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This chapter describes LocalDirector hardware platforms, including interface cards. This chapter contains the following sections:
LocalDirector introduced the 430 and 416 hardware platforms in Version 2.2.1. Support continues for the previous LocalDirector hardware platforms (the 410, 415, and 420).
LocalDirector 430 includes:
The front panel of LocalDirector 430 is shown in Figure 2-1. Note that the disk drive, interfaces, console port, and failover port are accessed from the front panel.
The back panel of both LocalDirector 430 and 416 is shown in Figure 2-2. The power cord receptacle and power switch are located at the back of the units.
LocalDirector 416 includes:
The front panel of LocalDirector 416 is shown in Figure 2-3.
Rack-mount brackets are optional on LocalDirector 430 and 416. Figure 2-4 shows you how to attach the brackets.
Table 2-1 shows the interfaces that are supported on LocalDirector platforms.
| Platform | 4-Port 10/100 Ethernet Card | 1-Port 10/100 Ethernet Card | FDDI | Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) |
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LocalDirector 430 |
| Not supported |
| Up to 4 supported |
LocalDirector 416 | Not supported |
| Not supported | Not supported |
Interfaces on LocalDirector are numbered left to right, top to bottom. Figure 2-5 shows the interface numbering for installed interface cards.
One four-port Ethernet card is shipped with LocalDirector Model 430. Up to three more four-port Ethernet cards can be added in the Model 430.
LocalDirector supports two types of four-port Ethernet cards. To check the type of card you have, use the show interfaces command. The output of the command tells which type of card you have. Table 2-2 describes the types of four-port Ethernet cards that ship with LocalDirector.
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The 4-port rns23x0 Ethernet card does not accept the auto option with the interface ethernet command, and returns the following error message:
ERROR: this port does not have autonegotiation capability.
The ports on the 4-port rns23x0 Ethernet card default to 100BaseTX. The 10baset, 100basetx, and 100full options are available, but the auto option is not.
If the peer port autonegotiates, the 4-port rns23x0 Ethernet interface speed must be set with the 10baset or 100basetx options; setting it to 100full confuses the autonegotiation process on the peer port, resulting in unpredictable behavior.
The LocalDirector 416 single-port Ethernet card and the LocalDirector 430 i82557 Ethernet card perform autonegotiation, but your network interface must support autodetection.
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Note The 4-port interface does not automatically detect full duplex. This can cause a problem if the LocalDirector interface is at half duplex and is connected to a switch on the other end that is trying to connect at full duplex. |
FDDI interface cards are optional on LocalDirector 430, and they cannot be mixed with Ethernet interfaces. FDDI interface cards support SMT 7.3.
An easy way to understand FDDI topology is to disregard the dual-attached interfaces. Treat dual-attached interfaces like single-attached interfaces; then treat FDDI like Ethernet; then the network topology looks like an Ethernet topology. Once the topology is determined, put the dual-attached interfaces back into the mix by keeping in mind that the dual-attached interfaces only provide topology redundancy--if a wire is cut, you have another wire to use as a backup. It does not mean you can attach additional servers because you have extra ports.
When installed in LocalDirector, Port A is on the bottom of the interface, and Port B is on the top as shown in Figure 2-6.
FDDI interface boards for LocalDirector have dual-attached SC connectors as shown in Figure 2-7.
Figure 2-8 shows a LocalDirector failover implementation with FDDI interfaces.
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Note The FDDI interfaces on the standby LocalDirector are active in the FDDI sense, but they do not pass load-balanced traffic unless the active LocalDirector fails. |
The Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (also referred to as the GigE card) is used with high-traffic Internet sites. The GigE card increases data throughput to nearly 1000 Mbps when installed in the Cisco LocalDirector 430. You can install up to four GigE network interface cards in a single Cisco LocalDirector 430.
The GigE has one row of three status LEDs. The fourth LED is not used.
Table 2-4 lists LED colors and meanings.
| LED Label | Color | State | Meaning |
TX | Green | On | Indicates the GigE is sending data. |
RX | Green | On | Indicates the GigE is receiving data. |
LINK | Green | On | Indicates the GigE is connected to a valid link partner and is receiving link pulses. |
The GigE card uses dual-attached SC connectors with 1000BASE-SX multimode fiber-optic cables. The dual-attached SC connector port and dual-attached SC connector are shown in Figure 2-10.
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Note The maximum distance specification for 1000BASE-SX-standard 62.5-micron diameter fiber is 260 meters. The maximum distance specification for 1000BASE-SX-standard 50-micron diameter fiber is 525 meters. |
To continue your GigE interface card installation, you must configure the gigabit Ethernet port. The instructions that follow apply to all supported platforms.
Configure the port speed and duplex mode to "1000" and "full" using the interface ethernet command arguments:
interface ethernet interface_number 1000full
Figure 2-11 shows a typical LocalDirector gigabit ethernet topology:
After configuring the new gigabit ethernet port, use the show configuration command to display the status of the new interface or all interfaces. The show configuration output should contain the following text:
interface ethernet 0 1000basesx interface ethernet 1 1000fullauto
Posted: Mon Aug 7 10:56:52 PDT 2000
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