The F5 VELOS platform is the next generation of F5’s industry-leading chassis-based systems, which deliver unprecedented performance and scalability in a single application delivery controller (ADC). As with VIPRION, F5’s existing chassis-based system that has been in the market for more than 10 years, customers can seamlessly scale capacity by adding modular blades in a chassis, without disrupting users or applications, rather than having to install and configure new appliances. Now, VELOS can also bridge traditional and modern application architectures by supporting a mix of traditional F5 BIG-IP tenants as well as next-generation BIG-IP Next tenants in the future, which will unleash the true power of running on a microservices-based architecture.
Core Capabilities
Achieve accelerated app performance and lower latency with more FPGAs and ECC ciphers.
Reduce deployment time from weeks to minutes with a fully automatable API-first architecture.
Frictionless migration and flexible licensing for the Kubernetes-based hardware of the future.
Simplify and consolidate your existing infrastructure with significantly lower operating costs.
Reduce risk with NEBS compliancy and redundant configurations and components.
F5 VELOS Chassis and Blade Catalog
The F5 VIPRION platform empowers you to dynamically scale and adapt. Add blades without disrupting your apps or users, extending superior performance without adding devices to meet your requirements.
VELOS CX410 Chassis | VELOS CX410-N Chassis | VELOS BX110 Blade |
● Two (default) SX410 System Controller included ● 1x 10GBase-T ● 1x USB 3.0 ● 1x serial console ● 960GB NVMe SSD ● 8-Core Intel SoC ● 32 GB DDR4 memory ● Dual AC power supplies | ● Two (default) SX410 System Controller included ● 1x 10GBase-T ● 1x USB 3.0 ● 1x serial console ● 960GB NVMe SSD ● 8-Core Intel SoC ● 32 GB DDR4 memory ● Dual DC power supplies | ● L4/L7 throughput 95/95 Gbps ● 3.0M L7 (inf-inf) requests per second ● 1.2M L4 connections per second ● Max hardware compression 65Gbps ● SSL bulk throughput 50Gbps ● Maximum SSL TPS 100,000 (RSA 2K Keys) ● Intel 14-core Xeon processor ● 128GB DDR4 memory |
The VELOS platform offers the full BIG-IP portfolio of comprehensive and industry-leading application delivery and security services. These solutions can be consolidated onto a single chassis-based VELOS platform, reducing management complexity and overhead while offering superior performance and scalability.
Table 1. F5 VELOS Hardware Chassis Specifications
Platform | VELOS CX410 | VELOS CX410-N (DC-NEBS) |
Dimensions | H: 6.9 inches (17.5 cm) x W: 17.4 inches (44.2 cm) x D: 32.0 inches (81.3 cm) rack-mount chassis | H: 6.9 inches (17.5 cm) x W: 17.4 inches (44.2 cm) x D: 32.0 inches (81.3 cm) rack-mount chassis |
Weight | Empty chassis, as shipped (0 blades, 8 blanks, 2 power supplies, 1 fan tray, 2 system controllers, 2PSU controllers): 132 pounds (60 kg) | Empty chassis, as shipped (0 blades, 8 blanks, 2 power supplies, 1 fan tray, 2 system controllers, 2PSU controllers): 132 pounds (60 kg) |
Power Supply | Two (default) to four 3000W, 200-240 VAC input, 17A per cord (max, 34A total) | Two (default) to four 3000W, -48 to -60 VDC input, 85A per cord (max, 170A total) |
