F5 WANJet 500 Platform Manual

Platform Guide:

WANJet® 500

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Table of Contents

Introducing the WANJet 500 Platform

Overview of the WANJet 500 platform ....................................................................................1-1

Getting started with the WANJet 500 platform .....................................................................1-2

Components provided with the WANJet 500 ...............................................................1-2

Peripheral hardware that you provide ..............................................................................1-4

Familiarizing yourself with the WANJet 500 ............................................................................1-5

Using the WANJet 500 hardware ......................................................................................1-5

About this guide ..............................................................................................................................1-7

Finding additional information and technical support ...................................................1-8

Stylistic conventions ..............................................................................................................1-8

Installing the WANJet 500 Platform

Installing the hardware ...................................................................................................................2-1

Types of mounts ....................................................................................................................2-1

General recommendations for mounting a unit in a rack ............................................2-1

Installing the WANJet 500 hardware ................................................................................2-2

Powering up the WANJet 500 platform ....................................................................................2-5

Configuring the addresses .............................................................................................................2-6

Connecting the cables ....................................................................................................................2-9

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Using the WANJet 500 LCD and LEDs

Operating the LCD panel .............................................................................................................3-1

Configuring the WANJet 500 using the LCD .................................................................3-3

Administering the WANJet 500 using the LCD .............................................................3-3

Understanding LED behavior .......................................................................................................3-5

LED indicators ........................................................................................................................3-5

Network interface card LEDs .............................................................................................3-6

Maintaining the WANJet 500 Platform

Reviewing maintenance options ..................................................................................................4-1

Changing a power supply ..............................................................................................................4-1

Replacing the power supply .................................................................................................4-1

Replacing a hard drive ....................................................................................................................4-2

Removing and replacing a hard drive tray ........................................................................4-2

Understanding Environmental Guidelines for the WANJet 500 Platform

Environmental requirements ........................................................................................................5-1

General environmental guidelines ......................................................................................5-1

Reviewing Hardware Specifications

WANJet 500 platform specifications ..........................................................................................6-1

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Installing the WANJet Appliance Using the Rail-Mount Kit

Installing the rail-mount kit ..........................................................................................................A-1

Installing the kit hardware ..................................................................................................A-1

Installing the unit into a rail-mount rack .........................................................................A-5

Connecting cables and other hardware ..........................................................................A-5

Platform-Specific Hazardous Substance Levels, for China

WJ500, WA4500, and EM3000 platforms ................................................................................ B-1

Glossary

Index

Introducing the WANJet 500 Platform

• Overview of the WANJet 500 platform

• Getting started with the WANJet 500 platform

• Familiarizing yourself with the WANJet 500

• About this guide

Introducing the WANJet 500 Platform

Overview of the WANJet 500 platform

F5® Networks WANJet® 500 platform is an appliance that delivers

LAN-like application performance over the WAN. The WANJet 500

accelerates applications including file transfer, email, client-server

applications, data replication, and others, resulting in predictable, fast

performance for all WAN users.

The WANJet 500 platform features fault tolerance and scalability for over

20,000 optimized connections. You can incorporate the WANJet 500

seamlessly across all wide-area networks including dedicated links, IP

VPNs, frame relay, and satellite connections. The WANJet 500 platform is

Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliant, and meets RoHS

guidelines regarding lead-free electronic equipment.

For detailed hardware specifications on the WANJet 500, see WANJet 500

platform specifications, on page 6-1.

The WANJet 500 delivers excellent application performance and reduces IT

expenses. Operating at Layer 5 of the OSI reference model, the WANJet

500 has full application knowledge and network awareness. The WANJet

appliance integrates key performance technologies, including Transparent

Data Reduction™, adaptive TCP optimization, site-to-site encryption, and

quality of service, that are applied to application streams.

Figure 1.1 shows the WANJet 500 platform. For details on configuring and

maintaining the WANJet 500, see the WANJet

Guide.

