F5 Big IP R12600-DS Appliance

F5 BIG-IP r12600-DS is a flagship application delivery hardware platform designed for large enterprises and service providers requiring extreme Layer 7 processing performance and ultra-high-density service consolidation.

As the next-generation upgrade to the r10000 Series, the BIG-IP r12600-DS delivers significant architectural enhancements, with core advantages centered on computational resources:

• Equipped with 44 available service processing cores (vCPUs) and 512GB of memory.
• SSL processing capacity increased to 270K TPS (compared to 200K TPS for the r10900), with significant improvements in L7 request handling.
• Enhanced parallel processing capabilities enable a single platform to support more complex application services, reducing performance bottlenecks and improving IT ROI.

F5 BIG-IP r12600-DS Highlights

• Outstanding L7 Processing: Leveraging 44 business cores, it achieves 7 million L7 RPS, handling high-load application-layer traffic and complex security policy inspections;
• Superior SSL Performance: 2K-key SSL processing reaches 270,000 TPS, ideal for securing large-scale, high-value encrypted operations like financial transactions, supporting full traffic decryption security architectures;
• High Service Consolidation Density: Equipped with 512GB DDR4 memory supporting up to 44 tenants, it facilitates high-density vCMP virtualization environments. Consolidate multiple ADC/WAF instances to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Telecom-Grade Reliability: Standard RAID1 mirrored dual drives and dual hot-swappable power supplies eliminate hardware single points of failure, ensuring continuous core service operation.

The F5 BIG-IP r12600-DS is ideal for large cloud service providers, top-tier financial institutions, and telecom operators to build core application delivery and security architectures. It is suited for scenarios requiring large-scale SSL traffic inspection and high-density virtualization deployments.

How many tenants does the r12600-DS support?
It supports up to 44 multi-tenant environments (vCMP Tenancy).

Does the r12600-DS support on-demand scaling? How can it be upgraded to r12800-DS/r12900-DS?
The r12600-DS employs a “Pay-as-you-Grow” model. Additional CPU cores and resources can be unlocked through licensing, enabling seamless upgrades to r12800-DS or r12900-DS without hardware replacement, maximizing investment protection.

What are the primary hardware redundancy and high availability features of the r12600-DS?
Standard dual power supplies (AC or DC selectable), RAID1 dual-disk real-time mirroring, and hot-swappable fan modules comprehensively ensure 24/7 continuous operation for core business.

What mainstream F5 software can the r12600-DS run?
It supports mainstream BIG-IP software versions (including the latest 17.x and select 15.x releases), along with the new 64-bit F5OS system architecture, ensuring compatibility with most core service components.

What are typical business scenarios?
Global cloud service virtual ADC integration, ultra-high-density encrypted sessions and traffic for financial institutions, large-scale DNS/security services for carriers, and unified application delivery platforms for multinational enterprises.