F5 Big IP R10600 Appliance

The F5 BIG-IP r10600 is an ultra-high-performance Application Delivery Controller (ADC) designed for large enterprises, cloud providers, and telecom operators, offering carrier-grade reliability and flagship performance.

Key Differences from Previous Series (r2000-r5900)

F5 BIG-IP R10600 stands out with its superior hardware redundancy, setting it apart from the R5000 series and below. It includes RAID1 mirrored dual disks and dual hot-swappable power supplies for unmatched single-device fault tolerance. With 256 GB of memory, doubled network port density, and top performance, the R10600 is a high-availability platform that ensures critical business operations run smoothly without compromise.

Key Features & Highlights

Maximizing Business Throughput
BIG-IP R10600 provides up to 190 Gbps of L4 throughput and 125 Gbps of application-layer throughput. It processes user requests instantly during peak traffic events like Black Friday, online transactions, or live video streaming. This maximizes business opportunities and prevents user loss from slow performance.

Securing Critical Application Experience
The F5 R10600 handles 115,000 SSL transactions per second and 160 million hardware DDoS protections per second. This ensures robust security for heavy encrypted traffic without slowing down performance. It delivers top speed and trusted security for financial services or SaaS platforms.

Simplifying Core Network Architecture
Features 4 100G and 16 25G high-density ports, it acts as a powerful network aggregation node, connecting more servers and core switches directly. This creates a flatter, more efficient data center network, reducing devices, cabling, management complexity, and operational costs.

Eradicating Single-Point-of-Failure Risks
This is the core strength of the r10600. I t includes RAID1 mirrored dual disks and dual hot-swappable power supplies, preventing service interruptions from disk or power failures.

Protecting Long-Term Technology Investment
With 256GB of memory and up to 24 business processing cores, the F5 R10600 is well-equipped to handle business growth and technological evolution for years to come, making it a truly valuable long-term IT infrastructure investment.

R10600 Applicable Scenarios

TF5 BIG-IP r10600 is designed for industries with “zero tolerance” for business continuity, such as large financial institutions, telecom operators, cloud service providers, and government data centers. When you need to combine extreme performance, high-density connectivity, and built-in hardware-level fault tolerance, the r10600 is the only uncompromising choice.

What is the key difference between the r10600 and r5900?
It’s the hardware reliability level. The r10600 comes standard with RAID1 mirrored dual disks and dual hot-swappable power supplies, providing hardware-level fault tolerance that the r5900 doesn’t have. Additionally, the F5 r10600 outperforms the r5900 in terms of performance, memory (256GB vs 128GB), and port density. It’s designed for “zero-downtime” scenarios.

How does the F5 r10600’s hardware redundancy ensure business continuity?
The F5 r10600 ensures business continuity through two key built-in designs:

1. RAID1 Mirrored Dual Disks: The system disk uses two SSDs for real-time mirroring. If one disk fails physically, the device can seamlessly continue running from the other disk without downtime.
2. Dual Hot-Swappable Power Supplies: Equipped with two independent power modules. If one power module or its supply line fails, the other power supply immediately takes over, ensuring uninterrupted power to the device.

What are the practical benefits of the r10600’s high port density?
>High port density (4 100G and 16 25G ports) can:

1. Simplify Architecture: Act as a powerful aggregation node, directly connecting more servers and core switches, reducing network layers and device counts.
2. Reduce Costs: Consolidate more links onto a single platform, reducing the need for additional switches, thus lowering procurement, power, and management costs.
3. Eliminate Bottlenecks: High-speed ports ensure that the F5 BIG-IP r10600 ADC’s powerful processing capabilities are fully utilized without bottlenecks due to insufficient interface speeds.

How does deploying an F5 r10600 ADC help lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)?
Although the r10600 is a significant upfront investment, it lowers TCO in the long run by:

1. Device Consolidation: With its powerful performance and virtualization capabilities, one r10600 can replace multiple lower-end ADCs, SSL accelerators, and WAF firewalls, unifying the platform.
2. Minimizing Downtime Losses: Its built-in hardware redundancy minimizes business interruptions and economic losses due to hardware failures.
3. Extending Lifecycle: Its top-tier performance and future-proof port configuration ensure it meets business growth needs for years to come, avoiding frequent hardware replacements.