Installing NICs in SteelHead xx50 Appliances | 101
Installing NICs in 3U xx50 appliances and Interceptor 9350
Identifying PCI slots in 3U xx50 appliances
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If your SteelHead doesn’t have a label identifying the PCI slots, slot
5
is the slot closest to the
power-supply unit. Slot 1 is the slot closest to the outermost side of the chassis. Slot 0 refers to the
onboard ports.
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Your in-path NIC must be in slot 1, 2, 3, or 4. If your in-path NIC isn’t in slot 1, 2, 3, or 4, it isn’t
displayed in the Management Console.
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When adding 10 GbE cards, populate slots 2, 3, and 5 before the 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:
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Wear properly grounded ESD straps.
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If an ESD strap isn’t available, touch a properly grounded metallic surface prior to handling the NIC.
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Do not touch the electronic components on the NIC.
To install the NIC
1. Power down the SteelHead.
2. Disconnect the appliance from the electrical outlet and peripherals.
3. To remove the rear appliance cover, release the two locking screws on the back of the system.
Figure 6-8. Releasing locking screws