F5 Viprion, Platform Manual

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Chapter 1
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Platform chassis and blades
The VIPRION platform includes two primary components: the chassis,
which houses the components, and blades, which reside within the chassis
and provide the hardware and software needed to manage network traffic.
About the chassis
The VIPRION chassis is the housing unit that contains all of the
components necessary for the VIPRION platform to operate effectively.
One of the most powerful features of the VIPRION platform is that you can
add, remove, or change any or all of the essential components of the
platform. These components include blades, power supplies, the fan tray, the
LCD panel, and the System ID card. This configuration allows for an
extremely robust and flexible system that can manage large amounts of
application traffic, and remain operational even if one of its components
goes offline.
1. Indicator LEDs (chassis and blades 1–4)
2. LCD display
3. LCD control buttons
Figure 1.1 Front view of the VIPRION platform, with four blades and LCD
panel attached