Riverbed NIC LR, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...SD 3070 SD SteelHead Interceptor 9600 SteelCentral AppResponse 2180 4180 8180 2170 4170 6170 8170 SteelCentral Flow Gateway 2280 SteelCentral NetExpress 470 SteelCentral NetProfiler 4280 4280 DP 4280 EXP 2270 4270 EXP 4270 AN SteelCentral NetShark 2170 4170 6170 SteelFusion Core 3500 January 2020 ...

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Page 3: ... 14 Troubleshooting 15 2 Fail to Block Mode 17 Overview 17 SteelHead GX CX EX DX Interceptor and SteelFusion NICs and fail to block functionality 18 SteelHead xx50 NICs and fail to block functionality 18 Fail to block CLI commands 18 3 Installing Network Cards in xx80 Appliances 19 1U xx80 appliances included in this chapter 19 2U xx80 appliances included in this chapter 19 Before you begin 20 Sup...

Page 4: ...ession Acceleration cards in CX7080 B030 appliances 45 Identifying interface names 47 4 Installing Network Cards in SteelHead GX and xx70 SteelHead SD SteelCentral Interceptor 9600 and SteelFusion Core 3500 49 1U appliances included in this chapter 49 2U appliances included in this chapter 50 Before you begin 50 Supported cards for SteelHead GX SteelHead CX xx70 SteelHead SD 3070 SD and Intercepto...

Page 5: ...ces 93 Before you begin 93 NICs for SteelHead xx50 appliances 93 Software compatibility 94 Supported cards 94 Maximum number of interface pairs for 3U xx50 appliances 95 Installing NICs in 1U xx50 appliances 95 Installing NICs in 3U xx50 appliances and Interceptor 9350 100 Identifying PCI slots in 3U xx50 appliances 101 Replacing a NIC in 3U xx50 appliances 101 Identifying interface names in 3U xx...

Page 6: ...Port 10 GbE DAC Redirector Card 134 B Network Card Status Lights for SteelHead GX xx70 SteelCentral Interceptor and SteelFusion Core 135 Four Port 1 GbE Copper Bypass card 136 Two Port 1 GbE Fiber SX card 137 Four Port 1 GbE Fiber SX card 138 Two Port 1 GbE Fiber LX card 139 Four Port 1 GbE Fiber LX card 140 Two Port 10 GbE Fiber SR card 141 Two Port 10 GbE Fiber LR card 141 Two Port 40 GbE Fiber ...

Page 7: ...Contents 7 Four Port 10 GbE Fiber LR card 152 Four Port 10 GbE DAC redirector card 153 Four Port 10 GbE Copper card 153 ...

Page 8: ...8 Contents ...

Page 9: ...elCentral Controller for SteelHead SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead Mobile SteelCentral AppResponse SteelCentral Flow Gateway SteelCentral NetExpress SteelCentral NetProfiler SteelCentral NetShark SteelFusion Core NIC naming conventions Network interface cards described in this guide use the following abbreviations to indicate the type of card TX Copper Gigabit Ethernet GbE LX Single Mode Fib...

Page 10: ...packaging until you are ready to install it Don t touch the electronic components on the NIC Safety guidelines Follow the safety precautions outlined in the Safety and Compliance Guide when installing and setting up your equipment Caution Failure to follow these safety guidelines can result in injury or damage to the equipment Mishandling of the equipment voids all warranties Read and follow safet...

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Page 13: ...n your network For SteelHead appliances the network card can prevent a single point of failure If there s a serious problem with an appliance the card goes into bypass mode and the traffic passes through unoptimized In addition some products and cards support fail to block mode where in the event of a failure traffic is re routed through a router or switch to an optimized backup path For details o...

Page 14: ... configuration 1000 Base SX and 1000 Base LX interface options aren t available for the SteelHead 150 250 and 550 appliances The appliance supports VLAN Tagging IEEE 802 3 2008 It doesn t support the ISL protocol All copper interfaces are autosensing for speed and duplex IEEE 802 3 2008 The appliance autonegotiates speed and duplex mode for all data rates and supports full duplex mode and flow con...

Page 15: ...128 255 This ping command creates a loop for testing the SteelHead in isolation For details on NIC status lights see the appendixes in this guide Troubleshooting The following diagnostic tips address common fixable issues Unseated card Sometimes cards can become unseated during shipment This can lead to system malfunctions including system reboots To correct this situation power down the system an...

Page 16: ...16 Getting Started Troubleshooting ...

Page 17: ...e without optimization With fail to block mode enabled in a redundant network path environment traffic is blocked and rerouted to an optimized backup path in the event of a failure This feature is useful only if the network has a routing or switching infrastructure that can automatically divert traffic from the link to the optimized backup path In an active backup redundant network setup the activ...

Page 18: ...mands no interface interface name fail to bypass enable Sets the interface to block when there s a failure interface interface name fail to bypass enable Sets the interface to bypass when there s a failure For details on how to test a NIC see NIC self test for SteelHead on page 14 NIC description Manufacturing part Two Port SX Multimode Fiber GbE PCIe card 410 00101 01 Four Port SX Multimode Fiber...

Page 19: ...lot restrictions for SteelHead CX3080 CX5080 and CX7080 appliances on page 25 Installing network add on cards in 1U xx80 appliances on page 26 Installing network add on cards in 2U SteelHead and SteelCentral xx80 appliances on page 37 Identifying interface names on page 47 This chapter assumes you have installed and configured the appliance For details see the installation and configuration guide ...

Page 20: ...ctronic components on the network add on card Before you install a network add on card ensure the card meets the software and appliance requirements described in the following sections Supported network add on cards for SteelHead CX xx80 appliances This section describes the software requirements and network add on cards that you can install on SteelHead CX xx80appliances All the NICs for the Stee...

Page 21: ... 7 6 Network add on cards Size Manufacturing part Orderable part Required software Four Port 10 GbE Fiber SR redirector FH7 6 410 00191 01 NIC 1 010G 4SR BP RiOS 9 9 1 or later Four Port 10 GbE Fiber LR redirector FH7 6 410 00190 01 NIC 1 010G 4LR BP RiOS 9 9 1 or later Four Port 10 GbE DAC redirector FH7 6 410 00197 01 NIC 1 010G DAC BP RiOS 9 9 1 or later Four Port 1 GbE Copper Base T bypass HHH...

Page 22: ...quired software Four Port 1 GbE Copper Base T Bypass HHHL 410 00115 11 NIC 1 001G 4TX BP RiOS 9 9 or later Four Port 1 GbE Fiber SX Bypass FHHL 410 00122 01 NIC 1 001G 4SX BP RiOS 9 9 or later Four Port 1 GbE Fiber LX Bypass FHHL 410 00123 01 NIC 1 001G 4LX BP RiOS 9 9 or later Four Port 10 GbE Fiber SR Bypass field mountable spares only shipped separately FH7 6 410 00191 01 NIC 1 010G 4SR BP RiOS...

Page 23: ...anufacturing part Orderable part Required software Four Port 1 GbE Copper Base T Bypass HHHL 410 00115 01 NIC 1 001G 4TX BP RiOS 9 9 or later Four Port 1 GbE Fiber SX Bypass FHHL 410 00122 01 NIC 1 001G 4SX BP RiOS 9 9 or later Four Port 1 GbE Fiber LX Bypass FHHL 410 00123 01 NIC 1 001G 4LX BP RiOS 9 9 or later Four Port 10 GbE Fiber SR field mountable spares only shipped separately FH7 6 410 001...

