Dell 1655MC- Manuals

Chapter 1 1 - 2 What is BIG-IP software? The BIG-IP software delivers an easy-to-use solution for deploying and managing local area traffic. The software provides a scalable and secure platform where you can build and deploy web-based applications for intranet, extranet, or Internet environments. Th...

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 wi...

Chapter 1 1 - 4 Component configuration In the most basic component configuration using the BIG-IP software, an external device, such as a router, is directly connected to the external side of the network switch module on the Dell PowerEdge 1655MC. The network switch module channels traffic to the B...

BIG-IP Software on the Dell PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System BIG-IP® Platform Guide for the Dell® PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System 1 - 5 Using the remote access utility You can also control the BIG-IP system server blade from the Dell Embedded Remote Access (ERA) utility that resides on the ...

Chapter 1 1 - 6 Installing the BIG-IP software Once you have properly installed the blade server system hardware, you are ready to install the BIG-IP software. To install the BIG-IP software on the Dell PowerEdge 1655MC, you use the network boot procedure known as a Pre-boot Execution Environment (P...

Chapter 1 1 - 8 Connecting to the blade server system Once you have configured the PXE server, you must connect a keyboard and monitor to the Dell 1655MC Chassis System Management Module, in order to install the BIG-IP software. To connect a keyboard and monitor to the chassis system management modu...

BIG-IP Software on the Dell PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System BIG-IP® Platform Guide for the Dell® PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System 1 - 9 Activating the license Once you have loaded the BIG-IP software onto the target server blade(s), you must have a valid license certificate to activate the ...

Chapter 1 1 - 12 11. To finish the licensing process, click License Terms, review the EULA, and accept it. 12. At the Reboot Prompt screen, select when you want to reboot the server blade. You must reboot the server blade to complete the license activation. Using the Setup utility Once you activate ...

BIG-IP Software on the Dell PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System BIG-IP® Platform Guide for the Dell® PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System 1 - 13 Setting up a basic BIG-IP software configuration The most common application of the BIG-IP software is to distribute traffic across an array of web server...

BIG-IP Software on the Dell PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System BIG-IP® Platform Guide for the Dell® PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System 1 - 15 Performing backup and recovery Each time you perform a clean installation of the BIG-IP software, you completely delete all configuration data. Therefore,...

BIG-IP Software on the Dell PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System BIG-IP® Platform Guide for the Dell® PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System 1 - 17 Finding additional resources You can use the following resources to find additional technical information about BIG-IP software: ◆ Reference and solutions...