Network Instruments GigaStor User Manual page 99

Figure 23: Gen2 card link/port assignments
5. Install the probe into rails in your cabinet. Caution! The probe is heavy. Lift with care. Do not turn on the
probe yet.
6. Install the drives into your GigaStor Upgradeable 5U probe. The RAID is pre-built and each drive must
be installed in a very specific location. To install a drive, slide the drive in until it clicks firmly in place. See
Installing the drives in your GigaStor
7. Use the Ethernet cable to connect the management network interface card (NIC) in the probe to the
network.
8. Install the TAP into your cabinet or some other location. (If you are using a switch's SPAN/mirror port, no TAP
is required. Simply plug any straight-through Ethernet cable into the SPAN/mirror port on the switch into
the ports on the Gen2 capture card and skip TAP related steps.)
9. Connect the TAP to your probe. Connect the TX port from your server, firewall, router, or switch to the Link
A port on the TAP. Connect the TX port from your Gigabit switch to the Link B port on the TAP. Use the two
analyzer cables to connect the analyzer port on the TAP to the Gen2 capture card in the probe. If you have
more than one TAP, repeat for each one.
Figure 24: Connecting the TAP to the network device, switch, and analyzer
10. (Optional) Your GigaStor comes with an on-board Lights Out Management ( LOM) port that provides you a
dedicated management channel for device maintenance. It allows you to monitor and manage your probe
for details.
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