Page 24: ... 10 GbE DAC 410 00142 01 TRC 1 SFPP DAC Network add on cards Size Manufacturing part Orderable part Required software Four Port 1 GbE Fiber SFP HHHL 410 00124 01 NIC 1 001G 4SFP 11 6 5 or later Four Port 1 GbE Copper Base T HHHL 410 00116 01 NIC 1 001G 4TX 11 6 5 or later Two Port 10 GbE Fiber SFP HHHL 410 00036 02 NIC 1 010G 2SFPP 11 6 5 or later Four Port 10 GbE Fiber SFP HHHL 410 00108 01 NIC 1...

Page 25: ...rt Orderable part SFP 10 GbE SR 410 00143 01 TRC 1 SFPP SR SFP 10 GbE LR 410 00144 01 TRC 1 SFPP LR SFP 10 GbE DAC 410 00142 01 TRC 1 SFPP DAC Supported network cards Quantity Supported slots SteelHead CX3080 1 GbE 1 1 10 GbE 1 1 SteelHead CX5080 CX7080 1 GbE 6 1 6 If a QAT Compression Acceleration card is installed in slot 6 the maximum number of cards is 5 10 GbE 4 1 2 4 5 hardware restriction i...

Page 26: ...3 Enabling 10 GbE NICs in the 1U SteelCentral NetProfiler 4280 DP appliance on page 36 Installing and replacing network add on cards in the 1U SteelHead CX3080 appliances This section describes how to install or replace network add on cards in 1U SteelHead CX3080 appliances The network add on slot is located on the front of the appliance To install or replace a network add on card 1 Power down the...

Page 27: ...ling network add on cards in 1U xx80 appliances 6 Lift the chassis cover straight up Figure 3 2 Removing the chassis cover on the 3080 appliance 7 Remove the two screws from the add on card holder Figure 3 3 Removing the screws from the add on card holder ...

Page 28: ...ork add on cards in 1U xx80 appliances 8 Lift the network add on card holder straight up to disconnect it from the motherboard Figure 3 4 Removing the NIC card holder 9 Turn over the network add on card holder Figure 3 5 Turning over the network add on card holder ...

Page 29: ...press the bracket toward you Figure 3 6 Loosen the three screws and press the bracket toward you 11 Slide the network add on card out of the pin connector and gently lift and pull the card away from the front of the card holder to remove it Figure 3 7 Removing the card from the pin connector 12 Hold the new network add on card between the front bezel and the rear of the card to avoid ESD damage ...

Page 30: ...twork add on card 14 Screw the faceplate into the holder to secure the add on card Figure 3 9 Securing the faceplate Note Make sure the network add on card is seated properly in the pin connector If it isn t seated properly the card won t function properly 15 Press the bracket on the right side of the card holder toward you to position the card in the holder 16 Turn the card holder over ...

Page 31: ...stalling network add on cards in 1U xx80 appliances 17 Press the card cover straight down into the motherboard pin connector Make sure the card is completely inserted into the motherboard Figure 3 10 Inserting the PCIe card holder into the motherboard ...

Page 32: ... check the status lights For details on the status lights see Appendix A Network Card Status Lights for SteelHead and SteelCentral xx80 Appliances To test SteelHead network add on cards 1 Connect to the SteelHead CLI For detailed information see the Riverbed Command Line Interface Reference Manual 2 Enter enable mode At the system prompt enter the following command amnesiac enable amnesiac 3 Verif...

Page 33: ...NetProfiler 4280 DP appliances Figure 3 12 identifies the slot locations Figure 3 12 Slot locations for 1U xx80 appliances SteelCentral Flow Gateway 2280 and SteelCentral AppResponse 2180 support only one add on card in slot 2 To install or replace a network add on card 1 Power down the appliance 2 Remove the power supply cord 3 Remove the cables connected to the appliance 4 Remove the appliance f...

Page 34: ...ard bracket 7 Lift up to remove the riser card bracket from the chassis 8 If you are replacing an existing card carefully remove the screw and pull the card from the riser 9 Turn over the riser bracket unscrew the PCI dummy bracket and slide the bracket out Figure 3 15 Removing the dummy bracket 10 Hold the new card between the front bezel and the rear of the card to avoid ESD damage ...

Page 35: ...te Make sure the cards are seated properly in the enclosure If they aren t seated properly the cards don t function 12 Turn over the riser card bracket see Figure 3 17 letter A press straight down to insert it and secure the two screws Figure 3 17 Inserting the riser card bracket into the chassis 13 Replace the cover on the chassis see Figure 3 13 Note Do not secure the rear side screw it will pre...

Page 36: ...After you have installed the 10 GbE NIC and racked the appliance power it on For details on installing NICs see Installing network add on cards in 1U SteelCentral xx80 appliances on page 33 2 Connect to the appliance using the console port Since you are modifying the appliance interfaces we recommend you connect via the console port rather than SSH 3 Log in to the appliance as user mazu password p...

Page 37: ...0 slot restrictions on page 40 Installing network add on cards in 2U xx80 appliances on page 40 Installing QAT Compression Acceleration cards in CX7080 B030 appliances on page 45 2U xx80 slot locations and port numbering Figure 3 18 identifies the card slot locations for the 2U appliances The SteelCentral appliance is shown with the SSDs installed on the rear of the appliance Figure 3 18 Slot loca...

Page 38: ...width Height Length Notes Slot 1 x8 FH Full Height FL Full Length When a x16 card is in slot 2 slot 1 can t be used Slot 2 x16 or x8 FH Full Height FL Full Length When a x16 card is in slot 2 slot 1 can t be used Two Port 40 GbE Fiber SR LR cards are only supported in slot 2 and 4 due to their larger size Slot 3 x8 FH Full Height HL Half Length 6 6 in SteelHead CX5080 and CX7080 appliances ship wi...

Page 39: ...5 can t be used Slot 6 x8 See notes HL Half Length 6 6 in Full Height When a mezzanine card isn t installed Half Height CX7080 ships with a 3008 8i HBA mezzanine card preinstalled The CX7080 requires the 3008 8i HBA mezzanine card for internal PCIe and IO expansion The CX5080 doesn t require a mezzanine card Note The QAT Compression Acceleration card can be installed in the CX7080 B030 in slot 6 T...

Page 40: ...crew on the top of the appliance see Figure 3 22 letter A SteelCentral product Slot restrictions SteelCentral AppResponse 4180 Only install NICs in slots 2 and 3 populating slot 2 first The appliance is equipped with preinstalled RAID cards Do not move or remove the RAID cards located in slots 4 5 and 6 SteelCentral AppResponse 8180 You can install 1 GbE and 10 GbE NICs in slots 2 and 3 populating...

Page 41: ...x80 appliances 6 To remove the cover press the recessed tabs and push straight back see Figure 3 22 letter B Figure 3 22 Removing the cover on the 2U appliance 7 Remove the two screws on the back of the appliance see Figure 3 23 letter A and the two screws on the top of the riser brackets see Figure 3 23 letter B ...

Page 42: ... Appliances Installing network add on cards in 2U SteelHead and SteelCentral xx80 appliances 8 Lift straight up to remove the riser cards from the chassis see Figure 3 23 letter C Figure 3 23 Lifting the riser brackets out of the chassis ...

Page 43: ...ee Figure 3 24 letter A and then remove it from the riser card bracket see Figure 3 24 letter B Figure 3 24 Removing the dummy bracket 10 Hold the new card between the front bezel and the rear of the card to avoid ESD damage 11 Align and insert the add on card into the riser connector see Figure 3 25 letter A and secure with a screw see Figure 3 25 letter B Figure 3 25 Installing the PCI riser ass...

Page 44: ... two screws on the back of the appliance see Figure 3 26 letter B 14 Replace the cover on the chassis see Figure 3 22 15 Connect the cables Note For appliances with storage units attached that is the SteelCentral AppResponse 8180 reconnect the SAS cables to the same RAID cards prior to replacement 16 Connect the power cords 17 Power up the appliance and check the status lights To verify SteelHead ...

