26000/28000 Appliances Hardware

Front Panel

28600HS

26000/28000

Item

Component

Description

1

Service tag

A slide out card that identifies the appliance and shows its serial number and MAC address.

2

Locator button

Turns the location beacon LED on and off in the appliance.

3

System LEDs

See Front Panel System LEDs.

4

Reset

Insert a pin for 5 to 8 seconds to perform a hardware reset.

5

USB Type-C port

For a serial connection to the appliance.

6

RJ45 Console port and
2 USB 3.0 ports

RJ45 port for a serial connection to the appliance.
The USB 3.0 ports are backwards compatible to USB 2.0.

7

LOM port

LOM (Lights Out Management) port to connect to the LOM card.

Note- In 26000/28000 Base appliances, LOM is optional by default.

8

Management and Synchronization ports

The top synchronization port synchronizes with cluster members or a High Availability peer.
The bottom management port is for an Ethernet connection to a remote management computer.

9

ESD grounding point

When you service the appliance, connect an ESD strap to this point.

10

2 Storage devices

When you monitor the storage devices with the raid_diagnostic command, DiskID 0 is the left storage device, and DiskID 1 is the right storage device (numbered 1 and 2 on the appliance's chassis).

Note- 26000/28000 Base appliances are supplied with one storage device by default.

11

Storage device power LED

  • Off - Storage device power is off

  • On (Green) - Storage device power is on

12

Storage device activity LED

  • Off - No storage device activity

  • On (Amber) - Storage device activity

13

8 Expansion line cards

8 expansion slots.
The top row of slots from left to right are assigned eth1-0X, eth2-0X, eth3-0X, and eth4-0X in the OS.
The bottom row of slots from left to right are assigned eth5-0X, eth6-0X, eth7-0X, and eth8-0X in the OS.

14

15

QSFP28 port 1

QSFP28 port 2

10/25/40/100 GbE QSFP28 port assigned eth1 in the OS.

10/25/40/100 GbE QSFP28 port assigned eth2 in the OS.

  • Link speed LED

    • Off

    • On (Blue) - 10/25/40 Gbit/s data rate is selected

    • On (Green) - 100 Gbit/s data rate is selected

  • Port activity LED

    • Off - No activity

    • On (Amber) - Link exists

    • Blinking (Amber) - Activity

Front Panel System LEDs

Item

Icon

Component

Description

1

System power

  • Off - System power off

  • On (Green) - System power on

2

Storage device activity

  • Off - No storage device activity

  • On (Amber) - Read/write activity

3

Power supply status

  • Off - No power/no status

  • Amber - Power supply fault detected

  • Green - All power supplies are functioning correctly

4

Alert

  • Off - No faults detected

  • Blinking red - System fault detected

5

Location beacon

  • Off - Location beacon is turned off

  • Blinking blue - Location beacon is turned on through the Gaia Portal or Gaia Clish

  • Solid blue - Location beacon is turned on through the Locator button

Note - Turn off the Location beacon LED the same way you turned it on

6

WiFi

Not supported

Rear Panel

28600HS

26000/28000

Item

Component

Description

1

Cover screws

Loosen screws to remove the cover of the appliance.

2

ESD grounding point

When servicing the appliance, connect an ESD strap to this point.

3

Alarm Off button for power supply units

If a power supply cable is not connected to the outlet, an alarm sounds continuously. Press this button to turn off the alarm. Note that this button is functional immediately after powering up the appliance.

4

Grounding lugs

Used to connect grounding.

5

LED indicator for each power supply unit

  • Off - No power cord is connected to any of the PSUs in the system

  • Green - System on

  • Blinking green - Power cords are connected to all PSUs, but system is off

  • Amber - No power cord is connected to the PSU, but other PSUs in the system have a power cord connected

  • Blinking amber - Warning about a hardware issue (high temperature, high power, high current, slow fan) might lead to an issue with the PSU

  • Blinking fast green - PSU in Firmware update

6

Power supply units

Power supplies that you can hot swap. Each power supply unit connects to an electric outlet.

You can use the cable restraints to avoid accidental removal of the power supply cable.

In 26000/28000 appliances - The PSUs are numbered from top to bottom in the OS as Power Supply #1 (top), Power Supply #2 (middle), and Power Supply #3 (bottom).

In 28600HS appliances - The PSUs are numbered from left to right in the OS as Power Supply #1 and Power Supply #2.

See PSU Configuration and Monitoring.

7

Thumb screws for cooling fan unit

Loosen screws to remove cooling fan unit from the appliance.

8

Cooling fan units

In 28600HS appliances - Units are numbered from right to left: 1, 2, 3, 4.
In 26000/28000 appliances - Units are numbered in stacks of two (one inner and one outer) for a total of 8 fans. When checking the hardware sensors in the CLI, they are referred to as 1-4 inside and 1-4 outside. See Cooling Fan Units Naming Convention.

9

Location LED

  • Off - Location beacon is turned off

  • Blinking blue - Location beacon is turned on through the Gaia Portal or Gaia Clish

  • Solid blue - Location beacon is turned on through the Locator button

Note - Turn off the Location LED the same way you turned it on.

