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Powering Down the ARX-1000
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Powering Down the ARX-1000
The ARX-1000 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 system powers up, POST (power-on
self-test) diagnostics run to verify basic hardware integrity. You can view
any hardware failures at the system console through the
show version or
show chassis commands. See the following sample output.
Figure 4.1 Show Version Sample
gffstnA# show version
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Running Release
test1.rel : Version 5.02.000.12535 (Feb 5 2010 18:16:05) [nbuilds]
Armed Release
test1.rel : Version 5.02.000.12535 (Feb 5 2010 18:16:05) [nbuilds]
Backup Release
test3.rel : Version 5.02.000.12535 (Feb 5 2010 18:16:05) [nbuilds]
System Configuration: Version 502000.21
gffstnA uptime is 0 weeks, 0 days, 1 hours, 36 minutes.
Slot Admin ModuleType ModuleState FW Upgrade
---- ------- ------------ ---------------- ----------
1 Enabled ACM Online Disabled
Resource State Forwarding
-------- ------------------------------- ----------
Switch Up Disabled
Figure 4.2 Show Chassis Sample
gffstnA# show chassis
Identification:
Hostname UUID
------------------------------------ --------------------------------------
gffstnA e5d870ae-571e-1352-916b-ef324fbc05a2