You can use the System menu to reboot, reset, halt, power off, or power on the system.

You can use the Alerts menu to view system alerts by priority, or to clear all alerts from the LCD.

You can use the Options menu to configure the LCD brightness and enable/disable the chassis locator LED.

You can use the Setup menu to configure the management interface, AOM management interface, and serial port baud rate.

1. Touch the screen to activate the LCD menus.
   
2. Tap System.
   The System screen displays.
   
3. On the System screen, tap Soft Reboot.
4. Tap Confirm to reboot the unit.

1. Touch the screen to activate the LCD menus.
   
2. Tap System.
   The System screen displays.
   
3. On the System screen, tap Hard Reset.
4. Tap Confirm to reset the unit.

1. Touch the screen to activate the LCD menus.
   
2. Tap System.
   The System screen displays.
   
3. On the System screen, tap Halt.
4. Tap Confirm to halt the unit.

1. Touch the screen to activate the LCD menus.
   
2. Tap System.
   The System screen displays.
   
3. On the System screen, swipe to scroll down and tap Power Off or Power On.
   
4. Tap Confirm to power off/on the unit.

1. Touch the screen to activate the LCD menus.
   
2. Tap Alerts.
   The Alerts screen displays.
   
3. On the Alerts screen, clear either all alerts or alerts of a specific priority:
   • To clear all alerts, tap Clear All.
   • To clear only alerts of only a specific priority, tap the priority name to view alerts with that priority, and then tap Clear.

1. Touch the screen to activate the LCD menus.
   
2. Tap Options.
   The Options screen displays.
   
3. Tap Display.
   The Brightness screen displays.
   
4. Use the left and right arrows to adjust the brightness of the LCD in real-time.
5. Click Back to return to the previous screen.

1. Touch the screen to activate the LCD menus.
   
2. Tap Options.
   The Options screen displays.
   
3. Click Locator LED.
   The Locator LED screen displays.
   
4. Tap to enable or disable the chassis locator LED.

The status LED indicates the operating state of the system.

The alarm LED indicates system alarm conditions and the severity of the alarm condition.

The Power 1 and Power 2 LEDs on the front of the chassis indicate the general operating state of the power supplies.

1. Open a command prompt on the system.
2. Change to the /config directory.
   cd /config
3. Using a text editor, such as vi or Pico, open the /config/user_alert.conf file.
4. Edit the file, as needed.
   For example, add these lines to the end of the file to create a custom alert in which the front panel LEDs indicate when a node is down:

   alert BIGIP_MCPD_MCPDERR_POOL_MEMBER_MON_DOWN "Pool member (.*?):(.*?) monitor status down." 
   {
     snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.10";
     lcdwarn description="Node down" priority="1"
   }
   alert BIGIP_MCPD_MCPDERR_NODE_ADDRESS_MON_DOWN "Node (.*?) monitor status down." {
     snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.12";
     lcdwarn description="Node address down" priority="1"
   }
   alert BIGIP_MCPD_MCPDERR_POOL_MEMBER_MON_UP "Pool member (.*?):(.*?) monitor status up."
   {
     snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.11"
   }
   alert BIGIP_MCPD_MCPDERR_NODE_ADDRESS_MON_UP "Node (.*?) monitor status up." 
   {
     snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.13"
   }

5. Save the file and exit the text editor.

You can use the TMOS Shell (tmsh) or the Configuration utility to manage platform interfaces.

All interfaces on the system default to auto-negotiate speed and full duplex settings. We recommend that you also configure any network equipment that you plan to use with the system to auto-negotiate speed and duplex settings. If you connect the system to network devices with forced speed and duplex settings, you must force the speed and duplex settings of the system to match the settings of the other network device.

By default, the media type on interfaces is set to automatically detect speed and duplex settings, but you can specify a media type as well. Use the following syntax to set the media type:

                     
tmsh modify net interface <interface_key> media <media_type> | auto
                  

If the media type does not accept the duplex mode setting, a message appears. If media type is set to auto, or if the interface does not accept the duplex mode setting, the duplex setting is not saved to the /config/bigip_base.conf file.

The appearance and behavior of the network interface LEDs on the platform indicate network traffic activity, interface speed, and interface duplexity.

The AOM Command Menu provides the AOM options for the platform. You can access the AOM Command Menu using either a serial console or SSH.

1. Connect to the system using the serial console.
2. Open the AOM Command Menu.
   Esc (

1. Connect to the system using the serial console.
2. Create an admin user account:
   • On a newly configured BIG-IP system, type aom_setup_user.
   • On a previously configured BIG-IP system, type aom_setup_user -o to override the existing AOM admin user account.
3. Type the desired username.
4. Type the desired password.
5. Type the new password again to confirm it.
   When the account creation is successful, a message similar to this one displays: AOM username aom-admin successfully set and enabled. Note that the AOM network must be configured via the AOM menu.
6. Optional: Verify the AOM admin user account is enabled and set up correctly.
   aom_setup_user -l
   A message similar to this one displays: Current AOM username: aom-admin (enabled)

1. Connect to the system using the serial console.
2. Open the AOM Command Menu.
   Esc (
3. Type n to open the AOM management network configurator.
4. Assign a management IP address, netmask, and gateway:
   • To use DHCP to assign the addresses, type y when prompted about using DHCP.
   • To manually assign the addresses, type n when prompted about using DHCP. At the prompts, type values for IP address (required), netmask (required), and gateway (optional).
   A confirmation message displays the configured management IP address, netmask, and gateway.
5. Optional: Type i to verify the assigned addresses.

1. Open an SSH session, where <ip addr> is the IP address that you configured for AOM.
   ssh root@<ip addr>
2. Type the root password.
3. Open the AOM Command Menu.
   Esc (