Figure 1.1 Front view of the WANJet 500 platform

Appliance Administrator

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Getting started with the WANJet 500 platform

You must complete the following basic tasks to install and set up the

WANJet 500 platform.

• Acquaint yourself with the WANJet 500 hardware. For more information, see Familiarizing yourself with the WANJet 500, on page 1-5.

• Review the hardware requirements. For more information about the hardware requirements, read the following sections, Components

provided with the WANJet 500, following, and Peripheral hardware that you provide, on page 1-4.

• Install the WANJet 500 hardware and connect it to the network, and optionally connect the peripheral hardware. For more information on mounting the hardware and attaching cables, see Installing the hardware, on page 2-1.

• Understand the environmental guidelines. For more information, see Chapter 5, Understanding Environmental Guidelines for the WANJet 500 Platform.

The WANJet 500 comes with the hardware that you need for installation. However, you must also provide standard peripheral hardware, such as a serial terminal, if you want to administer the WANJet 500 directly.

Components provided with the WANJet 500

When you unpack the WANJet 500, you should make sure that the following components, shown in Figure 1.2, are included:

• Rack-mount ears and handles

• Rail-mount kit

• Serial port console cable

• Two power cords

• Two CAT-5e cables (one gray straight-through and one red crossover cable)

• Two packs of screws (rack-mount and rail-mount screws)

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Introducing the WANJet 500 Platform

Figure 1.2 Components included with the WANJet 500 platform

Important

The power cables included with this unit are for exclusive use with this unit and should not be used with other electrical appliances. The unit handles may look different from those shown in the figure.

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Peripheral hardware that you provide

For each WANJet 500 that you install, the peripheral hardware you provide is determined by the configuration you want to create:

◆ If you want direct administrative access to the WANJet 500, you need

standard input/output hardware. This requires a serial console or a PC with a serial connector. (You connect it to the WANJet 500 using the serial port console cable that comes with the WANJet appliance.)

◆ You also need network hubs, switches, or concentrators to connect to the

WANJet 500 network interfaces. The devices you select must be compatible with the network interface cards installed in the WANJet 500. The devices must support 10/100 Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet.

• Ethernet requires either a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps hub or switch.

• Gigabit Ethernet requires a compatible Gigabit Ethernet switch.

◆ If you want to use the Management port, you must have an

administrative workstation on the same IP network as the WANJet 500.

◆ If you plan on doing remote administration from your own PC

workstation (instead of using the Management port), we recommend that you have your workstation already in place on the corporate network.

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Introducing the WANJet 500 Platform

Familiarizing yourself with the WANJet 500

Before you begin to install the WANJet 500, quickly review the following figures that identify the controls and ports on the front and the back of the WANJet 500.

Using the WANJet 500 hardware

You need to be familiar with both the front and back panels of the WANJet

500. Figure 1.3 illustrates the front of a WANJet 500. On the front of the

unit, you can connect a console, connect a USB keyboard, and view the indicator lights for hard disk access.

1. USB port

2. Console port

3. LCD display

4. LCD keypad

5. LED status indicators

6. Management port

7. Peer port

8. WAN 1 port

9. LAN 1 port

10. Hard drive 1

11.

Hard drive 2 (optional)

Figure 1.3 Front view of a WANJet 500 platform

If you have physical access to the unit, you can use the front-panel LEDs to assess the condition of the unit. For details about the behavior of the LEDs, see Understanding LED behavior, on page 3-5.

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Figure 1.4 illustrates the back of a WANJet 500.

1. Failover port (not used)

2. Fans

3. Power supply alarm mute switch

4. Power switch

5. Power supply 1

6. Power supply 2

Figure 1.4 Back view of the WANJet 500 platform

Note that the failover port, labeled 1 in the figure, is not used. You may use the Peer port on the front to set up a redundant system for the WANJet platform. Refer to the WANJet on how to set up WANJet platforms in a redundant system.

