Deploy the EDA 8320 sensor 2
5. One VGA port to connect an external display
6. Two USB 3.0 ports to connect input devices such as a keyboard and mouse
7. One iDRAC interface port
8. Four 10/100/1000 BASE-T network ports. Ports 1 and 2 can be configured as a management port or a
management and RPCAP/ERSPAN/VXLAN/GENEVE target.
Tip: In environments with asymmetric routing adjacent to the high-performance interfaces,
ping replies might not get back to the sender.
Supported packet source connectivity
The sensor accepts packets through ports 1 to 6. Connect the ports according to the table below.
Connector Peer Connector for
Packet Source
Customer-Supplied
Cabling
Supported Operating
Speeds
Transceiver-based Connectivity
25 GbE SFP28 SR
transceiver
Multi-mode fiber
LC connectors
25 Gbps, 10 Gbps25 GbE SFP28 SR
transceiver
10 GbE SFP+ SR
transceiver
Multi-mode fiber
LC connectors
10 Gbps
Direct Attach Connectivity
Customer-supplied SFP28 DAC cable, such as the Mellanox MCP2M00-Axxx
series
25 Gbps
Customer-supplied RJ45 Ethernet cable 1 Gbps
Note: The packet processing capability of the sensor is 25 Gbps. While it is possible to
oversubscribe the sensor by sending more than 25 Gbps of packet data across the two 25
GbE-capable ports and four 1 GbE-capable ports, inbound workloads that exceed 25 Gbps
will result in dropped packets.
Traffic distribution guidelines
• Packets from the same flow should be received on the same interface, or on interfaces of the same
network interface card (NIC).
• The ingest on each NIC should not exceed 75% of the rated analysis throughput for the sensor to
ensure that traffic is balanced across system resources.
• If your data feed does not require both interfaces on the NIC, disable the unconfigured interfaces in
the Administration settings. For example, configure the sensor with a single interface to ingest 50 Gbps
on each NIC. Disable the extraneous ports on each NIC. This configuration optimizes performance for
100 Gbps.
• A single high-performance ERSPAN target is expected to process 20 to 30 Gbps. On larger sensors,
distribute ERSPAN traffic to more interfaces to scale traffic ingest.
Set up the sensor
1. Rack mount the sensor.
Install the sensor in your data center with the included rack-mounting kit. The mounting kit supports
most four-post racks with either round or square holes.
Orient the hardware to ensure proper airflow. The cold air intake is through the front of the sensor.
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