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Chapter 7 PIX 535
Installing a Circuit Board in the PIX 535
Circuit Board Slot Description
There are nine circuit board slots (see
) using three separate buses for the PIX 535.
Figure 7-10 PIX 535 Back Panel Detail
The slots and buses are configured as follows:
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Slots 0 and 1—64-bit/66 MHz Bus 0
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Slots 2 and 3—64-bit/66 MHz Bus 1
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Slots 4 to 8—32-bit/33 MHz Bus 2
For optimum performance and throughput for the interface circuit boards, you must use the following
guidelines:
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A total of eight interface circuit boards are configurable with the restricted license and a total of ten
are configurable with the unrestricted license.
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PIX-1GE-66 (66 MHz) circuit boards can be installed in any slot, but should be installed in the
64-bit/66 MHz Bus first. Up to eight PIX-1GE-66 circuit boards can be installed.
•
The FE circuit board (33 MHz) can be installed in any bus or slot (32-bit/33 MHz or
64-bit/66 MHz). Up to eight single-port FE circuit boards or up to two four-port FE circuit boards
can be installed.
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The four-port FE circuit board should only be installed in the 32-bit/33 MHz Bus.
Note
The numbering of the FE circuit boards in monitor mode begins at the 32-bit slots; do not
install any FE circuit boards in the 64-bit slots.
•
Do not mix the 33 MHz circuit boards with the 66 MHz GE circuit boards on the same
64-bit/66 MHz bus (Bus 0 or Bus 1). The overall speed of the bus will be reduced by the lower speed
circuit board.
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The VPN Accelerator circuit board should only be installed in the 32-bit/33 MHz Bus.
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Slot 1
Slot 0
Slot 6
Slot 8
Slot 7
Console
RJ-45
DB-15
failover
USB
port
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 2
Slot 3