Page 45: ... BIOS and BMC on the CX7080 B030 1 Upgrade your SteelHead CX7080 B030 appliance to RiOS 9 9 2 For details see the SteelHead Installation and Configuration Guide 2 Connect to the SteelHead CLI in configuration mode For details see Riverbed Command Line Interface Reference Manual 3 Run the following commands hidden mode hardware enable rfut reload The RFUT utility reloads the appliance upgrades the ...

Page 46: ...ard in slot 6 8 Reinstall the riser back to the unit and secure all the screws For details see Step 12 9 Install the cover and secure all the screws For details see Step 5 Figure 3 28 Installed QAT card in slot 6 10 Restore the power connection and other cabling 11 Power on the appliance 12 Connect to the SteelHead CLI in enable mode to verify the card 13 At the system prompt enter the following c...

Page 47: ...lCentral AppResponse The interface name is a combination of the slot number and the port number within the slot monNN_MM Where NN is the slot number and MM is the port number within the slot The port number is named from left to right starting with 0 For example mon2_0 is the left most interface of a NIC card installed in slot 2 SteelCentral NetProfiler The SCNP 04280 and SCNP 04280 EXP appliances...

Page 48: ...48 Installing Network Cards in xx80 Appliances Identifying interface names ...

Page 49: ...t restrictions for SteelHead GX10000 CX5070 CX7070 and Interceptor 9600 on page 55 Supported cards for SteelFusion Core 3500 appliances on page 56 Supported add on cards for SteelCentral xx70 appliances on page 58 Installing network add on cards in 1U appliances on page 60 Installing network add on cards in 2U appliances on page 65 Identifying interface names on page 74 This chapter assumes you ha...

Page 50: ...y grounded ESD straps If an ESD strap isn t available touch a properly grounded metallic surface prior to handling the network add on card Don t touch the electronic components on the network add on card Before you install a network add on card ensure the card meets the software and appliance requirements described in the following sections Supported cards for SteelHead GX SteelHead CX xx70 SteelH...

Page 51: ...L 410 00122 01 NIC 1 001G 4SX BP RiOS 8 6 2 or RiOS 9 0 0b or later Two Port 1 GbE Fiber LX HHHL 410 00114 01 NIC 1 001G 2LX BP RiOS 8 6 2 or RiOS 9 0 0b or later Four Port 1 GbE Fiber LX FHHL 410 00123 01 NIC 1 001G 4LX BP RiOS 8 6 2 or RiOS 9 0 0b or later Two Port 10 GbE Fiber SR FHHL 410 00302 03 NIC 1 010G 2SR BP RiOS 8 6 2 or RiOS 9 0 0b or later Two Port 10 GbE Fiber LR FHHL 410 00301 03 NI...

Page 52: ...or later Two Port 1 GbE Fiber SX HHHL 410 00113 01 NIC 1 001G 2SX BP RiOS 8 6 2 or RiOS 9 0 0b or later Four Port 1 GbE Fiber SX FHHL 410 00122 01 NIC 1 001G 4SX BP RiOS 8 6 2 or RiOS 9 0 0b or later Two Port 1 GbE Fiber LX HHHL 410 00114 01 NIC 1 001G 2LX BP RiOS 8 6 2 or RiOS 9 0 0b or later Four Port 1 GbE Fiber LX FHHL 410 00123 01 NIC 1 001G 4LX BP RiOS 8 6 2 or RiOS 9 0 0b or later Two Port ...

Page 53: ...1 001G 2SX BP RiOS 8 6 2 or RiOS 9 0 0b or later Four Port 1 GbE Fiber SX FHHL 410 00122 01 NIC 1 001G 4SX BP RiOS 8 6 2 or RiOS 9 0 0b or later Two Port 1 GbE Fiber LX HHHL 410 00114 01 NIC 1 001G 2LX BP RiOS 8 6 2 or RiOS 9 0 0b or later Four Port 1 GbE Fiber LX FHHL 410 00123 01 NIC 1 001G 4LX BP RiOS 8 6 2 or RiOS 9 0 0b or later Two Port 10 GbE Fiber SR FHHL 410 00302 03 NIC 1 010G 2SR BP RiO...

Page 54: ...NIC 1 010G 2SR BP RiOS 9 6 0 gx1 or later Two Port 10 GbE Fiber LR FHHL 410 00301 03 NIC 1 010G 2LR BP RiOS 9 6 0 gx1 or later Four Port 10 GbE Fiber SR FH7 6 410 00191 01 NIC 1 010G 4SR BP RiOS 9 8 0 or later Four Port 10 GbE Fiber LR FH7 6 410 00190 01 NIC 1 010G 4LR BP RiOS 9 8 0 or later Four Port 10 GbE Copper FH9 6 410 00195 01 NIC 1 010G 4TX BP RiOS 9 9 0 or later Four Port 10 GbE DAC FH7 6...

Page 55: ...opper Base T HHHL 410 00115 01 NIC 1 001G 4TX BP 4 5 2 or later Two Port 1 GbE Fiber SX HHHL 410 00113 01 NIC 1 001G 2SX BP 4 5 2 or later Four Port 1 GbE Fiber SX FHHL 410 00122 01 NIC 1 001G 4SX BP 4 5 2 or later Two Port 1 GbE Fiber LX HHHL 410 00114 01 NIC 1 001G 2LX BP 4 5 2 or later Four Port 1 GbE Fiber LX FHHL 410 00123 01 NIC 1 001G 4LX BP 4 5 2 or later Two Port 10 GbE Fiber SR FHHL 410 ...

Page 56: ...he SteelFusion Core 3500 appliances SteelFusion Core 3500 HHHL Half Height Half Length 1 GbE 5 1 2 4 6 compression card in slot 3 10 GbE 3 1 2 6 compression card in slot 3 hardware restrictions slots 4 and 5 40 GbE 2 1 2 compression card in slot 3 Interceptor 9600 1 GbE 6 1 6 10 GbE 4 1 2 3 6 40 GbE 2 1 2 NICs Size Manufacturing part Orderable part SFCR3500 Four Port 1 GbE Copper HHHL 410 00115 01...

Page 57: ... only Slots 2 3 or 4 RiOS Two Port 1 GbE Fiber LX NIC 1 001G 4LX BP Slot 2 only Slots 2 3 or 4 RiOS Two Port 10 GbE Fiber SR NIC 1 010G 2SR BP Slot 2 only Slots 2 3 or 4 RiOS Two Port 10 GbE Fiber LR NIC 1 010G 2LR BP Slot 2 only Slots 2 3 or 4 RiOS Combo Card Four Port 1 GbE Copper Base T LSI controller NIC 2 001G 4TX EXP BP Not supported Slot 1 3 or 4 RiOS Four Port 1 GbE Copper Base T NIC 1 001...

Page 58: ... 00142 01 TRC 1 SFPP DAC SFP 10 GbE SR 410 00143 01 TRC 1 SFPP SR SFP 10 GbE LR 410 00144 01 TRC 1 SFPP LR SFP 1 GbE LX 410 00140 01 TRC 1 SFP LX SFP 1 GbE SX 410 00139 01 TRC 1 SFP SX SFP 1 GbE copper 410 00138 01 TRC 1 SFP TX Network add on cards Size Manufacturing part Orderable part SCNE 470 SCNP 2270 SCNP 4270 EX SCNP 4270 AN Four Port 1 GbE Fiber Copper SFP HHHL 410 00124 01 NIC 1 001G 4SFP ...

