Product Specifications: AX Series Server Load Balancers


The AX Series family of 64-bit and 32-bit Application Delivery Controllers and Server Load Balancers are designed for all size enterprises, data centers and carriers/ISPs, in all verticals. It includes the following model classifications:


64-bit Models
64-bit Models		 64-bit with Flexible Traffic ASICs
64-bit Models with
Flexible Traffic ASICs		 32-bit Models
32-bit Models


AX Series 64-bit Load Balaners by A10 Networks

64-bit Models

 AX 1030 AX 2500 AX 3030 AX 3000-11-GCF AX 3530
Layer 4 Throughput 7.5 Gbps 11 Gbps 27 Gbps 30 Gbps 115 Gbps
Layer 4 CPS 430K 300K 580K 1 million 1.3 million
SSL CPS (1024/2048) 5.5K‡/1.2K‡ 30K‡/5K‡ 12K‡/2.7K‡ 51K‡‡/24K‡‡ 120K‡‡/98K‡‡
Ethernet Interface
  1 Gb Copper
  1 Gb Fiber (SFP)
  10 Gb Fiber (SFP+)
  40 Gb Fiber (QSFP+)
6
2
0
0
8
4
0
0
6
2
2
0
8
8
4
0
4
2
12
0
Application Delivery Partitions (ADP) RBA/L3V 128/32 128/32 128/64 128/64 128/64
Maximum Power Consumption 155 W 250 W 188 W 315 W 467 W
Performance Per Watt (PPW)** 2774 1200 3085 3175 2731
Power Supply 1 x 400 W* Dual 400 W RPS Dual 400 W RPS Dual 400 W RPS Dual 750 W RPS
Hardware Acceleration
  Linear Decoupled Architecture
  Flexible Traffic ASIC
  Switching/Routing ASIC
  SSL Acceleration ASIC
  SSL Card Option
  Compression ASIC Card Option
  Total Optional Cards Per Unit
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
0
Yes
No
No
Yes
1
1
1
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
0
Yes
No
No
Yes
1
1
1
Yes
No
No
Option
1 x 2 cards
No
2
Dimensions 1.7 in (H), 17.2 in (W), 16.6 in (D) 1.7 in (H), 17 in (W), 21.8 in (D) 1.7 in (H), 17.2 in (W), 16.6 in (D) 1.75 in (H), 17 in (W), 21.8 in (D) 1.75 in (H), 17.25 in (W), 22.8 in (D)
Rack units (Mountable) 1 U
Unit Weight 17.5 lbs 25 lbs 19.5 lbs 25 lbs 29.6 lbs
Operating Ranges Temperature and Humidity 0-40 C / 5%-95%
Regulatory Certification FCC Class A, UL, CE, TUV, CB, VCCI, NEBS***, FIPS 140-2^
Standard Features Solid-state Drive (SSD), Management Interface, Console Port, Hot Swap Smart Fans, Standard Warranty, 90-day Hardware & Software

‡Standard SSL performance | ‡‡With maximum SSL cards | ^ AX 2500, AX 2600-GCF, AX 3000-GCF and AX 3000-11-GCF (FIPS model must be purchased)
* Optional RPS available | ** Layer 4 CPS per watt | *** NEBS Level 3 (AX 2500, AX 3000-GCF and AX 5200)
100 to 240 VAC, Frequency 50 – 60 Hz (applies to all appliances)



AX Series 64-bit Load Balaners by A10 Networks

64-bit Models

 AX 2600 AX 3000
Model Option Code GC GF GCF GC GCF
Layer 4 Throughput 19 Gbps 22 Gbps
Layer 4 CPS 355K 440K
SSL CPS 12K‡/33K‡‡ 12K‡/35K‡‡
Ethernet Interface
  Gb Copper
  Gb Fiber - SFP
  10-Gb Fiber
24
0
0
0
24
0
16
8
0
16
0
4*
8
8
4*
Management Interface Yes Yes
Console Port Yes Yes
Solid-state Drive (SSD) Yes Yes
Cooling Fan
Hot Swap Smart Fans
Maximum Power Consumption 291 W 308 W
Performance Per Watt (PPW)*** 1220 1429
Power Supply Dual 400 W RPS
100 to 240 VAC,
Frequency 50-60 Hz 		Dual 400 W RPS
100 to 240 VAC,
Frequency 50-60 Hz
Hardware Acceleration
  Linear Decoupled Architecture
  Flexible Traffic ASIC
  Switching/Routing ASIC
  SSL Acceleration ASIC
  Multi-ASIC SSL Card Option
  Compression ASIC Card Option
  Total Optional Cards Per Unit
Yes
No
No
Yes
1
1
1
Yes
No
No
Yes
1
1
1
Dimensions 1.75 in (H), 17 in (W), 21.8 in (D) 1.75 in (H), 17 in (W), 21.8 in (D)
Rack units (Mountable) 1 U
Unit Weight 25 lbs 25 lbs
Operating Ranges Temperature and Humidity 0-40 C / 5%-95%
Regulatory Certification FCC Class A, UL, CE, TUV, CB, VCCI, NEBS****, FIPS 140-2^
Standard Warranty 90-day Hardware & Software

