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G4-40G-040-384T installation
Getting your appliance installed is the first step to greater visibility of your network. This topic
covers installing your appliance in the cabinet and connecting it to your network.
Caution:
Do not attempt in-cabinet repairs of your appliance. The appliance is very
heavy! Always use a server lift or work with a partner to install or remove the appliance
from the cabinet to perform any maintenance.
1.
Take the appliance and all other components out of the packing materials.
2.
to your server rack or cabinet.
3.
Install the JBOD unit(s) into your server rack or cabinet.
4.
Install the head unit (A1) into your server rack or cabinet. See the
head unit image
.
5.
Using the SAS cables, connect the RAID ports from the JBOD unit(s) to the head unit and to
other JBOD unit(s).
6.
Using an Ethernet cable, connect the
ETH0
port to the network.
Connecting the ETH0 port allows you to use Windows Remote Desktop or other tools to
control or configure Windows or Windows applications, such as Observer Analyzer.
7.
(Optional) Connect an Ethernet cable from your router or switch to the LOM or IPMI port.
(Optional) A Lights Out Management or IPMI port provides you a dedicated management
channel for device maintenance. It allows you to monitor, start, stop, and manage your
appliance remotely regardless of whether the appliance is powered on.
8.
Install
into the open slots on the back of the capture card(s).
9.
If you are connecting to SPAN/mirror ports of a network switch
: connect a straight-through
Ethernet cable from the SPAN/mirror ports on your switch to the SFP transceivers on the
capture card.
10.
If you are connecting to a network TAP (sold separately):
Figure 1: Connecting the TAP to the network device, switch, and analyzer
a.
Connect the TX port from your server, firewall, router, or switch to the Link
A
port on
the TAP.
b.
Connect the TX port from your other switch to the Link
B
port on the TAP.
c.
Use two analyzer cables to connect the analyzer port on the TAP to the SFP transceivers
in the capture card.
d.
If you have more than one TAP to connect, repeat the process for each TAP.
11.
Ensure the time zone settings match your environment.
12.
in the BIOS using a static IP address provided
by your network administrator.
13.
Double-click the Observer icon on the Desktop to start Observer.
Your hardware appliance is installed and on your network.
Next, give the
ETH0
IP address and IPMI port address, if using, to the Observer administrator.
They need the addresses to add this GigaStor probe to Observer to capture network traffic
with a probe instance.
SFP, SFP+, QSFP+, and QSFP28 transceivers are sold separately.