Page 59: ...ase T HHHL 410 00116 01 NIC 1 001G 4TX X X X Two Port 10 GbE Fiber SFP HHHL 410 00036 02 NIC 1 010G 2SFPP X X X Four Port 10 GbE Fiber SFP HHHL 410 00108 01 NIC 1 010G 4SFPP X X 8e PCIe RAID Controller PCIe Card 8 internal ports HHHL 410 00169 01 STC 1 RAC P08 SP X 8e PCIe RAID Controller PCIe Card 8 external ports HHHL 410 00157 01 STC 1 RAC P80 X SFP Manufacturing part Orderable part SCAN 2170 S...

Page 60: ...GbE Copper Base T HHHL 410 00116 01 NIC 1 001G 4TX Two Port 10 GbE Fiber SFP HHHL 410 00036 02 NIC 1 010G 2SFPP Four Port 10 GbE Fiber SFP not supported on the 2170 HHHL 410 00108 01 NIC 1 010G 4SFPP Two Port 40 GbE Time Stamp supported only on the 6170 8170 HHHL 410 00214 01 NIC 1 040G 2QSFP TS 8e PCIe RAID Controller PCIe 8 internal ports supported on 4170 only HHHL 410 00169 01 STC 1 RAC P08 SP...

Page 61: ... appliances have two additional slots for expansion SteelCentral NetExpress and SteelCentral NetProfiler support only one network add on card SteelCentral NetShark 2170 supports only one network add on card The network add on card must be installed in slot 2 SteelCentral AppResponse 2170 supports only one network add on card The network add on card must be installed in slot 2 To prepare to install...

Page 62: ... riser slots are accessible Figure 4 3 Riser slots and adapter card air duct To install a low profile add on card in slot 1 1 Remove the riser with the bracket by removing the screw see Figure 4 4 letter A Figure 4 4 Removing the riser with bracket 2 If you are replacing an existing card carefully pull the card from the riser If you aren t replacing a card remove the filler panel from the slot by ...

Page 63: ...he assembly rear panel see Figure 4 5 letter B The network add on cards fit horizontally into the PCIe enclosure Note Make sure the cards are seated properly in the enclosure If they aren t seated properly the cards don t function Figure 4 5 Installing the riser assembly for slot 1 5 Plug the assembly into the riser slot on the baseboard see Figure 4 6 letter A and fasten the screw see Figure 4 6 ...

Page 64: ...are replacing an existing PCIe card carefully pull the card from the riser card 4 Hold the new card between the front bezel and the rear of the card to avoid ESD damage Note Make sure the cards are seated properly in the PCIe enclosure If they aren t seated properly the cards don t function 5 Insert the card until it sits in the riser connector see Figure 4 7 letter B 6 For long cards rotate the P...

Page 65: ...nesiac show hardware all Hardware revision A Mainboard Platform Tarpon 2UAGB Motherboard 2U 2 5 CI 425 00270 01 Slot 0 2 Port Copper GigE Gen2 PCIe Non Bypass Module Integrated Slot 1 4 Port Copper GigE Gen2 PCIe Network Bypass Card 410 00115 01 Slot 2 2 Port SR Fiber 10 GigE Gen2 PCIe Redirector Card 410 00302 03 Note Run the in path reset iface command in configuration mode to reset the main int...

Page 66: ... a four port 1 GbE copper bypass card installed in slot 1 You can install a maximum of six 1 GbE NICs in slots 1 6 in IC 9600 The preferred order for populating slots is 2 3 if available 6 5 and 4 Install10 GbE NICs before 1 Gbps NICs when following the preferred slot order The preinstalled NIC will always remain in slot1 10 GbE NICs must be installed in slots 1 2 3 or 6 don t install in 4 5 Insta...

Page 67: ...ables that connect the storage units to each RAID card in slot 4 and 5 before disconnecting the cables You must reconnect the SAS cables to the same RAID cards after replacement 4 Remove the appliance from the mounting rack if necessary 5 Perform one of the following actions For GX10000 appliances remove the two thumb screws on the rear of the appliance see Figure 4 9 letter A Press the tabs and p...

Page 68: ... add on cards in 2U appliances Press the tabs see Figure 4 10 letter B and push straight back to remove the cover Figure 4 10 Removing the 1U appliance cover 6 Unplug the cables on the SSD boot drive Figure 4 11 Unplugging the SSD drive cable 7 To remove the air duct carefully push in the two latches on the air duct see Figure 4 12 letter A ...

Page 69: ... edge of the air duct up to disengage the two tabs from the fan bulkhead see Figure 4 12 letter B Figure 4 12 Removing the air duct The riser assemblies are accessible Figure 4 13 Network add on card riser Removing and installing the riser assembly in 2U appliances The network card riser assembly connects the cards to the appliance You need to remove the assembly to add or replace a card ...

Page 70: ...stall the riser assembly with full length cards 1 Slide back the card guide on the air duct see Figure 4 15 letter A 2 Pull up the blue plastic pin out of the card guide see Figure 4 15 letter B 3 Position the riser card edge connector over the server board riser socket and align the two hooks on the back edge of the riser assembly with the slots on the back of the chassis and then press straight ...

Page 71: ...rd guide to secure the card see Figure 4 15 letter E Figure 4 15 Installing the riser assembly 6 To reinstall the air duct lower the back edge of the air duct to engage the two tabs on the fan bulkhead see Figure 4 16 letter B 7 Carefully push in the two latches on the air duct see Figure 4 16 letter B 8 Push down on the air duct to move it into place see Figure 4 16 letter B Figure 4 16 Installin...

Page 72: ...and replacing an add on card in 2U appliances Follow these instructions to install or replace an add on card in your 2U appliance To install or replace an add on card 1 Remove the riser assembly For instructions see Removing and installing the riser assembly in 2U appliances on page 69 2 Remove the filler panel from the card slot by pushing it from the inside of the appliance and remove the screw ...

Page 73: ...er cords 10 Power up the appliance and check the status lights To remove an add on card 1 Remove the riser assembly For instructions see Removing and installing the riser assembly in 2U appliances on page 69 2 Remove the screw see Figure 4 18 letter A Figure 4 18 Removing a add in card 3 Remove the card from the riser connector see Figure 4 18 letter B 4 Ensure that all empty card slots have fille...

Page 74: ...e names The interface names for the network add on cards vary according to the product Product Interface names SteelHead The interface names are a combination of the slot number and the port pairs lan slot _ pair wan slot _ pair For example if a four port NIC is located in slot 1 of your appliance the interface names are lan1_0 wan1_0 lan1_1 and wan1_1 respectively SteelCentral AppResponse The int...

Page 75: ...e For details see the installation and configuration guide for your product Note For details on installing NICs in the EX560 and EX760 appliances see the Series EX560 and EX760 Systems Owner s Manual Appliances included in this chapter This chapter describes how to install cards in the following appliances 1U xx55 and xx60 appliances including CX1555 and EX1160 2U xx55 and xx60 appliances includin...

Page 76: ...r Four Port TX Copper Gigabit Ethernet and Two Port LR SR Fiber 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP cards for SteelFusion Core 2000 appliances require SteelFusion 2 0 1 or later All other SteelHead CX DX and EX NICs have the following minimum software requirements CX NICs require RiOS 6 5 4 or RiOS 7 0 1 or later DX NICs require RiOS 8 5 2 or later EX NICs require RiOS 7 0 1 or later Supported cards The follo...

Page 77: ...ck if necessary Two Port LR SR Fiber 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP card 410 00049 01 NIC 009 2XF X X Two Port LR Single Mode Fiber 10 Gigabit Ethernet card second generation 410 00301 02 NIC 007 2LR X X X X Two Port SR Multimode Fiber 10 Gigabit Ethernet card second generation 410 00302 02 NIC 008 2SR X X X X Two Port SX Multimode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet card 410 00101 01 NIC 01G 2SX X X X X X X X Two Po...