‡ Standard SSL performance | ‡‡ With maximum Multi-ASIC SSL cards | ^ AX 2500, AX 2600-GCF, AX 3000-GCF
* SFP+ | *** Layer 4 CPS per watt | **** NEBS Level 3 (AX 2500, AX 3000-GCF and AX 5200)



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AX Series 64-bit Load Balaners by A10 Networks

64-bit Models with Flexible Traffic ASICs

 AX 3200-12 AX 3400 AX 5200-11 AX 5630
Layer 4 Throughput 19.5 Gbps 38 Gbps 40 Gbps 77 Gbps
Layer 4 CPS 1.1 million 2.5 million 4.8 million 6 million
SSL CPS (1024/2048) 44k‡‡/24k‡‡ 84k‡‡/24k‡‡ 155k‡‡/130k‡‡ 180k‡‡/174k‡‡
Ethernet Interface
  1 Gb Copper
  1 Gb Fiber (SFP)
  10 Gb Fiber (SFP+)
  40 Gb Fiber (QSFP+)
20
4
4
0
20
4
4
0
0
4
16*
0
0
4
24
4
Application Delivery Partitions (ADP) RBA/L3V 128/64 128/64 128/128 128/128
Maximum Power Consumption 313 W 338 W 660 W 890 W
Performance Per Watt (PPW)** 3674 7396 7273 6742
Power Supply Dual 400 W RPS Dual 400 W RPS Dual 1200 W RPS 2+1 1200 W RPS
Hardware Acceleration
  Linear Decoupled Architecture
  Flexible Traffic ASIC
  Switching/Routing ASIC
  SSL Acceleration ASIC
  SSL Card Option
  Compression ASIC Card Option
  Total Optional Cards Per Unit
Yes
1 x FTA-2
Yes
Yes
1
1
1
Yes
2 x FTA-2
Yes
Yes
1
1
1
Yes
2 x FTA-2
Yes
Option
1-4
1-2
4
Yes
4 x FTA-2
Yes
Option
1 x 2 cards or 2 x 2 cards
No
4
Dimensions 1.7 in (H), 17 in (W), 24.6 in (D) 1.7 in (H), 17 in (W), 24.6 in (D) 3.5 in (H), 17 in (W), 29 in (D) 5.3 in (H), 16.9 in (W), 28 in (D)
Rack Units (Mountable) 1 U 1 U 2 U 3 U
Unit Weight 26 lbs 26.5 lbs 62 lbs 67 lbs
Operating Ranges Temperature and Humidity 0-40 C / 5%-95%
Regulatory Certification FCC Class A, UL, CE, TUV, CB, VCCI, NEBS***, FIPS 140-2^
Standard Features Solid-state Drive (SSD), Management Interface, Console Port, Hot Swap Smart Fans, Standard Warranty, 90-day Hardware & Software

‡ Standard SSL performance | ‡‡ With maximum SSL cards | ^ AX 5100, AX 5200 and AX 5200-11 (FIPS model must be purchased)
* XFP | ** Layer 4 CPS per watt | *** NEBS Level 3 (AX 2500, AX 3000-GCF and AX 5200)
100 to 240 VAC, Frequency 50 – 60 Hz (applies to all appliances)



AX Series 64-bit Load Balaners by A10 Networks

64-bit Models with Flexible Traffic ASICs

 AX 5100 AX 5200
Layer 4 Throughput 40 Gbps 40 Gbps
Layer 4 CPS 2 million 3 million
SSL CPS 82K‡‡ 100K‡‡
Ethernet Interface
  Gb Copper
  Gb Fiber - SFP
  10-Gb Fiber
0
4
8**
0
4
16**
Management Interface Yes Yes
Console Port Yes Yes
Solid-state Drive (SSD) Yes Yes
Cooling Fan
Hot Swap Smart Fans
Maximum Power Consumption 610 W 620 W
Performance Per Watt (PPW)*** 3279 4871
Power Supply Dual 900 W RPS
100 to 240 VAC, Frequency 50 - 60 Hz		 Dual 900 W RPS
100 to 240 VAC, Frequency 50 - 60 Hz
Hardware Acceleration
  Linear Decoupled Architecture
  Flexible Traffic ASIC
  Switching/Routing ASIC
  SSL Acceleration ASIC
  Multi-ASIC SSL Card Option
  Compression ASIC Card Option
  Total Optional Cards Per Unit
Yes
4
Yes
Option
1-4
1-2
4
Yes
4
Yes
Option
1-4
1-2
4
Dimensions 3.5 in (H), 17 in (W), 29 in (D)
Rack units (Mountable) 2U
Unit Weight 60 lbs 61 lbs
Operating Ranges Temperature and Humidity 0-40 C / 5%-95%
Regulatory Certification FCC Class A, UL, CE, TUV, CB, VCCI, NEBS****, FIPS 140-2^
Standard Warranty 90-day Hardware & Software

