NetScaler MPX

NetScaler MPX 14000-40G

The NetScaler MPX 14020-40G, MPX 14040-40G, MPX 14060-40G, MPX 14080-40G, MPX 14100-40G are 2U appliances. Each model has two 6-core processors, 64 GB of memory, four 40G QSFP+ ports, and sixteen 10G SFP+ ports (4x40G QSFP+ + 16x10G SFP+).

The following figure shows the front panel of the 14000-40G appliance.

Figure 1. NetScaler MPX 14020/14040/14060/14080/14100-40G (4x40G QSFP+, 16x10G SFP+), front panel

MPX 14000-40G front panel

  • RS232 serial Console Port.
  • 10/100Base-T copper Ethernet Port (RJ45), also called the LOM port. You can use this port to remotely monitor and manage the appliance independently of the NetScaler software.
  • Two 10/100/1000Base-T copper Ethernet Management Ports (RJ45), numbered 0/1 and 0/2 from left to right. These ports are used to connect directly to the appliance for system administration functions.
  • Network Ports, sixteen 10G SFP+ ports (16x10G SFP+), four 40G QSFP+ ports (4x40G QSFP+). For information about supported transceivers per port, see 25G, 40G, 50G, and 100G ports.
  • USB port (reserved for a future release).

Note: the following points regarding the network ports on 14000 FIPS appliances:

  • 10G ports do not support 1G copper or 1G fiber transceivers.
  • 40G ports do not support 10G and 1G transceivers.

The following figure shows the back panel of the 14000-40G appliance.

Figure 2. NetScaler MPX 14020/14040/14060/14080/14100-40G (4x40G QSFP+, 16x10G SFP+), back panel

MPX 14000-40G front panel

The following components are visible on the back panel of the MPX 14000-40G appliance:

  • Two 300 GB or larger removable solid-state drives in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) devices. In a RAID configuration, the same data is stored on multiple drives to improve performance, increase storage capacity, lower the risk of data loss, and provide fault tolerance. The two SSDs store the same data. If one fails and you replace it, the new SSD mirrors the other one.

    Note: Drive densities might increase as components become EOL but its size is never smaller than the original.

  • Power switch. This switch turns the power to the appliance on or off. Press the switch for less than two seconds to shut off the power.
  • Two power supplies. Each power supply is rated at 1000 watts, 100–240 volts. Each power supply has an LED that indicates the status of the power supply, as described in Common hardware components.
  • Disable alarm button. This button is functional only when the appliance has two power supplies. Press this button to stop the power alarm from sounding when one of the following conditions is true:
    • You have plugged the appliance into only one power outlet.
    • One power supply is malfunctioning and you want to continue operating the appliance until it is repaired.
  • Non-maskable interrupt (NMI) button. This button is used at the request of Technical Support to initiate a core dump. To press this red button, which is recessed to prevent unintentional activation, use a pen, pencil, or other pointed object. The NMI Button is also available remotely over the network in the LOM GUI, in the Remote Control menu. For more information about the lights out management port of the appliance, see Lights out management port of the NetScaler MPX appliance topic.
NetScaler MPX 14000-40G

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