Page 78: ...Unscrew the two locking screws on the back of the chassis Figure 5 2 Unscrewing the locking screws 6 Remove a third locking screw on the left side near the back of the top cover 7 Position your thumbs in the indentations at the front of the appliance and slide the cover back from the chassis Figure 5 3 Removing the chassis cover ...

Page 79: ...nd EX xx60 appliances 8 To release the PCIe enclosure remove the two retaining screws on the top of the chassis and the retaining screw located on the rear panel Figure 5 4 Removing the retaining screws 9 Using the strap pull straight up to remove the PCIe enclosure Figure 5 5 Removing the PCIe enclosure ...

Page 80: ...el of the PCIe enclosure Figure 5 6 Removing the filler bracket PCIe enclosure 11 Turn over the PCIe enclosure to expose the two horizontal NIC slots 12 If you are replacing an existing PCIe NIC carefully pull the NIC from the riser card Do not attempt to remove the onboard NIC built into the motherboard The NICs fit horizontally into the PCIe enclosure The NIC connectors fit into the bus slots on...

Page 81: ...81 Installing NICs in 1U CX xx55 and EX xx60 appliances 13 Gently pull the new NIC from the ESD bag Figure 5 7 Removing the NIC from the ESD bag 14 Hold the new NIC between the front bezel and the rear of the card to avoid ESD damage Figure 5 8 Proper handling of the NIC ...

Page 82: ...ing the new NIC into the PCIe enclosure Note Make sure the NICs are seated properly in the PCIe enclosure If they aren t seated properly NICs don t function 16 Secure the NIC in the PCIe enclosure at the back panel with the locking screws When replacing the enclosure the standoff pictured in Figure 5 10 must line up with the stand on the motherboard Figure 5 10 Securing the NIC to the PCIe enclosu...

Page 83: ...sis and tighten the locking screws at the back of the chassis 20 Connect the power cords 21 Connect the NIC cables 22 Power up the appliance and check the status lights For a detailed figure of the NIC status lights see Appendix C NIC Status Lights for xx60 xx55 and xx50 Appliances To test SteelHead NICs 1 Connect to the SteelHead CLI For detailed information see the Riverbed Command Line Interfac...

Page 84: ...w to install NICs in the 2U SteelHead CX xx55 DX EX xx60 and SteelFusion Core 2000 3000 appliances The 7055M and 7055H appliances reserve PCIe slot 1 for the SDR acceleration card For these appliances install additional NICs in slots 2 to 5 The DX8000 appliances reserve PCIe slot 1 for the SDR acceleration card and have a two port 10 GB NIC configured in slot 3 Install additional NICs in slots 2 4...

Page 85: ...re Appliances 85 Installing NICs in 2U CX xx55 EX xx60 DX SteelFusion Core appliances 6 Press down on the indentations and slide back the cover several inches and then lift up and away from the chassis Figure 5 14 Removing the rear top cover from the chassis ...

Page 86: ...nces Installing NICs in 2U CX xx55 EX xx60 DX SteelFusion Core appliances 7 To release the PCIe enclosure remove the two retaining screws on the top of the enclosure and the two retaining screws on the rear panel Figure 5 15 Removing the PCIe enclosure retaining screws ...

Page 87: ... Core appliances 8 To remove the right or left PCIe enclosure from the chassis place your fingers in the enclosure holes and lift straight up Figure 5 16 Removing the right side PCIe enclosure from the chassis Figure 5 17 Removing the left side PCIe enclosure from the chassis 9 Turn over the enclosure to reveal the PCIe slots ...

Page 88: ...horizontally in the enclosure slots and are secured with screws in the rear panel The connector at the bottom of the enclosure fits into bus slots on the motherboard Figure 5 18 PCIe enclosure and PCIe card 10 Remove the filler bracket on the rear of the PCIe enclosure 11 Gently pull the new NIC from the ESD bag Figure 5 19 Removing the NIC from the ESD bag ...

Page 89: ...crews to the rear of the PCIe enclosure Figure 5 21 Installing the new NIC into the PCIe enclosure Note Make sure the NICs are seated properly in the PCIe enclosure If they aren t seated properly the NICs don t function 14 Replace the PCIe enclosure in the chassis Make sure that the enclosure connectors fit securely into the bus slots on the motherboard 15 Replace the two retaining screws on the t...

Page 90: ...nd CX xx55 appliances require RiOS 7 0 4 or later Upgrade to an appropriate RiOS version and enter the in path reset iface command to recognize all ports Identifying interface names The interface names for the NICs in the SteelHead Management Console and the CLI are a combination of the slot number and the port pairs lan slot _ pair wan slot _ pair For example if a four port NIC is located in slot...

Page 91: ...xx60 appliances on page 77 or Installing NICs in 2U CX xx55 EX xx60 DX SteelFusion Core appliances on page 84 The NIC card appears as another pair of LAN WAN interfaces 2 Use the show hardware nic slots command to identify the slot number for the card 3 From configuration mode of the CLI enter the hardware nic slot nic card slot number mode data command to configure the NIC for data mode amnesiac ...

Page 92: ...92 Installing NICs in CX xx55 DX EX xx60 and SteelFusion Core Appliances Configuring a SteelHead EX NIC for data interfaces ...

Page 93: ...liances require RiOS 5 0 3 or later to recognize an add on NIC in conjunction with the appliance s onboard ports Upgrade to 5 0 3 or later and run the in path reset iface command to recognize all ports Make sure you follow proper ESD procedures when you handle the NIC Wear properly grounded ESD straps If an ESD strap isn t available touch a properly grounded metallic surface prior to handling the ...

Page 94: ...igabit Ethernet PCIe cards It isn t necessary to plug in the 12 volt connector of the Two Port SR Multimode Fiber 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card The LX Fiber PCIe NICs require RiOS 4 1 9 5 0 7 or 5 5 2 or later The Two Port FX Multimode Fiber 100 Mbps PCIe card requires RiOS 5 5 9 or 6 0 4 or later SteelHead xx50 appliances are only compatible with PCIe NICs Supported cards The following table summ...

Page 95: ...tegrated Four Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet PCI X card in the appliance Note In a 1U appliance the LAN and WAN ports are numbered in ascending order such as 0 1 2 from left to right For details on ports and status lights see Appendix C NIC Status Lights for xx60 xx55 and xx50 Appliances NIC Interceptor 9350 Max of 410 00101 4 Max of 410 00102 4 Max of 410 00103 4 Max of 410 00105 4 Max of 410 00106...

Page 96: ...your thumbs in the indentations at the front of the appliance and slide back the cover from the chassis Figure 6 1 Removing the chassis cover 7 Unscrew the two securing screws on the face plate of the existing NIC or the filler bracket If your appliance has a filler bracket remove the filler bracket Figure 6 2 Removing filler bracket screws Note Keep this filler bracket Filler brackets must be ins...

Page 97: ...0 Appliances 97 Installing NICs in 1U xx50 appliances 8 If you are replacing an existing NIC carefully pull the NIC away from the riser card Do not attempt to remove the onboard NIC built into the motherboard Figure 6 3 Removing a NIC ...

Page 98: ...nstalling NICs in 1U xx50 appliances 9 Gently pull the new NIC from the ESD bag Figure 6 4 Removing the NIC from the ESD bag 10 Hold the new NIC between the front bezel and the rear of the card to avoid ESD damage Figure 6 5 Proper handling of the NIC ...

Page 99: ... Connect the power cords 15 Connect the LAN and WAN cables Note Straight through cables connect the LAN ports to the LAN switches crossover cables connect the WAN ports to the WAN routers 16 Power up the SteelHead and check the status lights For a detailed figure of the NIC status lights see Appendix C NIC Status Lights for xx60 xx55 and xx50 Appliances 17 Connect to the SteelHead CLI For detailed...

