Infoblox TE-1506 Series Hardware Components
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Infoblox TE-1506 series of appliances is a 1-U appliance that you can efficiently mount in a standard equipment rack. For information about rack mounting, see Rack Mounting.
The front panel comes with a removable cover.
Infoblox TE-1506 Front Panel
Infoblox TE-1506 Rear Panel
TE-1506 Series Appliance Front Panel
Removing the front panel cover reveals front panel components, including the hard disk drives and indicator lights, illustrated in the following figure and described in the table. For explanations of Ethernet port LEDs, and console and Ethernet port connector pin assignments, see Ethernet Port LEDs and Interface Connector Pin Assignments.
The following table describes front panel components for the Infoblox TE-1506 appliance.
Component | Description |
|---|---|
UID LED and Button | The unit identification button and LED. Blue = UID is activated |
Power On/ Standby Button and Power LED | This LED indicates whether the power is on. Green = System is on |
Drive LEDs | The hard disk drive has one Fault/UID LED (blue/amber) that indicates the connection of the disk drive, and a circular Online/Activity LED (green) that goes around the Fault/UID LED to indicate read/write activity status of the disk drive. |
MGMT Port | A 1000-Mbps gigabit Ethernet port for appliance management, or for appliance services on the network. You enable the MGMT port and define its use through the Grid Manager after the initial setup. |
LAN1 Port | LAN1 connects the NIOS appliance to the network. You use the LAN1 port for initial appliance setup. It handles all traffic if you do not enable the MGMT and LAN2 ports. |
LAN2 Port | LAN2 connects a NIOS appliance to the network. LAN2 is disabled by default. You enable the LAN2 port and define its use through the Grid Manager after the initial setup. |
HA Port | A port through which the active node in an HA (high availability) pair connects to the network using a VIP (virtual IP) address. HA pair nodes use their HA ports for VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) advertisements. |
Console Port | A DB-9 serial port for a console connection to change basic configuration settings and view basic system functions through the CLI (command line interface). |
iLO/IPMI Port | Dedicated Ethernet port used for LOM (integrated Lights Out Management) with specific releases of NIOS. Ensure that the iLO/IPMI port is properly connected to its dedicated IPMI network before you configure LOM through the Grid Manager for remote management. The IPMI/LOM port supports up to Gigabit Ethernet speeds. Follow best practices for IPMI usage in the network by not allowing the LOM port to connect to the general-use data center network. |
USB Port | Installing the NIOS software disables the port. |
Solid State Drive Front Panel LEDs
The hard disk drive is located on the appliance front panel. To the right of the hard disk drive, two LEDs display connection and activity status. The following table lists the disk drive LED combinations and the states they represent.
Online/Activity LED (Green) | Fault/UID LED (Amber/Blue) | Description |
|---|---|---|
Off or circulating green | Steady green | The drive is operating normally. |
Off or circulating green | Steady amber | The drive has failed, or it has received a predictive failure alert. |
Ethernet Port LEDs
View the following image to see link activity and connection speeds on Ethernet ports. The figure below describes the status conveyed by Ethernet port LEDs through their color and illumination (steady glow or blinking).
SFP/SFP+ Interface Support
The Infoblox TE-1506 appliance supports optional interface configurations to accept SFP transceiver modules, for 1GbE or 10GbE optical and copper connectivity.
In optional configurations for Infoblox TE-1506, the Infoblox 1GbE SFP or 10GbE SFP+ ports replace the functionality in the original system MGMT, LAN1, HA and LAN2 ports, thereby disabling the original system MGMT, LAN1, HA and LAN2 ports.
10GbE interfaces accept Infoblox-provided SFP+ 10GbE Short Range and Long-Range transceivers, Cisco SFP+ Direct Attach 10GSFP+Cu, or HP HPJ9283B SFP+ Direct Attach 10GSFP+Cu transceivers.
You may mix media types in the set of ports (e.g., two copper interfaces and two fiber interfaces).
SFP and SFP+ transceivers may be used in a mixed configuration in the offered 4-Port 10GbE configuration. One possible use case involves installing 10GbE SR SFP+ transceivers in the LAN1 and LAN2 ports for an Infoblox-TE-1506 appliance and installing 1GbE SFP copper transceivers in the MGMT and HA interfaces
Infoblox TE-1506 Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity
When you install Infoblox TE-1506, some installation guidelines must be followed:
Install all transceivers into the ports for your appliance before turning the system on for the first time.
The LAN1 and HA ports must be set to the same line speed. In the expected 10-Gigabit deployment, LAN1 will be set to run to 10GbE line speed. If you are running HA with a second appliance, the HA interface must be set to the same line speed as the LAN1 port by using the same transceiver type. This requirement applies to both RJ-45 and optical interfaces.
The MGMT, LAN1 and LAN2 interface line speeds may be set independently.
The 10-Gigabit Ethernet option also supports mixed mode configurations, in which RJ-45 and optical transceivers may be used in the same appliance.
Interface Connector Pin Assignments
A TE-1506 series appliance provides four types of ports on its rear panel:
USB port (reserved for future use)
Male DB-9 console port
RJ-45 100Base-T/1000Base-T auto-sensing gigabit Ethernet ports
Active 10/100/1000 iLO/IPMI port
The following figure describes DB-9 and RJ-45 connector pin assignments.
DB-9 pin assignments follow the EIA232 standard. To make a serial connection from your management system to the console port, you can use an RJ-45 rollover cable and two female RJ-45-to-female DB-9 adapters, or a female DB-9-to-female DB-9 null modem cable. The RJ-45 pin assignments follow IEEE 802.3 specifications.
All Infoblox Ethernet ports are auto-sensing and automatically adjust to standard straight-through and cross-over Ethernet cables.
Infoblox TE-1506 Appliance Rear Panel
The Infoblox TE-1506 provides four (4) RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces that operate as the MGMT port, LAN1 port, High Availability (HA) port and LAN2 port in the Infoblox system. The four port assignments are from left to right and reflect standard Infoblox port assignments.
The rear panel components of the Infoblox TE-1506 Series include the power supplies, fans, UID LED, Air Vents, and Grounding Post, as shown in the figure.
Infoblox TE-1506 Rear Panel
The following table provides more-specific information for each interface on the Infoblox TE-1506 Series rear panel.
Component | Description |
|---|---|
Power Supplies | Each of the two redundant power supplies has a power outlet for connecting the appliance to a standard DC (Direct Current) or AC power source. |
UID LED | Turns on blue to indicate device that is currently being interacted with in the rack. Turned on by pressing the UID button on the front panel. |
Fans | A fan system (up to six fans depending on the models) to help maintain optimum operating temperature. Do not obstruct. |
Air Vent | An air vent that allows warm air to flow out of the appliance. Do not obstruct. |
Grounding Post | For DC installations, you securely connect a grounding wire to the chassis and to earth ground, which typically is the equipment rack on which you install the appliance. The mounting nut is placed on the grounding post for convenience. Remove the mounting nut, place the grounding wire connector onto the grounding post and replace the mounting nut. Ensure that it is snug. |