Configuring Ports Roles - Network Critical SmartNA-X User Manual

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Set up a live network TAP using the configured failsafe port pair (AB or CD). At this point traffic should be
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flowing across the live link.
Remove the TAP module from the chassis. Relays close, causing the live link to drop briefly before the
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connection is re-established. You should also be able to hear a "CLICK" when relays become activated.
Reinsert the module. Relays open, causing the live link to drop briefly before the connection is re-established.
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Configuring ports roles

When setting up a TAP, you may specify if a port is a 'Network' port or a 'Tool' port. Choosing either setting does
not have any bearing on the performance of the port, but can be used as an aid to identify the port's role within a
TAP configuration. Leave the setting as 'Unknown' if you don't care about port role.
Using the web UI to configure port roles
Select the SmartNA-X chassis.
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Select the Port Configuration tab.
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From the Usage menu, select Tool if the port is an output/network tool port, select Network if the port is an
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input/TAP port. Choose Unknown if you don't know (or don't care) about the port usage.
Click Review/apply and review the changes you have made, and then click Apply to implement your changes.
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Using the CLI to configure port roles
Select the slot to configure. For slot-number, specify the chassis slot. Slots are numbered 1-4 from left to right.
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Select slot slot-number
Specify the port tap mode, either on or off. Generally, you should enable tap mode for ports that are used as
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TAP ports (connected to the live network), and disable tap mode when connecting to network tools. Failsafe is
enabled when tap mode is set to on.
For port-id use A, B, C, or D, where A is the left-most port. Multiple ports separated by commas can be
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specified to set several ports together.
set port port-id tap {on, off }
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