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Generation 5 Hardware - Network ports

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Identify the ports on Generation 5 hardware and connect those cables.

Generation 5 hardware contains management ports so they can be managed from Trellix ESM. The following images identify the management and collection ports.

Caution

Do not connect cables to ports not labeled for a specific purpose.

Trellix ESM

Note

Port assignments are the same on 1U and 2U chassis.

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  1. Management 1

  2. Management 2

  3. VGA video

  4. Data (not used)

  5. IPMI

1U chassis

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Slot numbers

Ports and connectors

Additional information

For Non-HA

For HA

1

Monitor connection

-

-

-

2

Eth0

Label - MGMT 1

Configured with unique IP addresses

-

3

Eth1

Label - MGMT 2

Additional MGMT port

Shared IP address

4

MGMT

Label - IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface)

Remote management access

5

Eth2

-

Additional MGMT port

-

6

Eth3

-

Additional MGMT port

-

7

Eth4

-

Additional MGMT port

Connection to Eth4 (Secondary receiver) - Heartbeat

8

Eth5

-

-

1U chassis HA connections

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  1. Monitor connection

  2. Eth0 - connected to the switch

  3. Eth1 - connected to the switch

  4. Eth2 - can use as additional MGMT port

  5. Eth3 - can use as additional MGMT port

  6. Eth4 of primary receiver is connected to Eth4 (labeled 7) of secondary receiver

2U chassis

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Slot numbers

Ports and connectors

Additional information

For Non-HA

For HA

1

Eth0

Label - MGMT 1

-

-

2

Eth1

Label - MGMT 2

Additional MGMT port

Shared IP address

3

Serial RJ45

Serial connection

-

-

4

MGMT

Label - IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface)

Remote management access

5

Eth2

Label - A

Additional MGMT port

-

6

Eth3

Label - B

Additional MGMT port

-

7

Eth4

Label - C

Additional MGMT port

Connection to Eth4 (Secondary receiver) - Heartbeat

8

Eth5

Label - D

-

2U chassis HA connections

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  1. Eth0 - connected to the switch

  2. Eth1 - connected to the switch

  3. Serial connection RJ45 - not used

  4. Eth2 - can use as additional MGMT port

  5. Eth3 - can use as additional MGMT port

  6. Eth4 of primary receiver is connected to Eth4 (labeled 7/C) of secondary receiver