NetScaler SDX

NetScaler SDX 25100-40G

The NetScaler SDX 25100-40G and SDX 25160-40G are 2U appliances. Each model has two 10-core processors, 256 GB of memory, four 40G QSFP+ ports, and sixteen 10G SFP+ ports (4x40G QSFP+ + 16x10G SFP+).

Figure 1. NetScaler SDX 25100 40G, SDX 25160 40G (4x40G QSFP+ + 16x10G SFP+) front panel SDX 25100-40G front panel

The NetScaler SDX 25100 40G, SDX 25160 40G appliances have the following ports:

  • 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 0/1and 0/2 from left to right. These ports are used to connect directly to the appliance for system administration functions.
  • Network Ports: Four 40G QSFP+ ports and sixteen 10G SFP+ ports (4x40G QSFP+ + 16x10G SFP+). For information about supported transceivers per port, see 25G, 40G, 50G, and 100G ports.
  • USB ports (reserved for a future release).

Note:

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

Figure 2. NetScaler SDX 25100-40G and SDX 25160-40G back panel

SDX 25100-40G back panel

The following components are visible on the back panel of the SDX 25100-40G, SDX 25160-40G appliance:

  • Two 300 GB removable solid-state drives (SSDs). The two leftmost solid-state drives store the NetScaler software. The next two solid-state drives, of 300 GB each, store user data. The remaining four solid-state drives are reserved for future use.

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

  • Power switch. Which turns power to the appliance on or off? Press the switch for less than two seconds to shut off the power.
  • Two power supplies. Each 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](/en-us/netscaler-hardware-platforms/sdx/common-hardware-components.html).
  • Disable alarm button. Which is functional only when the appliance has dual redundant, hot-swappable power supplies. Press this button to silence the power alarm when one of the two power supplies loses input power or when a power supply is malfunctioning.
  • Non-maskable interrupt (NMI) button. 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 SDX appliance.
NetScaler SDX 25100-40G

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