ARX Functional Overview
ARX Hardware Reference Guide
2 - 5
2500
Cost-effective,
small-form-factor device
designed for use in small data
centers and branch/remote
offices.
Similar to the ARX-2000, the
ARX-2500 combines
application processing and
control, switch fabric
throughput, and external
interfaces into a single FRU
(field-replaceable unit)
compact design.
It offers the same software
features as the other ARX
platforms, differing only in
performance and scale.
• Ports: 1 MGMT/data, 3 1 GbE, and 2
x 10GbE (optical with SFP+
transceivers)
• Throughput: 400 to 500 MB/s
• Files: 1536M
• Power supply: redundant
• Disk drives: dual, hot-swappable
• NVRAM: with SuperCap (no battery
required)
• Height: 1U
• Weight: 22.5
• Shipping weight: 35 pounds
(includes packaging)
• Licensing and entitlement tracking:
F5 Licensing
4000
Cost-effective device that
combines application
processing and control, switch
fabric throughput, and external
interfaces into a compact
design consisting of 2 FRUs
(field-replaceable units).
Includes a removable front
bezel which, when attached,
covers all components except
the Ethernet ports and a set of
data plane LEDs.
• Throughput (Ethernet):
– Serial console port
– 10/100 Mbps out-of-band
management port
– 100/1000 gigabit (12 ports,
copper)
– 10-gigabit (2 ports, fiber-optic)
• Throughput: 1050 MB/s
• Height: 4U compact (2U control
plane, 2U data plane)
• Weight: 96 pounds
• Box-to-box failover capability for
redundancy
• Single bezel covering control and
data plane components
• AC power cords (4): 15 amp, 110
volts and 220 volts
• PCI-E interconnect cable (control
plane to data plane)
• System status: front control panel
LEDs that indicate port activity, disk
drive activity, system status, and
power
• Status: front data panel LEDs that
indicate PCI link status, NVRAM
battery status, power supply status,
and various operational states
Table 2.1
ARX Models and Description (Continued)
Model
Description
Hardware Features
Summary of Contents for ARX-500
Page 1: ...ARX Hardware Reference Guide MAN 0338 00...
Page 2: ......
Page 6: ...vi...
Page 7: ...Table of Contents...
Page 8: ......
Page 12: ......
Page 26: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 16...
Page 27: ...2 ARX Overview ARX Functional Overview ARX Platform Models Managing the Switch...
Page 28: ......
Page 36: ...Chapter 2 ARX Overview 2 10...
Page 37: ...3 System Specifications System Specifications System Power Requirements Cable Requirements...
Page 38: ......
Page 56: ......
Page 87: ...Index...
Page 88: ......