Page 100: ...nce with a Four Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card in slot 1 Installing NICs in 3U xx50 appliances and Interceptor 9350 This section describes how to install NICs in the Interceptor 9350 appliance This appliance can accommodate up to four PCIe NICs depending on the software version and have four copper Gigabit Ethernet ports onboard This section contains the following topics Identifying PCI sl...

Page 101: ... other slots for best performance Use slot 1 next use slot 4 last For Gigabit Ethernet cards 1 GbE the slot position for the card doesn t matter Replacing a NIC in 3U xx50 appliances This section describes how to install NICs in the Interceptor 9350 appliances Make sure you follow proper ESD procedures when you are handling the NIC Wear properly grounded ESD straps If an ESD strap isn t available ...

Page 102: ...and away from the chassis Figure 6 9 Removing the rear top cover from the chassis 5 Remove the securing screw and access cover 6 If you are replacing a NIC remove the securing screw on the top of the NIC that you want to replace Note To release a NIC from the PCI slot push the NIC release lever outward and pull out the card Figure 6 10 Removing the NIC securing screw ...

Page 103: ...ICs in 3U xx50 appliances and Interceptor 9350 7 Gently pull the new NIC from the ESD bag Figure 6 11 Removing the NIC from the ESD bag 8 Hold the new NIC between the front bezel and the rear of the card to avoid ESD damage Figure 6 12 Proper handling of the NIC ...

Page 104: ...the NIC is seated properly If it isn t seated properly the NIC doesn t function Note It isn t necessary to plug in the 12 volt connector of the Two Port SR Multimode Fiber 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card 10 Close the top cover of the SteelHead 11 Connect the power cords 12 Connect the LAN and WAN cables Note Straight through cables connect the LAN ports to the LAN switches crossover cables connect t...

Page 105: ... to 5 0 3 or later and enter the in path reset iface command to recognize all ports Identifying interface names in 3U xx50 appliances The interface names for the NICs in the SteelHead Management Console and the CLI are a combination of the slot number and the port pairs lan slot _ pair wan slot _ pair For example if a four port NIC is located in slot 1 of your appliance the interface names are lan...

Page 106: ...106 Installing NICs in SteelHead xx50 Appliances Installing NICs in 3U xx50 appliances and Interceptor 9350 ...

Page 107: ...lHead v hardware support fail to block mode For more information see Chapter 2 Fail to Block Mode Before you begin To successfully install a NIC in an ESXi host for SteelHead v you need the following 64 bit ESXi host with a PCIe slot vSphere Client access to the ESXi host VMware ESXi 5 0 or later and RiOS 8 0 3 or later The number of hardware bypass pairs that is one LAN and one WAN port supported...

Page 108: ...Virtual Edition Installation Guide Software compatibility SteelHead v NICs have the following software requirements SteelHead v xx50 appliances require RiOS 7 0 2 or later SteelHead v CX555 CX755 and CX1555 appliances require RiOS 8 0 or later SteelHead v CX5055 and CX7055 appliances require RiOS 8 6 or later VMware ESXi 5 0 requires RiOS 8 0 3 or later Microsoft Hyper V requires RiOS 9 7 or later...

Page 109: ...two bypass pairs two LAN and two WAN ports Configuring bypass cards in ESXi 5 x This section describes how to configure NICs in ESXi 5 x hosts to provide bypass support using VMware DirectPath with the SteelHead v The maximum number of DirectPath in path pairs is one two NICs total for V150 V250 and V550 and two four NICs total for all other virtual appliances Note You must use a Riverbed branded ...

Page 110: ...Machine Properties window appears 3 Select the LAN and WAN interfaces and click Remove Figure 7 1 Removing the LAN and WAN interfaces 4 Click OK 5 In the Inventory panel select the host for the Riverbed SteelHead VM 6 In the Configuration tab select Advanced Settings 7 Click Configure Passthrough 8 Select all the NICs corresponding to the Riverbed NIC from the list of available direct path devices...

Page 111: ...com Network Controller as a pass through device The Broadcom Controller might appear as Unknown Controller 10 Click OK The NICs appear in the DirectPath I O Configuration page as available for direct access by the virtual machines on the host 11 Reboot the host to apply the changes 12 Ensure the pass through devices appear correctly In the Inventory panel select the host from the Configuration tab...

Page 112: ...work Bypass Card 410 00044 01 Two Port SR Multimode Fiber 10 Gigabit Ethernet Card Second Generation 410 00302 02 For details on configuring NICs in the SteelHead v see the SteelHead Virtual Edition Installation Guide Configuring bypass cards for KVM Complete this procedure to configure a bypass card for SteelHead v appliances running KVM Before you begin Before you start installation download the...

Page 113: ...ile and QEMU assigns a PCI address for the device QEMU assigns the PCI addresses in the order in which the interfaces appear in the XML file with the interface appearing first in the XML file being assigned a lower device number inside of the VM For example if the PCI IDs of the bypass card network interfaces appear as PCI IDs 04 00 0 04 00 1 04 00 3 and 04 00 4 and you specify the IDs in that ord...

Page 114: ...dicate the values to enter The function values inside the source XML tags 0x2 0x3 0x0 and 0x1 respectively correspond to the function values in the PCI ID on the host The slot and function values outside of the source XML tags 5 and 0x00 5 and 0x01 6 and 0x00 and 6 and 0x01 respectively correspond to the LAN WAN pair values in the SteelHead v hostdev mode subsystem type pci managed yes source addr...

Page 115: ...ing the instructions in the SteelHead Virtual Edition Installation Guide Use these configuration options When configuring the appliance using the Virtual Switch Manager create a virtual switch with a type of Internal Do not include the PowerOn setting which powers on the appliance after installation is complete Complete the steps in this procedure before starting the appliance After you create the...

Page 116: ...ck Browse select the ndisprot inf file that you downloaded from the Riverbed support site then click OK The ndisprot inf file installs the correct driver software for the network adapter 5 Open a command prompt as a System Administrator and enter the following command net start disprot 6 Start the bpctl service by performing the following tasks From the command prompt navigate to the directory whe...

Page 117: ...r you identified in Step 7 bpvmctl exe index index r Important Leave this command window open it runs a process that is required for the SteelHead v s operation 9 Add the suffixes A1 A2 A3 and A4 to the SteelHead v MAC addresses using the Hyper V user interface The MAC addresses allocated by the SteelHead v installation program have a suffix of A1 A2 A3 or A4 The physical interface ports are mappe...

Page 118: ...012 R2 and 2016 Figure 7 8 and Figure 7 9 show MAC addresses for the LAN WAN pair 1 appended with the suffix A1 and A2 These addresses map to the physical interfaces in the right most LAN and WAN pair The LAN physical interface maps to A1 and the WAN interface maps to A2 Figure 7 8 LAN pair 1 with suffix A1 ...

Page 119: ...Installing NICs for SteelHead Virtual Edition Appliances 119 Configuring bypass cards for Hyper V Server 2012 R2 and 2016 Figure 7 9 WAN pair 2 with suffix A2 ...

Page 120: ...120 Installing NICs for SteelHead Virtual Edition Appliances Configuring bypass cards for Hyper V Server 2012 R2 and 2016 ...

Page 121: ... Two Port 40 GbE Fiber SR4 card on page 127 Two Port 40 GbE Fiber LR4 card on page 127 Four Port 1 GbE Fiber Copper SFP card on page 128 Two Port 10 GbE Fiber SFP card on page 129 Four Port 10 GbE Fiber SFP card on page 130 Two Port 40 GbE Time Stamp card on page 131 Two Port 4 8 16 GbE FC HBA SAN on page 132 Two Port 100 GbE QSPF Time Stamp Card on page 133 Four Port 10 GbE DAC Redirector Card on...

Page 122: ... the PCI bus edge connector The port closest to the edge connector is L0 followed by W0 L1 and W1 Figure A 1 Four Port Copper Bypass Type 1card NIC 1 001G 4TX BP Figure A 2 Four Port Copper Bypass Type 2 card NIC 1 001G 4TX BP Port Description L0 W0 L1 W1 Provides access to 10 100 1000 Base T LED Type 1 definitions Type 2 definitions LINK ACT Link Green Activity Blinks green Link Green Activity Bl...

Page 123: ... A 3 Four Port 1 GbE Fiber SX Type 1 card NIC 1 001G 4SX BP Figure A 4 Four Port 1 GbE Fiber SX Type 2 card NIC 1 001G 4SX BP Specification Descriptions Connectors Four shielded RJ 45 Cables and operating distance 10 Base T Category 3 4 or 5 maximum 50 m 100 Base TX Category 5 maximum 5m 1000 Base T Category 5E maximum 5E m Theoretical distance is defined as half a distance as stated by the IEEE 8...

Page 124: ... m maximum at 62 5 m cable half of theoretical distance of IEEE 802 3 standard Port Description L0 W0 L1 W1 TX and RX provides access to 1000 Base LX LED Definition LINK ACT Link Green Activity Blinks green BYP DSC Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green Specifications Description Connectors Four small form factor SFF LC fiber connectors Cables and operating distance Single mode fiber 9 micromet...

Page 125: ... GbE Fiber SR Card NIC 1 010G 4SR BP Port Description P0 P1 P2 P3 P0 P1 P2 P3 provide access to 10 G Base SR LED Definition LINK Activity Link Yellow on 1 GB Link Green on 10 GB Activity Blinks green BYP DSC Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green Specification Definition Connectors Four small form factor SFF LC fiber connectors Cables and operating distance Multimode fiber 62 5um 160MHz Km 13m ...

Page 126: ...through the interface bus Figure 7 11 Four Port 10 GbE Fiber LR Card NIC 1 010G 4LR BP Port Description P0 P1 P0 P1 P2 and P3 provide access to 10 G Base LR4 LED Definition LINK Activity Link Yellow on 1 GB Link Green on 10 GB Activity Blinks green BYP DSC Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green Specification Definition Connectors Four small form factor SFF LC fiber connectors Cables and operati...

Page 127: ...4 BP Port Description P0 P1 P0 and P1 provide access to 40GBase SR LED Definition LINK Activity Link Green Activity Blinks green BYP DSC Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green Specification Definition Connectors Four small form factor MTP MTP fiber connectors Cables and operating distance Multimode Fiber 0 5 to 50 m using 50 micrometers OM3 1500 MHz Km 0 5 to 75 m using 50 micrometers OM4 3500 ...

Page 128: ...se LR4 LED Definition LINK Activity Link Green Activity Blinks green BYP DSC Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green Specification Definition Connectors Four small form factor SFF LC fiber connectors Cables and operating distance 5km using SMF 28 cables Distance is defined as half of the distance as specified in the optical transceiver Port Description P0 P1 P2 P3 Provides access to 1000 Base TX...

Page 129: ...00 m SFP 1GBase SX module Multimode Fiber 220 m using 62 5 micrometers 550 m using 50 micrometers SFP 1GBase LX module Single mode Fiber 5000 m using 9 micrometers Multimode Fiber 550 m using 50 micrometers 550 m using 62 5 micrometers Supported SFPs Manufacturing part Orderable part SFP 1 GbE Copper module 410 00138 01 TRC 1 SFP TX C SFP 1 GbE SX 410 00139 01 TRC 1 SFP SX SFP 1 GbE LX 410 00140 0...

Page 130: ...Passive Direct Attach Cable up to 10 meters SFP 10GBase SR module 62 5 um 160 MHz km 26 m 62 5 micrometers OM1 200 MHz km 33 m 50 micrometers 400 MHz km 66 m 50 micrometers OM2 500 MHz km 82 m 50 micrometers OM3 2000 MHz km 300 m SFP 10GBase LR module Single Mode 10000 m at 9 um SFPs Manufacturing part Orderable part SFP 10 GbE DAC 410 00140 01 TRC 1 SFPP DAC C SFP 10 GbE SR 410 00143 01 TRC 1 SFP...

Page 131: ...10 meters SFP 10GBase SR module 62 5 um 160 MHz km 26 m 62 5 micrometers OM1 200 MHz km 33 m 50 micrometers 400 MHz km 66 m 50 micrometers OM2 500 MHz km 82 m 50 micrometers OM3 2000 MHz km 300 m SFP 10GBase LR module Single mode 10000 m at 9 micrometers SFPs Manufacturing part Orderable part SFP 10 GbE DAC 410 00140 01 TRC 1 SFPP DAC C SFP 10 GbE SR 410 00143 01 TRC 1 SFPP SR SFP 10 GbE LR 410 00...

Page 132: ...ink Activity Link Green Activity Orange Panic Red PPS Fail Safe Not used Network add on card Size Manufacturing part Orderable part Two Port 40GbE Time Stamp Card HHHL 410 00214 01 NIC 1 040G 2QSFP TS Port Description Port A B Provide access to 40GBase LR4 Dimensions 6 60 x 2 71 167 64 mm x 68 91 mm Optical Data Rates 14 025 GbE 1600 Mbps 8 5 GbE 800 Mbps 4 25 GbE 400 Mbps auto detected Data Trans...

Page 133: ...rometers OM4 MMF 15 m at 16 GbE on 62 5 125 micrometers OM1 MMF 35 m at 16 GbE on 50 125 micrometers OM2 MMF Operating at 16Gb Distance is defined as half of the distance as specified in the optical transceiver Network Interface Description IEEE standard IEEE 802 3 10 GE 40 GE 25 GE 100 G Ports A B QSFP28 ports Data Rate 10 GbE and 25 GbE supported through break out cable assemblies Supported QSFP...

Page 134: ...tion Physical dimensions 3 4 length standard height Port Description P0 P1 P2 P3 P0 P1 P2 and P3 provide access to 10GBase R LED Definition LINK Activity Link Blue Activity Blinks green BYP DSC Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Blinks green Specification Definition Cables and operating distance 62 5um 160MHz Km 13m 62 5um OM1 200MHz Km 16 5m All distances are defined as half a distance as specif...

Page 135: ...Four Port 1 GbE Fiber LX card on page 140 Two Port 10 GbE Fiber SR card on page 141 Two Port 10 GbE Fiber LR card on page 141 Two Port 40 GbE Fiber SR4 card on page 142 Two Port 40 GbE Fiber LR4 card on page 143 Four Port 1 GbE Copper Base T card on page 144 Two Port 10 GbE Copper card on page 144 Four Port 10 GbE Copper card on page 145 Four Port 1 GbE Fiber Copper SFP card on page 146 Two Port 1...

Page 136: ...th types can be installed in the 1U SteelHead CX 3070 and the 2U SteelHead CX 5070 SteelHead CX 7070 and the Interceptor 9600 appliances Type 2 cards are supported on the following software versions SteelHead versions 8 6 0 9 0 0 9 1 0 and 9 2 0 Interceptor versions 4 5 3 5 5 0 and 5 0 1 Note The physical ports on the NICs are mapped in proximity to the PCI bus edge connector The port closest to t...

Page 137: ... to the PCI bus edge connector The port closest to the edge connector is L0 then W0 L1 followed by W1 Figure B 3 Two Port 1 GbE Fiber SX Type 1 card NIC 1 001G 2SX BP Figure B 4 Two Port 1 GbE Fiber SX Type 2 card NIC 1 001G 2SX BP SPD 1000 Mbps Orange 100 Mbps Green 10 Mbps Off BYP1 BYP0 Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green Normal Off Specification Descriptions Connectors Four shielded RJ 45 Cables and...

