compact design.
• Supports Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
throughput including:
– OOB management port
– 100/1000 BASE-T client/server port for
connecting network infrastructure and NAS
– 100/1000 BASE-T port for a dedicated link to a
redundant peer (called the redundancy link)
– RJ-45 connector for console connection
• 1U compact design
• Weight: 31 pounds
• LEDs on the front panel for overall system status
• LEDs on the rear panel for ACM status
• One IDE hard disk drive
• Throughput: 100 MB/s
• Power supply: Not redundant
1500 The ARX-1500 is a cost-effective,
small-form-factor Adaptive Resource Switch
designed for use in small data centers and
branch/remote offices. Similar to the ARX-500,
the ARX-1500 combines application processing
and control, fabric throughput, and external
interfaces into a single FRU compact design. It
offers the same software features as the other
ARX
®
platforms, differing only in performance
and scale.
• Ports: 8 x 1GbE copper (1 mgmt/data and 7 data)
• Throughput: 500MB/s
• Files: 768M
• Power supply: redundant
• Disk drives: dual, hot-swappable
• NVRAM with SuperCap (No Battery required)
• Height:1U
• Weight: 22.5
• Licensing and entitlement tracking using F5
Licensing
• Weight: 35 pounds
2000 The ARX-2000 is a cost-effective,
small-form-factor Adaptive Resource Switch
designed for use in small data centers and
branch/remote offices. The ARX-2000
combines application processing and control,
switch fabric throughput, and external
interfaces into a single FRU compact design. It
offers the same software features as the other
ARX
®
platforms, differing only in performance
and scale.
• Enables Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
throughput
• Provides 12 100/1000 BASE-T external ports for
connectivity to network infrastructure
• (2U) Compact design
• Weight: 35 pounds
• Box-to-box failover capability to provide
redundancy. See Configuring Redundant Pairs, on
page 2-4.
• External interfaces, including:
– Serial console port
– 10/100/1000 Mbps out-of-band (OOB) Ethernet
management port
– 100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet ports (12, copper)
• Power Supply: Auto-sensing, redundant
(110-220V)
• 146GB internal SAS hard drives (2)
hot-swappable, configured as RAID1
• AC power cords. The power cords (2) are rated for
15 A/120 VAC with IEC-320 type connector.