Platform ID = A301
This is the most recent Hardware Datasheet specifications for the F5® VELOS BX520 Blade Hardware.
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Hardware Datasheet Specifications for VELOS BX520
| SPECIFICATIONS | VELOS BX520 |
|---|---|
| Intelligent Traffic Processing (*1): | L4/L7 throughput 170/170 Gbps |
| Intelligent Traffic Processing (*1): | 6.0M L7 (inf-inf) requests per second |
| Intelligent Traffic Processing (*1): | 2.4M L4 connections per second |
| Intelligent Traffic Processing (*1): | Max hardware compression 100 Gbps |
| Intelligent Traffic Processing (*1): | SSL bulk throughput 100G |
| Intelligent Traffic Processing (*1): | Maximum SSL TPS 200,000 (RSA 2K Keys) |
| Intelligent Traffic Processing (*1): | 140,000 (ECDHE P-256-ECDSA) |
| Intelligent Traffic Processing (*1): | 110,000 (ECDHE P-256-RSA-2K) |
| Virtualization (vCPUs): – Processors – Memory | 28-core 56 vCPU Multitenancy support: up to 46 vCPU available to user Supported tenant options: (1–46 vCPUs) |
| Virtualization (vCPUs): – Processors – Memory | Dual 14-core Intel Xeon CPUs (56 hyperthreaded logical cores) |
| Virtualization (vCPUs): – Processors – Memory | 256 GB DDR4 RAM |
| Hard Drive Capacity: | 2x 960GB M.2 NVMe SSDs (RAID 1, 800 GB user capacity) |
| Network Interfaces: | 4x QSFP28 ports supporting 100G and 40G Ethernet |
| Power Consumption: | Please refer to Platform Guide: VELOS CX Series for the latest specific power ratings |
| Weight: | 11.5 pounds (5.2 kg) |
| Width and Dimensions: | Half-width Dimensions: 22.64″ L (575 mm), 8.03″ W (204 mm), 1.59″ H (40.3 mm) |
| Hardware Compression and SSL: | Integrated Intel Quick Assist Gen 3 |
| Front Panel and Backplane Data Path: | 100% FPGA |
| Management Interfaces: | 1x USB 3.0 |
| AOM: | F5 LOP (Lights-Out Processor) |
| Trusted Platform Module (TPM): | TPM 2.0 |
| NEBS: | Yes (with DC NEBS chassis) |
| Field Serviceable Components: | None |
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| F5OS-C controller supported versions | F5OS-C controller supported versions | F5OS-C partition supported versions | F5OS-C partition supported versions | Supported tenant software versions | Supported tenant software versions | Supported tenant software versions | Supported tenant software versions | Supported tenant software versions | AOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F5OS-C controller supported versions | F5OS-C controller supported versions | F5OS-C partition supported versions | F5OS-C partition supported versions | BIG-IP Next 20.x | BIG-IP 17.x | 16.x | 15.x | 14.x | AOM |
| Base OS | Service | Base OS | Service | AOM | |||||
| 1.5.0 | 1.5.0 | 1.5.0 | 1.5.0 | None | 17.1.0 – 17.1.1 | None | 15.1.4 – 15.1.10 | 14.1.4.1 – 14.1.5 | 2.01.1228.0.1 (SX410) 2.00.1123.0.1 (BX520) |
| 1.5.1 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.1 | None | 17.1.0 – 17.1.1 | None | 15.1.4 – 15.1.10 | 14.1.4.1 – 14.1.5 | 2.01.1228.0.1 (SX410) 2.00.1123.0.1 (BX520) |
| 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 | None | 17.1.0 – 17.1.1 | None | 15.1.4 – 15.1.10 | 14.1.4.1 – 14.1.5 | 2.01.1228.0.1 (SX410) 2.00.1123.0.1 (BX520) |
| 1.6.1 | 1.6.1 | 1.6.1 | 1.6.1 | 20.0.1 | 17.1.0 – 17.1.1 | None | 15.1.4 – 15.1.10 | 14.1.4.1 – 14.1.5 | 2.01.1228.0.1 (SX410) 2.00.1123.0.1 (BX520) |