F5 port types

Below are the types of ports available in F5..

1. Mgmt Port:-
                          Has a default IP address 198.168.1.45/24 but no default gateway is configured by default. We need to re IP it during initial setup as per our network.

2.USB port :-
                       Two ports available to connect to other devices

3. Console Port :-
                           It is a  DB9 connector for connecting serial console.

4. Ethernet port :- 
                                  Number of available Ethernet ports varies depending upon the model.

 1 GIG  RJ45 Ethernet are used to connect F5 to the network as well as to the clients and servers.

The Ethernet ports are numbered top to bottom and left to right.

e.g The top left port is 1.1 while the port below is 1,2.

5. Failover port :- It is also a DB9 connector but used to connect to redundant equipment. Also exist below console port.