‡ Standard SSL performance | ‡‡ With maximum Multi-ASIC SSL cards | ^ AX 5100 and AX 5200
* SFP+ | ** XFP | *** Layer 4 CPS per watt | **** NEBS Level 3 (AX 2500, AX 3000-GCF and AX 5200)



AX Series 64-bit Model Features

Application Delivery Features

  • Comprehensive IPv4/IPv6 Support
  • Advanced Layer 4/Layer 7 Server Load Balancing
    • Fast HTTP, Full HTTP Proxy
    • High-performance, template-based Layer 7 switching with header/ URL/domain manipulation
    • Comprehensive Layer 7 application persistence support
  • Comprehensive load balancing methods
    • Round Robin, Least Connections, Weighted RR, Weighted LC, Fastest Response, & more
  • aFleX – deep packet inspection and transformation for customizable, application-aware switching
  • Advanced Health Monitoring
    • Comprehensive Protocol Support – ICMP, TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, RTSP, SMTP, POP3, SNMP, DNS, RADIUS, LDAP, & more
    • TCL Scriptable Health Check Support
    • High Availability – Active-Active, Active-Standby configurations with sub-second failover
    • SIP Load Balancing for VoIP and other rich-media applications
    • STARTTLS support for Secure Email (POPS, SMTPS, IMAPS) & LDAPS
  • Spam Filter Support – high-speed application of very large black/white lists
  • Firewall Load Balancing (FWLB)
  • Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)
  • Transparent Cache Switching (TCS)
  • Link Load Balancing (LLB)
  • Diameter AAA Load Balancing

Acceleration & Security Features

  • HTTP Acceleration & Optimization
    • HTTP Connection Multiplexing
    • HTTP Caching
    • HTTP Compression
  • SSL Acceleration
    • Hardware-based SSL Offload
    • Support for all TCP Protocols - SSL Termination, SSL Bridging (SSL Initiation)
    • TLS 1.2 and 4096-bit SSL key support
  • SSL Session ID Reuse
  • Hardware-based SYN Cookies, IP Anomaly Detection
  • Connection Rate Limiting/Connection Limiting
  • DNS Application Firewall
  • SSL Intercept

High Performance, Scalable Platform

  • ACOS Operating System
    • Multi-core, Multi-CPU support
    • Linear Application Scaling
    • Linux on Control Plane
  • ACOS on Data Plane

Networking

  • Integrated Layer 2/Layer 3
  • Transparent Mode/Gateway Mode
  • Routing – Static Routes, IS-IS (v4/v6), RIPv2/ng, OSPF v2/v3, BGP4+
  • VLAN (802.1Q)
  • Trunking (802.1AX), LACP
  • Access Control Lists (ACLs)
  • Traditional IPv4-->IPv4 NAT/NAPT
  • IPv6-->IPv6 NAPT
  • Jumbo Frame support

IPv6 Migration/IPv4 Preservation

  • Full native IPv6 management and feature support
  • SLB-PT (Protocol Translation), SLB-64 (IPv4<->IPv6, IPv6<->IPv4)
  • Application Level Gateways (ALGs) for FTP, TFTP, RTSP, PPTP, SIP, ICMP, DNS, ESP
  • Carrier Grade NAT (CGN), Large Scale NAT (LSN), NAT444, NAT44, NAT46
  • NAT64/DNS64, DS-Lite, 6rd

Management

  • Dedicated Management Interface (Console, SSH, Telnet, HTTPS)
  • Web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) with Language Localization
  • Industry-standard Command Line Interface
  • SNMP, Syslog, Email Alerts
  • Port Mirroring
  • REST-style XML API (aXAPI)
  • LDAP, TACACS+, RADIUS Support

Virtualization

  • aVCS (AX Virtual Chassis System)
  • SoftAX Virtual Appliance for VMware vSphere, Citrix Xen and KVM
  • Multi-tenancy with Application Delivery Partitions (ADPs)
    • Role-based Administration (RBA)
    • Partition-based Management
    • L2/L3 Virtualization
  • Hypervisor acceleration and management integration

