About the 5270 Appliance rear panel
The rear panel of the appliance has several access ports and other features, which are displayed in the following figures.
Table: 5270 Appliance rear panel features and connectors
Number | Function |
|---|---|
1,11 | Power Supply 1 and Power Supply 2 - Dual, redundant, and hot-swappable power supply modules |
2 | ID button |
3 | DB-15 VGA port |
4 | IPMI remote management port - An external RJ45 port used for appliance remote management purposes |
5 | Unused port |
6 | Two USB3.2 Gen1 ports for general use |
7 | Flex Appliance (host1): A 1-10 GbE port copper connector that you can connect to an administrative network to manage the appliance system. It is bonded during initial configuration as a standalone bond mgmt0. |
8 | Flex Appliance (host0): A 1-10 GbE port for general use. |
9 | Flex Appliance (NIC0): A 1-10 GbE port for general use. |
10 | Flex Appliance (NIC1): A 1-10 GbE port for general use. |
12 | PCIe riser assembly 1 |
13 | PCIe riser assembly 2 |
14 | PCIe riser assembly 3 Contains two half height PCIe slots. Note: PCIe riser assembly 2 and riser assembly 3 are riveted together. As a result, riser assembly 2 and riser assembly 3 are removed as one unit. |
Note: The embedded Ethernet ports are copper. PCIe Ethernet ports are optical. You cannot bond the copper ports and the optical ports to each other. | |
The appliance does not include grounding studs in case your lab environment has such a requirement.
The ports on the rear panel are color-coded for easy identification.
