Specifications

BIG-IP Software on the Dell PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System
BIG-IP® Platform Guide for the Dell® PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System 1 - 3
Console redirection
The default interface for a BIG-IP server blade is through the chassis
management card KVM interface. When a server blade is started with
BIG-IP software, the software does not support access to the serial port
through the chassis management card remote console feature. If you want to
configure console redirection, you can configure the BIG-IP software to
force console I/O to the serial port. In this configuration, the console I/O can
be accessed through the management card Embedded Remote Access
(ERA) utility.
Note
If you redirected the console to the serial port, console I/O is not available
on the KVM interface.
To force the console I/O to the serial port
1. Open the /etc/boot.default file.
2. Locate the entry console auto and change this entry to console com.
3. Save the /etc/boot.default file.
4. Reboot the system and the console I/O is directed to the serial port.
For more information on how to connect to a server blade serial port using
the management card ERA interface, see the Dell Embedded Remote
Access User’s Guide.
Hardware changes or failures
Once you install and activate the BIG-IP software on the blade server
system, making any hardware changes on the server blades may require the
assistance of F5 technical support.
If you experience any hardware problems that require moving the BIG-IP
software to another blade server system, you must contact F5 technical
support.
VLAN fail-safe
The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) on the network switch modules may
interfere with VLAN fail-safe. If you plan to use VLAN fail-safe, you need
to disable STP on the network switch modules. To disable STP, see the Dell
PowerEdge 1655MC documentation. For more information on VLAN
fail-safe, see the BIG-IP Reference Guide, Part II, The Base Network.