Learn about the M-300 appliance back-panel components.
The following image shows the back panel of the M-300
appliance and the table describes each back-panel component.
Item
Component
Description
1
Power supplies
Use the AC power supply inputs to connect power
to the appliance. The second power supply is for redundancy.
2
Ethernet ports
Two RJ-45 100Mbps/1Gbps/10Gbps Ethernet ports.
While facing the back of the appliance, the ports are labeled as
follows:
The port labels are located on top of the appliance.
Left
—Management (MGT) port used for managing the appliance
and for data traffic.
Right
—Ethernet1/1
For information on configuring
these ports, refer to the Panorama™ Administrator’s Guide on the Technical
Documentation Portal for the release version running on your
appliance.
3
USB ports
Not used.
4
IPMI port
Not used.
5
Console port
Use this port to connect a
management computer to the appliance using a 9-pin serial cable and
terminal emulation software.
The console connection provides
access to appliance boot messages, the Maintenance Recovery Tool
(MRT), and the command line interface (CLI).
If your
management computer does not have a serial port, use a USB-to-serial converter.
Use
the following settings to configure your terminal emulation software
to connect to the console port:
Data rate: 9600
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None
6
Unique Identification (UID) LED
UID LED that illuminates bright blue when
you push the UID button on the front of the appliance.
For
information on using the UID feature, see the UID button description
for the M-300 Appliance Front Panel.