F5 ARX-VE, Planning Manual

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Physical Site Preparation
ARX Site Planning Guide 1 - 47
ARX-4000 Cable Requirements
The following table lists the required power cords and cables. All cords are
customer-supplied
except the AC power cords and the console cable.
2 Fiber-optic cables
for connection to
10-Gbps Ethernet
X2 MSA-compliant
form factor
10-gigabit Ethernet
ports 10GBASE-SR (gigabit
Ethernet) fiber cable:
Short-reach multi-mode
fiber (MMF) with duplex
LC-style connectors.
Distances up to 82m on
50/125um MMF, or 26m
on 62.5/125um MMF.
3 Ethernet cable
(RJ-45 connectors) Gigabit Ethernet
ports, copper
a
100/1000BASE-T
Category 5/6, unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) cable;
24 AWG.
a.Gigabit Ethernet ports support automatic MDI/MDIX cross-over. This feature
automatically corrects the polarity of the attached CAT5 cable, regardless whether it is
a cross-over or straight-through type. However, for this feature to work, the port speed
must be set to auto (auto-negotiate) through the CLI. When the port speed/duplex is
forced (auto-negotiate is disabled), automatic MDI/MDIX cross-over is disabled, and
you must cable the port using standard cross-over or straight-through cabling.
Table 1.14 ARX-4000 Required Cables and Power Cords
Qty. Cord/Cable Used on... Specification
4 AC power cords AC/DC power supplies You can choose from the following types
of cables shipped with the switch:
• 20 A/250 VAC or
• 15 A/120 VAC
Both types have IEC-320 type connectors.
1 Console cable (flat,
crossover) with
RJ-45-to-DB9 adapter Console port 100BASE-T Category 5 unshielded
twisted pair (UTP); 24 AWG
1 PCI-E interconnect cable Control plane to data plane
1 Ethernet cable for
connection to 10/100/1000
Mbps Ethernet
management port (RJ-45
connector); Management interface
Table 1.13 ARX-2500 Required Power and Data Cables (Continued)
Qty. Cable/Cord Used on... Specification