Operating Temperature | 32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C) | 23° to 131°F (-5° to 55°C) as per NEBS GR-63-CORE standard |
Relative Humidity | 5% to 85% (40°C) non-condensing | 5% to 85% (40°C) non-condensing |
Safety Agency Approval | Harmonised standards: | Harmonised standards: |
Redundancy (Power) | Supports N+1 or N+N redundancy | Supports N+1 or N+N redundancy |
System Controller SX410 | Two (default) SX410 System Controller included | Two (default) SX410 System Controller included |
Hardware Certification Model | CX410 | CX410-N |
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) | TPM 2.0 | TPM 2.0 |
Table 1. F5 VELOS Chassis and Blades Ordering information
Product Number | Description |
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) VELOS Chassis and Blades Series | |
F5-VEL-LTM-CX410-AC | VELOS Chassis: BIG-IP LTM CX410 8-Slot (Dual AC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-LTM-CX410-DCN | VELOS Chassis: BIG-IP LTM CX410 NEBS 8-Slot (Dual DC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-LTM-BX110 | VELOS Blade: BIG-IP LTM BX110 Blade (For BIG-IP LTM Chassis Only) |
F5 BIG-IP Global App Delivery (DNS) VELOS Chassis and Blades Series | |
F5-VEL-DNS-CX410-AC | VELOS Chassis: BIG-IP DNS CX410 8-Slot (Dual AC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-DNS-CX410-DCN | VELOS Chassis: BIG-IP DNS CX410 NEBS 8-Slot (Dual DC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-DNS-BX110 | VELOS Blade: BIG-IP DNS BX110 Blade (For BIG-IP DNS Chassis only) |
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) VELOS Chassis and Blades Series | |
F5-VEL-APM-CX410-AC | VELOS Chassis: BIG-IP APM CX410 8-Slot (Dual AC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-APM-CX410-DCN | VELOS Chassis: BIG-IP-APM CX410 NEBS 8-Slot (Dual DC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-APM-BX110 | VELOS Blade: BIG-IP APM BX110 Blade (For Chassis only) |
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) VELOS Chassis and Blades Series | |
F5-VEL-AFM-CX410-AC | VELOS Chassis: BIG-IP AFM CX410 8-Slot (Dual AC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-AFM-CX410-DCN | VELOS Chassis: BIG-IP AFM CX410 NEBS 8-Slot (Dual DC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-AFM-BX110 | VELOS Blade: BIG-IP AFM BX110 Blade (For BIG-IP AFM Chassis only) |
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF (AWF) VELOS Chassis and Blades Series | |
F5-VEL-AWF-CX410-AC | VELOS Chassis: Advanced WAF CX410 8-Slot (Dual AC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-AWF-CX410-DCN | VELOS Chassis: Advanced WAF CX410 NEBS 8-Slot (Dual DC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-AWF-BX110 | VELOS Blade: Advanced WAF BX110 Blade (For Chassis only) |
F5 BIG-IP Carrier-Grade NAT (CGN) VELOS Chassis and Blades Series | |
F5-VEL-CGN-CX410-AC | VELOS Chassis: Carrier Grade NAT CX410 Dual AC, Dual System Controllers |
F5-VEL-CGN-CX410DCN | VELOS Chassis NEBS: Carrier Grade NAT CX410 Dual AC, Dual System Controllers |
F5-VEL-CGN-BX110 | VELOS Blade: Carrier Grade NAT BX110 Blade |
F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator (SSLO) VELOS Chassis and Blades Series | |
