Hardware objects¶
For more details, click the hardware object name.
| Name | Definition |
| `chassis <dco_chassis_object.html >`__ | The chassis
object refers to the physical BIG-IP appliance. |
| disk | The disk
object refers to the physical media on a BIG-IP device. |
| cpu | The cpu
object refers to the BIG-IP appliance’s central processor. |
| partition | The partition
object is a logical container that contains a defined set of BIG-IP system objects. When a specific set of objects resides in a partition, you can grant authority to view and manage the objects in that partition only, rather than to all objects on the BIG-IP system. |
| interface | The interface
object refers to the physical ports that you use to connect the BIG-IP system to other devices on the network. These other devices can be next-hop routers, Layer 2 devices, destination servers, and so on. Through its interfaces, the BIG-IP system can forward traffic to or from other network devices. |