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Page 9 - BIG-IP Software on the Dell PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System
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 ..............................................................................................................................
Page 13 - Getting started; Task overview
BIG-IP Software on the Dell PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System BIG-IP® Platform Guide for the Dell® PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System 1 - 1 Getting started The BIG-IP Platform Guide for the Dell PowerEdge 1655MC Blade Server System is designed to help you install and activate the BIG-IP® softwa...
Page 14 - Installing the hardware
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...
Page 15 - Console redirection; Hardware changes or failures
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...
Page 16 - Component configuration
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...
Page 17 - Using the remote access utility
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 ...
Page 18 - Installing the BIG-IP software; Selecting a host to act as a PXE server
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...
Page 20 - Connecting to the blade server system
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...
Page 21 - Activating the license
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 ...
Page 24 - Using the Setup utility
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 ...
Page 25 - Setting up a basic BIG-IP software configuration
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...
Page 27 - Performing backup and recovery
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,...
Page 29 - Finding additional resources
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...
Page 31 - Glossary
Page 37 - Index