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About this guide

Introducing the WANJet 500 Platform

This guide describes the features of the WANJet 500 platform and contains the following information.

• Getting familiar with the WANJet platform

Learn about the parts of the WANJet platform. For more information, see Familiarizing yourself with the WANJet 500, on page 1-5.

• Installing the platform

Learn how to install the hardware in a rack, power it up, perform minimal configuration tasks, and connect the network cables. For more information, see Chapter 2, Installing the WANJet 500 Platform.

• Using the LCD keypad

Learn about using the LCD to configure addresses, shut down and restart the WANJet platform, and perform other basic tasks. For more information, see Operating the LCD panel, on page 3-1.

• Understanding LED behavior

Learn how to decipher what conditions are signaled by the LEDs. For more information, see Understanding LED behavior, on page 3-5.

• Changing a power supply

Learn how to replace a power supply. For more information, see Changing a power supply, on page 4-1.

• Replacing the hard drives

Learn how to replace the hot-swappable drives that may be contained in each of the drive bays. For more information, see Replacing a hard drive, on page 4-2.

• Understanding the environmental guidelines

Learn about the environmental requirements for the WANJet 500 platform. For more information, see Chapter 5, Understanding Environmental Guidelines for the WANJet 500 Platform.

• Reviewing the hardware specifications

Review the hardware specifications for the WANJet 500 platform. For more information, see Chapter 6, Reviewing Hardware Specifications.

• Installing a rail-mount kit

Learn how to install a rail-mount kit into a rack so the installed WANJet 500 can slide in and out of the rack. For more information, see Appendix A, Installing the WANJet Appliance Using the Rail-Mount Kit.

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Finding additional information and technical support

In addition to this guide, there are other sources of documentation you can use in order to work with the WANJet platform. The information is available in the guides and documents described below. The following documentation is included with the WANJet platform.

◆ WANJet 500 Appliance Quick Start Card

The WANJet hardware includes the printed WANJet 500 Appliance Quick Start Card. This document provides basic instructions for a quick

setup and initial configuration of the WANJet platform.

In addition to the documentation included with the platform, you can find comprehensive technical documentation using the following resources.

Stylistic conventions

◆ WANJet Appliance Administrator Guide

The WANJet

Appliance Administrator Guide provides all the

information the administrator needs to configure and manage the WANJet appliance. It introduces the concepts of optimization, Transparent Data Reduction (TDR), Application QoS, Type of Service, and Connection Interception (CI).

◆ Release notes

Release notes for the WANJet appliance are available in HTML format on the F5 Networks Technical Support web site, http://tech.f5.com. The release notes contain the latest information for the current version, including a list of new features and enhancements, a list of fixes, and a list of known issues.

◆ Technical support through the World Wide Web

The F5 Networks Technical Support web site, http://tech.f5.com, provides the latest release notes, technical notes, answers to frequently asked questions, updates to the guides (if available), and the Ask F5 search engine.

To help you easily identify and understand important information, our documentation uses the stylistic conventions described below.

Using the solution examples

Identifying new terms

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Examples in this documentation use only private class IP addresses. When you set up the solutions we describe, you must use valid IP addresses suitable to your own network in place of our sample addresses.

When we first define a new term, the term is shown in bold italic text. For example, the Web UI is the browser-based utility for administering the WANJet appliance.

Introducing the WANJet 500 Platform

Identifying references to objects, names, and commands

We apply bold formatting to a variety of items to help you easily pick them out of a block of text. These items include web addresses, IP addresses, utility names, and portions of commands, such as variables and keywords. For example, to discover devices requires that you include at least one <ip_address> or an <ip_subnet> variable.

Identifying references to other documents

We use italic text to denote a reference to another document. In references where we provide the name of a book as well as a specific chapter or section in the book, we show the book name in bold, italic text, and the chapter/section name in italic text to help quickly differentiate the two. For example, you can find information about setting up optimization policies in the Advanced Configuration chapter of the WANJet Administrator Guide.

