F5OS-A 1.1.0 - rSeries r4000/r2000 Platform Overview¶
Overview¶
The F5 rSeries r2000 and r4000 are F5’s next-generation cloud scale appliances that replace the current iSeries i2000 and i4000 platforms with a completely re-architected system incorporating K3S and improved optics and port configurations These platforms are capable of running current BIG-IP software as tenants while be prepared for F5’s future, BIG-IP Next.
r2000 Front Panel View¶
r4000 Front Panel View¶
Platform ID¶
r2000 (c130)
r4000 (c131)
Key Differentiators¶
| rSeries r2000 | rSeries r4000 |
|---|---|
| 8-Core Intel Atom CPU (no multithreading) | 16-Core Intel Atom CPU (no multithreading) |
| K3S with 1 tenant | K3S with Multi-Tenancy (up to 4 depending on license) |
| HVDC Compliant | HVDC Compliant |
| Hardware offload SSL using Intel QATUp to 15k tps | Hardware offload SSL using Intel QATUp to 45K tps |
The rSeries r2000 and r4000 are Throttled Appliances based on license.
Throttling refers to disabling CPUs to achieve a customer’s desired level of performance and price.
What is the difference between throttled and unthrottled appliances?
Unthrottled models allow all available CPU resources to be used by the customer for tenancy (minus CPU used for F5OS).
The lower-end Pay-as-you-Grow models x600 and x800 will disable or throttle some CPUs to meet specific customer requirements.
rSeries Appliance software¶
The rSeries is shipping with F5OS-A 1.1.0
For information about installing and upgrading software on F5 rSeries platforms, please see the F5 rSeries Systems: Software Installation and Upgrade guide for the F5OS-A 1.1.0 release in the F5OS Knowledge Center.
rSeries Tenant software¶
The rSeries is shipping with BIG-IP v15.1.6 as a tenant. The next major version supported will be BIG-IP v17.1
F5OS-A and TMOS tenant compatibility can be checked in the F5 Hardware/Software Compatibility Matrix
Important: Versions 16.x and v17.0 will NOT be supported on the rSeries platforms.
rSeries Tenant base images are available on downloads.f5.com
These are needed for initial deployment of the tenant
Once deployed tenants are upgraded from within TMOS via an ISO
Quick Specs¶
rSeries r2600 / r2800 / r4600 / r4800¶
| Performance Metric | r2600 | r2800 | r4600 | r4800 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L4 Throughput | 20 Gbps | 25 Gbps | 40 Gbps | 50 Gbps |
| L7 Throughput | 13 Gbps | 17 Gbps | 30 Gbps | 40 Gbps |
| Compression | 6 Gbps(QAT compress + verify) | 15 Gbps(QAT compress + verify) | 20 Gbps(QAT compress + verify) | 30 Gbps(QAT compress + verify) |
CLI / TMSH commands¶
To understand the CLI of the rSeries see the F5OS-A-1.0.0 CLI Reference (External)
API¶
To understand how API’s are utilized on the rSeries, See the F5OS-A API Reference (External)
Licensing, Provisioning, and other Requirements¶
Licensing in rSeries follows the same model as iSeries
The entire appliance is licensed, and tenants will inherit licenses from the appliance
Multitenancy is supported on all rSeries models (except for r2000 which supports maximum of 1 tenant regardless of license)
Licensing is Pay-as-you-grow - this provides value to customers as they grow, they don’t need to purchase additional licenses
ASM is being replaced with AWAF for standalone and bundled SKU’s (BEST)
AAM is not supported on rSeries as it is EoS, it wasn’t supported on iSeries, bur some Bourne customers may be utilizing it
Known Issues¶
Port Profile limitations¶
The Hardware NIC on the r2000/r4000 appliances support a maximum bandwidth of 100Gb, therefore If all front panel ports were configured for max bandwidth, it would exceed this value. To mitigate this issue there are three different port-profiles that will allow for configurations of ports and speeds so that the bandwidth is not exceeded.
The supported profiles are:
8 x 10Gb/1Gb (4 copper and 4 fiber)
4 x 25Gb/10Gb/1Gb (4 fiber) – 4 copper ports disabled
2 x 25Gb/10Gb/1Gb (fiber) – 4 x 10Gb/1Gb copper 2 fiber ports disabled
Version based feature limitations¶
The rSeries platforms will be launching with a 15.X release and will not be supported by the 16.X release
The planned release is for these features to be supported is BIG-IP v17.1
The following features are not currently Supported on the rSeries platform:
All 16.x developed features
FIPS(integrated HSM)
FIPS (Box/Tenant)
Network HSM
Full Tunnel Support:
DAG Features
IPPort DAG
Round Robin DAG
SPDAG
Port has DAG
Jumbo Frames MTU
CGNAT
PEM
AFM software only (no hardware acceleration)
The r2000 / r4000 will support both F5-UPG-SFPC-R and F5-UPG-SFPC+-3M-8 transceivers with one caveat:
F5-UPG-SFPC-R will only be supported at 1Gbps on r2000/r4000, there is no support for 10Mbps or 100Mbps speeds
Additional Pictures¶
3/4 Front Isometric View:
Rear View with Single AC PSU:
Rear View with Single DC PSU:
Rear View with Single HVDC PSU:
AC PSU Removal:
AC PSU Label:
SSD Removal:
360 Degree Rotating Platform:
