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Maximum network cards and slot restrictions for SteelHead CX3080, CX5080, and CX7080 appliances
SteelCentral Flow Gateway 2280
Maximum network cards and slot restrictions for SteelHead
CX3080, CX5080, and CX7080 appliances
This table summarizes the maximum number of network cards and slot restrictions for the SteelHead
CXxx80 appliances.
QSFP+ 100-GbE SR4
410-00242-01
TRC-1-QSFP28-SR4
QSFP+ 100-GbE LR4
410-00243-01
TRC-1-QSFP28-LR4
QSFP+ 40-GbE LM4
410-00245-01
TRC-1-QSFP-LM4
Network add-on cards
Size (*)
Manufacturing
part #
Orderable part #
Required software
Two-Port 10-GbE Fiber SFP+
HHHL
410-00036-02
NIC-1-010G-2SFPP
10.16 or later
SFP
Manufacturing part #
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 in slot 3 and slot 6.) You
lose slot 1 if you install a 40-GbE card in slot 2 and
you lose slot 5 if you install a 40-GbE in slot 4.
40 GbE
2
2, 4 (Two-Port 40-GbE cards are only supported in
slot 2 and 4 due to their larger size.)
You lose slot 1 if a 40-GbE card is installed in slot 2.
You lose slot 5 if a 40-GbE us installed in slot 4.
QAT Compression/
Acceleration
1
6 only. The QAT Compression/Acceleration card can
only be installed in the CX7080-B030 appliance.
SFP
Manufacturing part #
Orderable part #