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Introducing the 7100 Series components
About core components
Serial port
The serial port is a standard male DB9 port that provides direct access from the
Symantec Network Security 7100 Series to a serial console.
You can connect a null modem RS232 cable from the appliance to any laptop, PC
or other serial-enabled device, and log in to the appliance using a serial terminal
application with VT100 emulation. You can use the serial console during initial
configuration, for administrative tasks, and when troubleshooting.
Using a serial console for the initial configuration, rather than the LCD panel,
allows you to view the configuration questions on a monitor rather than on the
16 character LCD screen. See
“Serial console initial configuration”
on page 76.
You can use the serial console to create a bootable compact flash card, which is
required to initiate the network boot process used during re-imaging or
upgrading the appliance. See
“Preparing for re-imaging”
on page 170.
Use the serial console to access the appliance operating system or Symantec
Network Security software for troubleshooting. See
“Using the serial console”
on page 158.
USB ports
There are two USB ports on the back of every Symantec Network Security 7100
Series appliance. Either port can be used for the keep-alive connection to the
optional In-line Bypass unit. The bypass unit provides fail-open capability when
you configure the appliance for in-line mode. See
“Fail-open”
on page 35.
Compact flash adapter
The compact flash (CF) adapter is a device which reads from and writes to
compact flash cards of up to 1 GB capacity. Each Symantec Network Security
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Network
activity (Tx)
Blinks when there is network traffic on the eth0 interface
on the 7120. This LED is disabled on the 7160 and 7161.
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Temperature
Blinks to indicate temperature status, blinking slowly for
temperature warnings and quickly for temperature
failures. If the Symantec Network Security 7100 Series is
in danger of overheating, a log message is sent to the
appliance log file.
Table 2-5
LED lights
Diagram
location
Component
name
Description
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Page 24: ...16 Introduction Verifying the materials...
Page 52: ...44 Deploying the 7100 Series Symantec LiveUpdate accessibility...
Page 174: ...166 Maintaining and administering the 7100 Series Using the serial console...
Page 190: ...182 Re imaging and unconfiguring About migration...
Page 198: ...190 Specifications and safety Product certifications...
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