Specifications

Table of Contents
BIG-IP® Platform Guide for the Dell® PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System vii
BIG-IP Software on the Dell PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System
Getting started ................................................................................................................................1-1
Task overview .........................................................................................................................1-1
What is BIG-IP software? .....................................................................................................1-2
Installing the hardware ...................................................................................................................1-2
Console redirection ..............................................................................................................1-3
Hardware changes or failures .............................................................................................1-3
VLAN fail-safe .........................................................................................................................1-3
Component configuration ....................................................................................................1-4
Power management ...............................................................................................................1-4
Installing the BIG-IP software .......................................................................................................1-6
Selecting a host to act as a PXE server ............................................................................1-6
Configuring the host as a PXE server ...............................................................................1-6
Connecting to the blade server system ............................................................................1-8
Performing a PXE boot ........................................................................................................1-8
Activating the license .....................................................................................................................1-9
Using the Setup utility ................................................................................................................. 1-12
Setting up a basic BIG-IP software configuration ................................................................. 1-13
Performing backup and recovery ............................................................................................. 1-15
Finding additional resources ...................................................................................................... 1-17
Glossary
Index