Disconnecting The Xl Card Fiber Ports - Cisco IPS-4240-K9 - Intrusion Protection Sys 4240 Installation Manual

Installing the Accessories
Caution Be sure to support the riser card while inserting the PCI card, otherwise, you could cause the riser card
to flex and damage the riser card or main board.
Check the back of the chassis to be sure the card is flush with the PCI slot, and then return the PCI slot
Step 9
release to its original position to lock the PCI slot card in place.
Close the cover.
Step 10
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Step 11 Replace the power and network connections.
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Step 12 Reboot the appliance.
Caution Make sure the fiber ports are not connected the first time you boot the appliance after you have installed
the XL card. For more information, see
Assign the new interfaces:
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Disconnecting the XL Card Fiber Ports

When you upgrade IDS-4250-TX and IDS-4250-SX with the XL card, they may not boot up the first
time if the fiber ports are connected. Disconnect the fiber ports before you boot them. After they start
for the first time, the firmware version is upgraded and the problem is not seen again.
You will not experience this problem if you order IDS-4250-XL—with the XL card already
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installed—because it is rebooted at the factory.
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Close the right side of the cover.
Close the left side of the cover, and press firmly along the edge to lock in place.
Replace the screw at the front of the chassis.
The sensing interface connector is now on the XL card.
SX card—(2 SX) GigabitEthernet1/0 and GigabitEthernet2/0
TX card—TX onboard + TX PCI GigabitEthernet0/0 + GigabitEthernet1/0 or GigabitEthernet2/0
XL card—GigabitEthernet2/0 and GigabitEthernet2/1
4FE card—FastEthernet1/0, FastEthernet1/1, FastEthernet1/2, and FastEthernet1/3
For the CLI procedure, refer to
Interfaces.
Disconnecting the XL Card Fiber Ports, page
Configuring Interfaces. For the IDM procedure, refer to
Chapter 4 Installing IDS-4235 and IDS-4250
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Configuring
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