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8.
Install SFP transceivers (page 179)
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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 12: 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. Connect a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the hardware appliance.
You can use a
KVM switch if desired. (The KVM must be compatible with
the operating system used on the appliance.) The user input devices or
KVM switch are only temporarily needed to set the IP address, so you can
disconnect them after the IP address is set.
12. Turn on all JBOD unit(s).
a. Plug the power cords into the rear of the power supplies.
b. Wait until the blue Information LED starts to blink.
c.
Use the tip of your finger to press the power button once. The JBOD
control board initiates the power up sequence in three seconds.
See Startup and shutdown (G3-GS models) (page 172) .
Caution:
The RAID does not properly initialize if the JBOD unit(s) are not
started first. If this happens, restart the head unit.
13. Turn on the head unit (A1) and wait for the RAID to initialize using the same
procedure as the JBOD.
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SFP, SFP+, and QSFP+ transceivers are sold separately.