Applies To:
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BIG-IP AAM
- 14.1.0, 14.0.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 13.0.1, 13.0.0, 12.1.4, 12.1.3, 12.1.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.0, 11.6.4, 11.6.3, 11.6.2, 11.6.1, 11.5.9, 11.5.8, 11.5.7, 11.5.6, 11.5.5, 11.5.4, 11.5.3, 11.5.2, 11.5.1
BIG-IP APM
- 15.0.0, 14.1.0, 14.0.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 13.0.1, 13.0.0, 12.1.4, 12.1.3, 12.1.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.0, 11.6.4, 11.6.3, 11.6.2, 11.6.1, 11.5.9, 11.5.8, 11.5.7, 11.5.6, 11.5.5, 11.5.4, 11.5.3, 11.5.2, 11.5.1
BIG-IP GTM
- 11.6.4, 11.6.3, 11.6.2, 11.6.1, 11.5.9, 11.5.8, 11.5.7, 11.5.6, 11.5.5, 11.5.4, 11.5.3, 11.5.2, 11.5.1
BIG-IP Analytics
- 15.0.0, 14.1.0, 14.0.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 13.0.1, 13.0.0, 12.1.4, 12.1.3, 12.1.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.0, 11.6.4, 11.6.3, 11.6.2, 11.6.1, 11.5.9, 11.5.8, 11.5.7, 11.5.6, 11.5.5, 11.5.4, 11.5.3, 11.5.2, 11.5.1
BIG-IP Link Controller
- 15.0.0, 14.1.0, 14.0.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 13.0.1, 13.0.0, 12.1.4, 12.1.3, 12.1.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.0, 11.6.4, 11.6.3, 11.6.2, 11.6.1, 11.5.9, 11.5.8, 11.5.7, 11.5.6, 11.5.5, 11.5.4, 11.5.3, 11.5.2, 11.5.1
BIG-IP LTM
- 15.0.0, 14.1.0, 14.0.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 13.0.1, 13.0.0, 12.1.4, 12.1.3, 12.1.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.0, 11.6.4, 11.6.3, 11.6.2, 11.6.1, 11.5.9, 11.5.8, 11.5.7, 11.5.6, 11.5.5, 11.5.4, 11.5.3, 11.5.2, 11.5.1
BIG-IP PEM
- 15.0.0
BIG-IP AFM
- 15.0.0
BIG-IP DNS
- 15.0.0, 14.1.0, 14.0.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 13.0.1, 13.0.0, 12.1.4, 12.1.3, 12.1.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.0
BIG-IP ASM
- 15.0.0, 14.1.0, 14.0.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 13.0.1, 13.0.0, 12.1.4, 12.1.3, 12.1.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.0, 11.6.4, 11.6.3, 11.6.2, 11.6.1, 11.5.9, 11.5.8, 11.5.7, 11.5.6, 11.5.5, 11.5.4, 11.5.3, 11.5.2, 11.5.1
Platform Maintenance
About platform maintenance
The 11000 platform contains several components that can be replaced individually without exchanging the entire system. This platform contains the following replaceable components:
- AC power supply
- DC power supply
- Fan tray
- Hard drive
About AC power supplies
BIG-IP® platforms can support up to two AC power supplies. Some platforms come with only one power supply by default. You can hot swap power supplies if there are two installed in your system.

A power supply partially removed from the platform
The platform supports power redundancy, which ensures that the system is unaffected if a single power supply fails in a system containing more than one power supply.
Installing an AC power supply
About DC power supplies
The BIG-IP® platforms support DC power supplies. You can hot swap power supplies if there are two installed in your system. The DC power supply does not have an on/off switch. You can control the power from the rack switch or the DC power source.
The DC power supply includes a DC terminal block that connects the power supply to the DC power source.
The platform supports power redundancy, which ensures that the system is unaffected if a single power supply fails in a system containing more than one power supply.

The 11000 platform DC power supply and terminal block

DC terminal block components
Wiring the DC power supply terminal block
- Wire stripping tool
- Small Phillips screwdriver
- Small flat head screwdriver
Installing a DC power supply
About the fan tray
The 11000 platform has a removable fan tray that is designed to maintain airflow throughout the chassis. You can change or replace the fan tray as part of the routine maintenance of the unit, or in the event of a fan failure. The fans in the fan tray run constantly while the unit is on. Over time, the fans can wear out, requiring you to replace the fan tray.

An example of a fan tray in a platform
Replacing the fan tray
About 11000 Series Platform Drive Options
The BIG-IP® 11000 platforms have four drive bays. The default platform configuration includes two hot swappable hard disk drives (HDDs).

The front of a platform with front bezel removed and the orientation of the drive bays
The 11000 platform also supports the use of solid-state drives (SSDs) that come in a dual-disk drive sled and are installed along with hard disk drives. HDDs are installed in the two leftmost drive bays (bays 1 and 2), and SSDs are installed in the two rightmost bays (bays 3 and 4). You can distinguish a drive sled that contains SSDs by the red-colored metal grille on the front of the drive sled.

An example of a solid-state drive sled installed in a platform
You can change or replace the drives as part of the routine maintenance of the unit or in the event of a drive failure. When replacing SSDs, you must replace both of the dual-disk drive sleds installed in the platform.
Installing a hard disk drive or solid-state drive
About hard disk drive replacement
The BIG-IP® 11000 platforms support hard disk drive mirroring using RAID. You can add the replacement hard disk drive sled that you received from F5 Networks to the system.
Identifying a faulty hard disk drive
Replacing a hard disk drive
About solid-state drive replacement
The BIG-IP® 11000 platform supports the use of solid-state drives (SSDs).
Preparing solid-state drives for replacement using tmsh
Preparing solid-state drives for replacement using the Configuration Utility
- Log on to the Configuration Utility.
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Use the browser-based Configuration Utility to perform the following
tasks before you physically remove the drive sleds from the platform:
- On the Main tab, click and deprovision the module that is using the SSDs (for example, BIG-IP® WAN Optimization Manager™ or BIG-IP® WebAccelerator™).
- On the Main tab, click and make note of the bay number and serial number for installed SSDs.