
4|Contents
Supported network add-on cards for SteelCentral xx80 appliances................................................23
SteelCentral NetProfiler 4280, 4280-DP, 4280-EXP ....................................................................24
SteelCentral AppResponse 2180, 4180, 8180.................................................................................24
SteelCentral Flow Gateway 2280 ......................................................................................................25
Maximum network cards and slot restrictions for SteelHead
CX3080, CX5080, and CX7080 appliances.......................................................25
Installing network add-on cards in 1U xx80 appliances ......................................................................26
Installing and replacing network add-on cards in the 1U SteelHead CX3080 appliances ...26
Installing network add-on cards in 1U SteelCentral xx80 appliances .......................................33
Enabling 10-GbE NICs in the 1U SteelCentral NetProfiler 4280-DP appliance ......................36
Installing network add-on cards in 2U SteelHead and
SteelCentral xx80 appliances ...............................................................................37
2U xx80 slot locations and port numbering ...................................................................................37
SteelHead CX5080 and CX7080 slot restrictions ..........................................................................37
SteelCentral 4180, 8180, 4280, 8280, and 2280 slot restrictions............................................. 40
Installing network add-on cards in 2U xx80 appliances ............................................................. 40
Installing QAT Compression/Acceleration cards in CX7080-B030 appliances ......................45
Identifying interface names........................................................................................................................47
4 - Installing Network Cards in SteelHead GX and xx70, SteelHead SD, SteelCentral, Interceptor 9600,
and SteelFusion Core 3500...................................................................................... 49
1U appliances included in this chapter................................................................................................... 49
2U appliances included in this chapter................................................................................................... 50
Before you begin......................................................................................................................................... 50
Supported cards for SteelHead GX, SteelHead CX xx70,
SteelHead SD 3070-SD, and Interceptor 9600 appliances........................... 50
SteelHead CX 3070............................................................................................................................... 51
SteelHead SD 3070-SD........................................................................................................................ 51
SteelHead CX 5070...............................................................................................................................52
SteelHead CX 7070...............................................................................................................................53
SteelHead GX10000 .............................................................................................................................54
SteelHead Interceptor 9600 ..............................................................................................................55
Maximum NICs and slot restrictions for SteelHead GX10000,
CX5070, CX7070, and Interceptor 9600 ...........................................................55
Supported cards for SteelFusion Core 3500 appliances .....................................................................56
SteelFusion Core 3500 .......................................................................................................................56
Supported cards for SteelFusion Edge appliances................................................................................57
Supported add-on cards for SteelCentral xx70 appliances ................................................................58
SteelCentral NetExpress and NetProfiler xx70................................................................................58
SteelCentral NetShark xx70 ................................................................................................................59
SteelCentral AppResponse 2170, 4170, 6170, 8170...................................................................... 60
Installing network add-on cards in 1U appliances ............................................................................... 60
Installing network add-on cards in 2U appliances................................................................................65
Slot restrictions for 2U appliances.................................................................................................... 66