Installation guide
Powering Down the ARX
®
6000
ARX
®
6000 Hardware Installation Guide 8 - 3
Powering Down the ARX
®
6000
The ARX
®
6000 requires a manual power-down sequence, which cuts power
from all systems including the NVRAM. Once the NVRAM loses power
from an external source, it uses a battery backup for up to 72 hours.
For details on powering down a single ARX
®
and a redundant pair, consult
the ARX
®
CLI Maintenance Guide, Powering Down the ARX, on page 13-1.
This prepares the ARX
®
pair for a planned power outage.
For power outages of greater than 72 hours, contact F5 Support.
POST Diagnostics
When the switch reboots and the modules power-up, POST (power-on
self-test) diagnostics run on each module to verify their basic hardware
integrity. You can view any hardware failures at the system console through
the
show version and show chassis commands. See the following sample
output.
Figure 8.1 Show Version Sample
minturnA>showversion
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RunningRelease
test1.rel:Version5.02.000.12535(Feb5201018:16:05)[nbuilds]
ArmedRelease
test1.rel:Version5.02.000.12535(Feb5201018:16:05)[nbuilds]
BackupRelease
test2.rel:Version5.02.000.12535(Feb5201018:16:05)[nbuilds]
SystemConfiguration:Version502000.21
minturnAuptimeis
0weeks,0days,1hours,25minutes.
SlotAdminModuleTypeModuleStateFWUpgrade
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
1EnabledSCMOnlineDisabled
2EnabledASMOnlineDisabled
3Enabled‐‐‐EmptyDisabled
4EnabledNSMOnlineDisabled
5Enabled‐‐‐EmptyDisabled
6Enabled‐‐‐EmptyDisabled
ResourceStateForwarding
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
SwitchUpDisabled