Page 138: ...mity to the PCI bus edge connector The port closest to the edge connector is L0 then W0 L1 followed by W1 Figure B 5 Four Port 1 GbE Fiber SX Type 1 card NIC 1 001G 4SX BP Figure B 6 Four Port 1 GbE Fiber SX Type 2 card NIC 1 001G 4SX BP LED Type 1 definition Type 2 definition ACT Activity Blinks green Activity Blinks yellow BYP DSC Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green Normal Off Disconnect R...

Page 139: ...f Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green ACT On Blinks orange Specification Definition Connectors 4 small form factor SFF LC fiber connectors Cables and operating distance Multimode fiber 137 m maximum at 62 5 micrometers cable half of theoretical distance of IEEE 802 3 standard Port Description P0 P1 TX and RX provides access to 1000 Base LX LED Definition P0 ACT...

Page 140: ... m maximum at 9 micrometers Theoretical distance is defined as half a distance as stated by the IEEE 802 3 standard Port Description L0 W0 L1 W1 TX and RX provides access to 1000 Base LX LED Definition LINK ACT Link Green Activity Blinks green BYP DSC Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green Specifications Description Connectors Four small form factor SFF LC fiber connectors Cables and operating ...

Page 141: ...SR LED Definition LNK Link Yellow ACT Activity Blinks green BYP DSC Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green Specification Definition Connectors Two small form factor SFF LC fiber connectors Cables and operating distance Multimode fiber 13 m using 62 5 micrometers 160 MHz km 16 5 m using 62 5 micrometers OM1 200 MHz km 33 m using 50 micrometers 400 MHz km 41 m using 50 micrometers OM2 500 MHz km ...

Page 142: ...n LNK Link Yellow ACT Activity Blinks green BYP DSC Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green Specification Definition Connectors Two small form factor SFF LC fiber connectors Cables and operating distance Single mode fiber 9 u Max 5 km Theoretical distance is defined as half a distance as specified in the optical transceiver Port Description P0 P1 P0 and P1 provide access to 40GBase SR LED Defini...

Page 143: ...using 50 micrometers OM3 1500 MHz Km 0 5 to 75 m using 50 micrometers OM4 3500 MHz Km All distances are defined as half a distance as specified in the optical transceiver Port Description P0 P1 P0 and P1 provide access to 40GBase LR4 LED Definition LINK Activity Link Green Activity Blinks green BYP DSC Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green Specification Definition Connectors Four small form fa...

Page 144: ... B 11 Two Port 10 GbE Copper NIC 1 010G 2TX Port Description P0 P1 P2 P3 Provides access to 10 100 1000 Base TX LED Description Link Activity LED1 Link Green Activity Blinks green Speed LED2 1 G Yellow 100 M Green 10 M Off Connectors Four shielded RJ 45 Cables and operating distance 10 Base T Category 3 4 or 5 maximum 100 m 100 Base TX Category 5 maximum 100 m 1000 Base T Category 5E maximum 100 m...

Page 145: ...onnectors Two shielded RJ 45 Cables and operating distance 100 Base TX Category 5 maximum 100 m 1000 Base T Category 5E maximum 100 m 10G Base T Category 6A maximum 100 m Port Description P0 P1 P2 P3 Provides access to 100 1000 10G Base T LED Description 10G GRN 1G YLW LED1 10 G Green 1 G Yellow 100 M Off LINK ACT GRN LED2 Link Green Activity Blinks green Specification Description Connectors Four ...

Page 146: ...pecification Description Connectors Four small form factor pluggable SFP cage Cables and operating distances SFP 1GBase Copper module 1000 Base T Category 5E maximum 100 m SFP 1GBase SX module Multimode Fiber 220 m using 62 5 micrometers 550 m using 50 micrometers SFP 1GBase LX module Single mode Fiber 5000 m using 9 micrometers Multimode Fiber 550 m using 50 micrometers 550 m using 62 5 micromete...

Page 147: ...m Optical Data Rates 14 025 GbE 1600 Mbps 8 5 GbE 800 Mbps 4 25 GbE 400 Mbps auto detected Data Transfer Rates Supports 16 GFC 8 GFC and 4 GFC link speeds automatically negotiated LED Definition Link Activity Link Activity Blinks yellow Firmware operation Green Specification Definition Connectors LC type connectors Cables and operating distance 100 m at 16 GbE on 50 125 micrometers OM3 MMF 125 m a...

Page 148: ...nnectors Two small form factor pluggable SFP cage Cables and operating distance for the supported SFPs SFP 10 GbE Direct Attached Cable 10 G Passive Direct Attach Cable up to 10 meters SFP 10GBase SR module 62 5 micrometers 160 MHz km 26 m 62 5 micrometers OM1 200 MHz km 33 m 50 micrometers 400 MHz km 66 m 50 micrometers OM2 500 MHz km 82 m 50 micrometers OM3 2000 MHz km 300 m SFP 10GBase LR modul...

Page 149: ...supported SFPs SFP 10 GbE Direct Attached Cable 10 G Passive Direct Attach Cable up to 10 meters SFP 10GBase SR module 62 5 micrometers 160 MHz km 26 m 62 5 micrometers OM1 200 MHz km 33 m 50 micrometers 400 MHz km 66 m 50 micrometers OM2 500 MHz km 82 m 50 micrometers OM3 2000 MHz km 300 m SFP 10GBase LR module Single Mode 10000 m at 9 micrometers SFPs Manufacturing part Orderable part SFP 10 GbE...

Page 150: ... DMA or egressed to physical output ports LED Description Link Activity Link Green Activity Orange Panic Red Fail Safe Press and hold on power on to load fallback firmware image Specification Description On Board Memory 8 GB 2x4GB 64 bit DDR3 Timestamp Sync 1 pps connector located on printed circuit board and connected to bracket with cable PCIe Gen 3 8 lanes NIC Size Manufacturing part Orderable ...

Page 151: ...ur Port 10 GbE Fiber SR Card NIC 1 010G 4SR BP Port Description P0 P1 P2 P3 P0 P1 P2 P3 provide access to 10GBase SR LED Definition LINK Activity Link Yellow on 1 GbE Link Green on 10 GbE Activity Blinks green BYP DSC Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green Specification Definition Connectors Four small form factor SFF LC fiber connectors Cables and operating distance Multimode fiber 62 5um 160M...

Page 152: ...hese NICs through the interface bus Figure 7 21 Four Port 10 GbE Fiber LR Card NIC 1 010G 4LR BP Port Description P0 P1 P0 P1 P2 and P3 provide access to 10GBase LR4 LED Definition LINK Activity Link Yellow on 1 GbE Link Green on 10 GbE Activity Blinks green BYP DSC Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Green Specification Definition Connectors Four small form factor SFF LC fiber connectors Cables a...

Page 153: ... Copper card Figure 7 23 Four Port 10 GbE DAC Card NIC 1 010G 4TX BP Port Description P0 P1 P2 P3 P0 P1 P2 and P3 provide access to 10GBase R LED Definition LINK Activity Link Blue Activity Blinks green BYP DSC Normal Off Disconnect Yellow Bypass Blinks green Specification Definition Cables and operating distance 62 5um 160MHz Km 13m 62 5um OM1 200MHz Km 16 5m All distances are defined as half a d...

Page 154: ...rt Left Link of 1 Gbps Yellow Link of 10Gbps Green Bypass Blinks green Disconnect Blinks yellow Right Activity ACT Blinks Green Specification Definition Cables and operating distance 100Base Tx Category 5 maximum 50m1 1000Base T Category 5E maximum 50m1 10GBase T Category 6A 7 maximum 50m2 1 1 Theoretical Distance Defined as half a distance as stated by the IEEE 802 3 2005 standard 2 2 Theoretical...