F5-VEL-SSLO-CX410-AC | VELOS Chassis: BIG-IP APM CX410 8-Slot (Dual AC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-SSLO-CX410-DC | VELOS Chassis NEBS: SSL Orchestrator CX410 with two DC PSUs and two System Controllers |
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager (PEM) VELOS Chassis and Blades Series | |
F5-VEL-PEM-CX410-AC | VELOS Chassis: BIG-IP PEM CX410 Dual AC, Dual System Controllers |
F5-VEL-PEM-CX410DCN | VELOS Chassis NEBS: BIG-IP PEM CX410 Dual AC, Dual System Controllers |
F5-VEL-PEM-BX110 | VELOS Blade: BIG-IP PEM BX110 Blade |
F5-VEL-BPEM-CX410-AC | VELOS Chassis: Basic BIG-IP PEM CX410 Dual AC, Dual System Controllers |
F5-VEL-BPEM-CX410DCN | VELOS Chassis NEBS: Basic BIG-IP PEM CX410 Dual AC, Dual System Controllers |
F5-VEL-BPEM-BX110 | VELOS Blade: Basic BIG-IP PEM BX110 Blade |
F5 BIG-IP Better Bundle (BR) VELOS Chassis and Blades Series | |
F5-VEL-BR-CX410-AC | VELOS Chassis: Better Bundle CX410 8-Slot (Dual AC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-BR-CX410-DCN | VELOS Chassis NEBS: Better Bundle CX410 8-Slot (Dual DC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-BR-BX110 | VELOS Blade: Better Bundle BX110 Blade (For BR Chassis only) |
F5 BIG-IP Best Bundle (BT) VELOS Chassis and Blades Series | |
F5-VEL-BTA-CX410-AC | VELOS Chassis: Best Bundle CX410 8-Slot (Dual AC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-BTA-CX410-DCN | VELOS Chassis NEBS: Best Bundle CX410 8-Slot (Dual DC, Dual System Controllers) |
F5-VEL-BTA-BX110 | VELOS Blade: Best Bundle BX110 Blade (For BTA Chassis only) |
Table 2. F5 VELOS Chassis and Blades Accessories Ordering information
Product Number | Description |
Fan | |
F5-UPG-VEL-FT-CX4XX | VELOS Field Upgrade: Single Fan Tray (CX4XX) |
Power Supply | |
F5-UPG-VEL-AC-CX4XX | VELOS Field Upgrade: Single 3000W AC Power Supply (CX4XX) |
Controller & LCD | |
F5-UPG-VEL-SX410 | VELOS Field Upgrade: CX Single System Controller SX410 (CX410 Chassis) |
F5-UPG-VELLCDCX4XXAC | VELOS Field Upgrade: LCD Bezel AC Chassis (CX4XX) |
Transceiver Modules | |
F5-UPG-VELSR4XSR1M | VELOS Field Upgrade: QSFP28-QSFP+ Breakout Cable for SR4 ONLY MPO to 4LC (1 Meter 2 Pack) |
F5-UPG-VELSR4XSR3M | VELOS Field Upgrade: QSFP28-QSFP+ Breakout Cable for SR4 ONLY MPO to 4LC (3 Meter 2 Pack) |
F5-UPG-VELSR4XSR10M | VELOS Field Upgrade: QSFP28-QSFP+ Breakout Cable for SR4 ONLY MPO to 4LC (10 Meter 2 Pack) |
F5-UPGVELQSFP28-SR4 | VELOS Field Upgrade: QSFP28 Transceiver (100G-SR4, 100M, MPO MMF, DDM) ROHS |
F5-UPGVELQSFP28PSM4 | VELOS Field Upgrade: QSFP28 Transceiver (100G-PSM4, 500M, MPO/APC, SMF, DDM) ROHS |
F5-UPGVELQSFP28LR4 | VELOS Field Upgrade: QSFP28 Transceiver (100G-LR4, 10KM, LC, SMF, DDM) ROHS |
F5-UPG-VEL-QSFP+SR4 | VELOS Field Upgrade: QSFP+ Transceiver (40G-SR4, 850NM, 100M, MPO, DDM Support) |
F5-UPG-VEL-QSFP+PSM4 | VELOS Field Upgrade: QSFP+ Transceiver (40G-PSM4, 1310NM, 10KM, MPO/APC, SMF, DDM) |
F5-UPG-VEL-QSFP+LR4 | VELOS Field Upgrade: QSFP+ Transceiver (40G-LR4, 1310NM, 10KM, LC, SMF, DDM Support) |
F5-UPG-VEL-QSFP+BD | VELOS Field Upgrade: QSFP+ Transceiver (2X20G-BIDI, 850NM-900NM, 100M, LC, MMF, DDM) |
F5-UPG-VELPSM4XLR3M | VELOS Field Upgrade: QSFP28-QSFP+ Breakout Cable for PSM4 ONLY. MPO/APC to 4LC (3 Meter) |
F5-UPG-VELPSM4XLR10M | VELOS Field Upgrade: QSFP28-QSFP+ Breakout Cable for PSM4 ONLY. MPO/APC to 4LC (10 Meter) |
