INSTALLATION GUIDE
APPENDIX C: ADDING AN ADDITIONAL U6000
NETWORK CARD
APPENDIX C: ADDING AN ADDITIONAL U6000
NETWORK CARD
There are 5 main steps to follow when adding a network card to the U6000 firewall:
Step 1 Updating the product license.
Step 2 Downloading the license.
Step 3 Shutting down the firewall.
Step 4 Inserting the card.
Step 5 Rebooting the firewall in console mode.
General points
Déefinition
PCI-E
PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express). This is an interconnection bus
that allows adding network cards to the firewall. It operates on a serial interface, thus
enabling a much higher bandwidth than on a bus that operates on a parallel interface.
PCI-X
(Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended). This is an add-on interconnection bus that
is secondary to a PCI-E.
Authorization
It is mandatory to ask the technical support in order to be granted the authorization to open the
appliance.
Warning
After the appliance has been dismantled, the warranty remains valid if and only if the person who
has performed this operation is NETASQ Expert-certified and has abided by the procedure.
WARNING
The warranty may be rendered null and void in the event any action other than what has
been described in this procedure has been carried out.
Appliances concerned
U6000 appliances.
Description of the cards
The U6000 product supports the following cards:
PCI-E card
2 copper gigabit ports
4 copper gigabit ports
6 copper gigabit ports
2 SX fiber optic gigabit ports, LC connector
2 LX fiber optic gigabit ports, LC connector
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