Installing a 10GbE card for the E1 and E2 interfaces

If you are also upgrading the E1 and E2 interfaces to use 10GbE fiber ports, this will require installing a new PCI-E card on the same riser as the P1/P2 interfaces. Once this card is installed, the existing copper E1/E2 interfaces will no longer be used.

To install fiber NICs for the E1 and E2 interfaces:

Steps

  1. On the opposite side of the riser card, lift the light blue tab and remove the blank insert from the back of the riser card.

  2. Insert the dual-port 10GbE fiber NIC into the slot. The card’s bracket should slide over the existing P1/P2 card bracket (closer to the rear of the appliance).

  3. Once both the P1/P2 and E1/E2 cards are installed, flip the tab on the PCI-E bracket closed for the E1/E2 card, and the riser is ready to be reinstalled in the appliance.