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26 | Installing Network Cards in xx80 Appliances
Installing network add-on cards in 1U xx80 appliances
Installing network add-on cards in 1U xx80 appliances
This section describes how to install network add-on cards in 1U SteelHead CX3080, SteelCentral
AppResponse 2180, SteelCentral Flow Gateway 2280, and SteelCentral NetProfiler 4280-DP appliances.
It includes these sections:
•
“Installing and replacing network add-on cards in the 1U SteelHead CX3080 appliances” on page 26
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“Installing network add-on cards in 1U SteelCentral xx80 appliances” on page 34
•
“Enabling 10-GbE NICs in the 1U NetProfiler 4280-DP and Flow Gateway 2280 appliances” on
page 37
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 appliance.
2. Remove the power-supply cord.
3. Remove the cables connected to the appliance.
4. Remove the appliance from the mounting rack.
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.
Supported network
cards
Quantity
Supported slots