F5 ARX-VE, Planning Manual

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Physical Site Preparation
ARX Site Planning Guide 1 - 51
SFP Optical Connector for the ARX-2500
The Gigabit Ethernet optical ports on the ARX-2500 use small form-factor
pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers that accept LC-style multi-mode fiber
connectors. These are for connection to Ethernet over fiber-optic cable.
Important
Fiber-optic ports are shipped with SFP optics installed. These ports must be
protected by a rubber grommet filler or a cable connector at all times to
prevent dust from collecting in the transceiver.
ARX-500 Connectors
The ARX-500 has four rear-panel ports for cabling, as shown in Figure
1.15 :
Figure 1.15 ARX-500 rear-panel ports.
The following table describes the cable connectors used on the ARX-500.
Table 1.17 ARX-500 Cable Connectors
Interface Connector Purpose
serial console (labeled
“10101”) RJ-45 Serial port for CLI access
OOB management
(labeled “2”) RJ-45 100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (copper) port for CLI access
client/server port
(labeled “Port 1/1”) RJ-45 100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (copper) port for client/server traffic and
inband management
redundancy-link port
(labeled “Port 1/2”) RJ-45 100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (copper) port for dedicated connection to
a redundant peer
serial console
OOB management
client/server
redundancy link