About This Guide

This guide contains information that you need to install and configure the SRX5800 Firewall quickly. For complete installation instructions, see the SRX5800 Firewall Hardware Documentation at www.juniper.net/documentation/.

The SRX5800 Firewall is a high-performance, highly scalable, carrier-class security device with multiprocessor architecture. The firewall is 16 rack units (RU) tall. Three firewalls can be stacked in a single floor-to-ceiling rack, for increased port density per unit of floor space. The firewall provides 14 slots that can be populated with up to 12 Services Processing Cards (SPCs) and interface cards and two Switch Control Boards (SCBs) in nonredundant fabric configurations. The interface cards can be any of the following types:

• I/O cards (IOCs) have fixed ports on their front panels.

• Flex I/O cards (Flex IOCs) have two slots on their front panels for smaller cards called port modules that add additional ports to the firewall.

• Modular Port Concentrators (MPCs) have two slots on their front panels for smaller cards called Modular Interface Cards (MICs) that add additional ports to the firewall.

The SRX5800 Firewall provides redundancy and resiliency. The hardware system is fully redundant, including power supplies and SCBs.

By installing various combinations of interface cards and SPCs, you can tailor both the number of ports and the maximum services processing capacity to suit your network. Table 1 describes the minimum system configuration for the SRX5800 Firewall.

For detailed information about the cards supported by the firewall, see the SRX5400, SRX5600, and SRX5800 Firewall Card Reference at www.juniper.net/documentation/.

The firewall is shipped in a cardboard box strapped securely to a wooden pallet. Plastic straps secure the top and bottom in place. The firewall chassis is bolted to this pallet. A printed copy of this document and a cardboard accessory box are also included in the shipping container.