About the 5260 Appliance rear panel
The rear panel of the appliance has several access ports and other features, which are displayed in the following figures.
Table: Veritas 5260 Appliance rear panel features and connectors
Number | Function |
|---|---|
1,2 | Power Supply 1 and Power Supply 2 - Dual, redundant, and hot-swappable power supply modules |
3 | DB-15 VGA monitor connector |
4 | Serial port - Serial connection for Veritas Technical Support use only |
5 | Three USB 3.0 ports for general use |
6 | IPMI port - An external RJ45 port used for appliance remote management purposes |
7 | Flex Appliance (host0): A 1-10 GbE port copper connector that you can connect to an administrative network to manage the appliance system. It is bonded during initial configuration as a standalone bond mgmt0. |
8 | Flex Appliance (NIC0): A 1-10 GbE port for general use. |
9 | Flex Appliance (NIC1): A 1-10 GbE port for general use. |
10 | Flex Appliance (NIC2): A 1-10 GbE port for general use. |
11 | PCIe riser assembly 1 |
12 | PCIe riser assembly 2 |
13 | PCIe riser assembly 3 Contains two half height PCIe slots. Note: PCIe riser assembly 2 and riser assembly 3 are riveted together. As a result, riser assembly 2 and riser assembly 3 are removed as one unit. |
Note: You should not bond copper 1-10 Gb Ethernet ports that are installed in the appliance chassis with PCIe-based 10/25 Gb Ethernet Fibre Channel ports. | |
Veritas appliances may include grounding studs in case your lab environment has such a requirement. The studs are located on the rear panel of the appliance. You can use standard grounding practices to connect grounding wires to the studs.
The serial number is located on a vertical bar on the rear panel of the appliance.
The ports on the rear panel are color-coded for easy identification.
