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PCI-E card. Each kit includes a single 2-ports card and can be used for either P1/P2 or E1/E2 replacement. V10000 G5 appliance supports a maximum of 2 kits while a C/N replacement is not supported. The below mentioned type of 10GbE Fiber card will be used to upgrade the Appliance interfaces: ■...
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V10000 G5 10GbE NIC 8.5.6 | Installation Guide Pull the appliance straight out from the rack. Opening the appliance top cover To open the V10000 G5 appliance top cover: Steps Turn the case lock (black screw in the middle of the black tab on the lid) to the open position.
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V10000 G5 10GbE NIC 8.5.6 | Installation Guide Remove the top cover completely and set aside. Removing the dual PCI-E card riser To remove the PCI-Express expansion card riser, located at the back right side of the appliance (when viewing...
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V10000 G5 10GbE NIC 8.5.6 | Installation Guide With your other hand, press down on the blue release and with both hands, gently lift the PCI-E riser up and out of the appliance. NIC upgrade and replacement...
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V10000 G5 10GbE NIC 8.5.6 | Installation Guide Replacing the P1 and P2 interfaces Note ■ When upgrading only the P1/P2 interfaces, the 10GbE card will replace the existing 1Gb card in slot 2 of riser 2. ■ When upgrading both the P1/P2 and E1/E2 interfaces, one 10GbE card will replace the existing 1Gb card in slot 2 of riser 2 and the second 10GbE card will be installed in slot 1 of riser 2.
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V10000 G5 10GbE NIC 8.5.6 | Installation Guide Installing a 10GbE card for the E1 and E2 interfaces If you are also upgrading the E1 and E2 interfaces to use 10GbE fiber ports, this will require installing a new PCI- E card on the same riser as the P1/P2 interfaces.
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V10000 G5 10GbE NIC 8.5.6 | Installation Guide Once the 10GbE card is installed, replace the black tab on the PCI-E bracket, slide in the black holder on the side, and the riser is ready to be reinstalled in the appliance.
V10000 G5 10GbE NIC 8.5.6 | Installation Guide Reassembling the appliance New rear port mappings Back panel view (before fiber kit installation) Back panel view (after one fiber kit installation)
V10000 G5 10GbE NIC 8.5.6 | Installation Guide Back panel view (after two fiber kit installation) Replacing the cover Slide the cover back onto the appliance and close the flap that was used to open it. The cover should be secured again on the appliance.
If the new fiber network uses network settings (IP address, subnet mask, default gateway) that are different from what was configured for the copper networking, be sure to reconfigure the interfaces via the Appliance CLI or Forcepoint Security Appliance Manager (FSAM).
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