Identifying command syntax

Appliance

We show complete commands in bold Courier text. Note that we do not include the corresponding screen prompt, unless the command is shown in a figure that depicts an entire command line screen. For example, the following command shows how to trace the route of IP packets from the WANJet command line interface:

traceroute <ip_address>

Table 1.1 explains additional special conventions used in command line syntax.

Item in text Description

\ Indicates that the command continues on the following line, and

< > Identifies a user-defined parameter. For example, if the command

| Separates parts of a command.

[ ] Indicates that syntax inside the brackets is optional.

... Indicates that you can type a series of items.

that users should type the entire command without typing a line break.

has <your name>, type in your name, but do not include the angle brackets.

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::= Means is defined as. Indicates that an argument is followed by the

description of the elements that you can use for the argument.

Table 1.1 Command line syntax conventions

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Installing the WANJet 500 Platform

• Installing the hardware

• Powering up the WANJet 500 platform

• Configuring the addresses

• Connecting the cables

Installing the hardware

After you have reviewed the hardware requirements and become familiar with the WANJet 500, you can install the unit.

This chapter includes detailed instructions on installing and setting up the WANJet platform. The same instructions appear in a briefer format in the WANJet 500 Appliance Quick Start Card. If you have already followed the instructions on the card, and have completed the installation successfully, you may not need to read this chapter. It describes the same installation procedure in more detail.

Types of mounts

Two types of mounts are available for the WANJet 500: the standard front-rack mount that comes with the WANJet 500, and a rail mount that allows you to slide the unit in and out as needed. The installation of the WANJet 500 hardware differs depending on which type of mount you decide to use.

Installing the WANJet 500 Platform

◆ Standard front mount

To install the WANJet 500 platform using the standard front-rack mount that comes with the hardware, follow the instructions in To install the unit into a standard-mount rack, on page 2-2.

◆ Optional rail mount

To install the WANJet 500 platform into a rail mount, first attach the included rail-mount kit. Then, you can install the unit into the rack. For details, refer to Appendix A, Installing the WANJet Appliance Using the Rail-Mount Kit.

Whichever mount you are using, read the following general recommendations before installing the WANJet 500.

General recommendations for mounting a unit in a rack

We recommend that all units have 1U of extra space between them when mounted in a rack to allow for a rack mounting shelf, and to provide additional air circulation for cooling the unit.

Although not required, the 1U of space between units makes it easier to remove the unit from the rack in the event that the unit requires service. A 1U space between units also provides additional cable routing options.

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We recommend that you allow about 4 inches (100 mm) of space from the front panel of the unit to the rack front or rack door. This provides enough room to route the cables without bending them excessively.

WARNING

This product is sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). We recommend that when handling the unit, use proper ESD grounding procedures and equipment.

Installing the WANJet 500 hardware

To use the standard front mount to hold the WANJet 500 unit, follow the procedure in this section.

You may need a shelf or similar device to support the unit if a single person is installing the unit. To prevent personal injury or damage to the unit, we recommend having at least two people to perform the installation.

You can also install the unit onto any flat surface without having to install it into a rack. In that case, continue on to Powering up the WANJet 500 platform, on page 2-5.

To install the unit into a standard-mount rack

1. Attach the rack-mount ears to the unit, using four black screws per ear.

2. If desired, attach the handles to the rack-mount ears using the provided screws.

3. Lift the unit into place.

4. Secure the unit using the four rack-mounting screws that are provided. You need to tighten the screws to secure the unit to the rack to provide adequate stability and to prevent the unit from falling out of the rack. Securing the unit to the rack with the screws also provides adequate grounding.

If the rack does not provide adequate support for the unit, you may need a shelf kit. We recommend that you use the shelf kit created by the rack manufacturer. (Some rack manufacturers provide shelf kits for their racks.)

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