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Introducing the 520/540 Platform
F5 Networks, Inc., Platform Guide 1 - 1
Reviewing the 520/540 platform
The 520 and 540 platforms are powerful systems capable of managing
traffic for medium to large enterprises.
Externally, the 520 and 540 platforms look the same (Figure 1.1). However,
there are internal differences. The 540 is a dual-processor platform with
more memory than the 520 platform. For details, see Reviewing hardware
specifications, on page 3-1.
Three PCI expansion slots are available on both the 540 and 520. These PCI
slots provide the option to add SSL accelerator cards, additional 10/100
network interface cards, or Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.
Figure 1.1 An example of the 520/540 platform. In this case, a BIG-IP Controller