Carrier-grade Hardware

  • Advanced hardware architecture
  • Redundant Power Supplies
  • AC or DC Power Supplies
  • Smart Fans (hot swap)
  • Solid-state drive (SSD) and Compact Flash
  • High Port Density
  • 40 Gb, 10 Gb, 1 Gb Ports
  • Tamper Detection
  • Lights Out Management (LOM/IPMI)


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AX Series 32-bit Load Balaners by A10 Networks

AX 1000-11 AX 2200-11 AX 3200-11
Ethernet Interface
  Gb Copper
  Gb Fiber - SFP Mini GBIC
  10 Gb Fiber - XFP
6
2
0
16
4
0
16
4
2
Management Interface Yes Yes Yes
Console Port Yes Yes Yes
Solid-state Drive (SSD) Yes Yes Yes
Cooling Fan Fixed Hot Swap Smart Fan Hot Swap Smart Fan
Maximum Power Consumption 155 W 325 W 380 W
Power Supply 250 W Dual 600 W RPS Dual 600 W RPS
100 to 240 VAC, Frequency 50 - 60Hz
Hardware Acceleration
  Linear Decoupled Architecture
  Flexible Traffic ASIC
  SSL Acceleration ASIC
  Switching/Routing ASIC
  Hardware Compression ASIC
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Option
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Option
Dimensions 1.75 in (H), 17.3 in (W), 16.7 in (D) 3.5 in (H), 17 in (W), 24 in (D) 3.5 in (H), 17 in (W), 24 in (D)
Rack Units (Mountable) 1 U 2 U 2 U
Unit Weight 15 lb 38 lb 38.5 lb
Operating Ranges Temperature and Humidity 0-40C 5% - 95%
Regulatory Certification FCC Class A, UL, CE, TUV, CB, VCCI
Standard Warranty 90-day Hardware & Software


AX Series 32-bit Features

Application Delivery Features

  • Comprehensive IPv4/IPv6 support
  • Advanced Layer 4/Layer 7 Server Load Balancing
    • Fast HTTP, Full HTTP Proxy
    • High-performance, template-based Layer 7 switching with header/URL/domain manipulation
    • Comprehensive Layer 7 application persistence support
  • Comprehensive load balancing methods
    • Round Robin, Least Connections, Weighted RR, Weighted LC, Fastest Response
  • aFleX - allows deep packet inspection and transformation for customizable, application-aware switching
  • Advanced Health Monitoring
    • Comprehensive Protocol support - ICMP, TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, RTSP, SMTP, POP3, SNMP, DNS, RADIUS, LDAP
    • TCL Scriptable Health Check support
    • High Availability - Active-Active, Active-Standby configurations with sub-second failover
    • SIP Load Balancing for VoIP and other rich-media applications
    • Secure Email support - STARTTLS, POPS, LDAPS, SMTPS, IMAPS
  • Spam Filter support - allows high- speed application of very large black/ white lists
  • Firewall Load Balancing (FWLB)
  • Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)
  • Transparent Cache Switching (TCS)
  • Link Load Balancing

Acceleration & Security Features

  • HTTP Acceleration & Optimization
    • HTTP Connection Multiplexing
    • HTTP Caching
    • HTTP Compression (hardware-based)
  • SSL Acceleration
    • Hardware-based SSL Offload
    • Support for all TCP Protocols - SSL Termination, SSL Bridging (SSL Initiation)
  • SSL Session ID Reuse
  • Hardware-based SYN Cookies, IP Anomaly Detection
  • Connection Rate Limiting/Connection Limiting
  • DNS Application Firewall

High Performance, Scalable Platform

  • ACOS Operating System
    • Multi-core, Multi-CPU support
    • Linear Application Scaling
    • Linux on Control Plane
  • ACOS on Data Plane

Networking

  • Integrated Layer 2/Layer 3
  • Transparent Mode/ Gateway Mode
  • Routing - Static Routes, IS-IS (v4/v6), RIPv2/ng, OSPF v2/v3, BGP4+
  • VLAN
  • Trunking
  • Access Control Lists (ACLs)
  • Traditional IPv4-->IPv4 NAT/NAPT
  • IPv6-->IPv6 NAPT

IPv6

  • Full native IPv6 management and feature support
  • SLB-PT (Protocol Translation), SLB-64 (IPv4<->IPv6, IPv6<->IPv4)

Management

  • Dedicated Management Interface (Console, SSH, Telnet, HTTPS)
  • Web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) with Language Localization
  • Industry-standard Command Line Interface support
  • SNMP, Syslog, Alerting
  • Port Mirroring
  • Virtualization
    • Role-based Administration (RBA)
    • Partition-based Management
  • REST-style XML API (aXAPI)

Carrier-grade Hardware

  • Hot Swappable Redundant Power Supplies
  • Removable Fan Tray
  • Solid-state drive (SSD) and Compact Flash
  • Advanced Hardware Architecture
  • High Port Density
  • 10 Gb Ports
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