10

Main power switch

When the appliance is turned off, turns the appliance on.

When the appliance is turned on, pressing and releasing the switch starts an orderly shutdown process. Alternatively, holding the switch for 4 seconds will force a machine shut down.

Cooling Fan Units Naming Convention

In 26000/28000 appliances, when checking the hardware sensors in the Gaia Portal or Gaia Clish, note that the cooling fans use a different naming convention.

Use the below table to identify each of the 8 fans.

Gaia Portal

CLI

System Fan #1

System Fan 1 Inside

System Fan #2

System Fan 2 Inside

System Fan #3

System Fan 3 Inside

System Fan #4

System Fan 4 Inside

System Fan #5

System Fan 1 Outside

System Fan #6

System Fan 2 Outside

System Fan #7

System Fan 3 Outside

System Fan #8

System Fan 4 Outside

Installing the Power Cable Restraint

You can use the power cable restraint to prevent accidental removal of the power cable.

Item

Description

1

Restraint anchor

2

Cable loop

3

Restraint strip tab

4

Restraint strip

Item

Description

1

Restraint strip slot

2

Power supply inlet

To install the power cable restraint:

  1. If a power cable is connected to the power supply inlet, disconnect it.

  2. Find the restraint strip slot on top of the power supply inlet.

  3. Make sure that the cable loop on the restraint faces the power supply inlet.

  4. Insert the restraint strip anchor into the slot until it snaps and locks.

  5. Connect the power cable to the power supply inlet.

  6. Pull the restraint tab to the side to move the cable loop on the restraint strip.

  7. Move the cable loop until you can put it around the power cable as shown in the next figure.

  8. Insert the open side of the cable loop into the loop slot until it is tight against the power cable.

  9. Make sure the cable loop is secured and the power cable cannot be removed.

Lights Out Management

The Check Point Lights Out Management (LOM) card lets you use a dedicated management channel to remotely control Check Point appliances. Lights Out Management can also work when the appliance is turned off or does not respond. However, the appliance must be connected to a power source.

For more information about Lights Out Management, see the Lights Out Management Administration Guide.

Dual Redundant BIOS

To ensure resilience in the event of a BIOS failure, 26000/28000 Appliances are equipped with dual redundant BIOS images.

If an appliance encounters a BIOS failure, it boots up from a recovery, read-only BIOS image that enables full functionality of the appliance.

These notifications are shown in the event of a BIOS failure:

  • The appliance's Alert LED on the front panel blinks red.

  • The Gaia Portal Maintenance> Hardware Health page shows that the BIOS sensor is Invalid and its status is Off.

    Example (from a 26000 appliance):

  • An SNMP trap message is sent (if the biosFailure trap was configured in the Gaia Portal or Gaia Clish).

    Example:

To recover from a BIOS failure, see sk108517 or contact Check Point Support. The appliance is fully functional until the BIOS recovery is completed. Note that it can take a few minutes for it to boot in BIOS recovery mode.

PSU Configuration and Monitoring

These are the supported PSU configurations for the 26000 appliance models and PSU types:

PSU Type

26000 Base

26000 Plus

26000 Turbo/
28000 Base/Plus

28600HS

AC/DC PSU

3 PSUs

3 PSUs

3 PSUs

2 PSUs

Important - All PSUs on an appliance must be of the same type, either all AC or all DC.

When a PSU functions correctly: the PSU LED is green, the Alert LED is not blinking due to a PSU issue (might still be blinking due to other errors), and there is no SNMP alarm.

When a PSU does not function correctly: the PSU LED is amber, the Alert LED is blinking due to a PSU issue, and an SNMP alarm is sent.

To monitor the PSUs through the CLI:

  1. Connect to the command line on the appliance.

  2. Log in to Gaia Clish.

  3. Run:

    show sysenv ps

    Sample output for a 26000 Turbo appliance:

    Where:

    Column

    Description

    Name

    Power Supply #1 - The PSU in the top PSU slot.

    Power Supply #2 - The PSU in the middle PSU slot.

    Power Supply #3- The PSU in the bottom PSU slot.

    Value

    Up - The PSU slot contains a PSU and is up.

    Down - The PSU slot contains a PSU and it is not connected to a power source.

    Empty - There is nothing in the PSU slot.

    Dummy - The PSU slot contains a dummy filler (only supported for 1 PSU slot in 26000 Base/Plus.

    Unit

    Up/Down - The type of measure unit used for PSUs is either Up or Down.

    Type

    Power - The type of sensor is power supply.

    Status

    0 - Denotes no problems found.

    1 - Denotes an error.

    Maximum

    Minimum

    Denotes the maximum and minimum thresholds. For PSUs they are only measured as Up and Down.

AC Power Cords

The supplied AC power cords are specific to the geographical region.

These are some of the available power cords.

Region

Plug

Connector

Cable

Diagram

EU

QP-004,

16A

250V~

QP-007,

10A

250V~

HO5VV-F

3G

0.75mm2

Australia

QP-003,

10A

250V~

QP-007,

10A

250V~

HO5VV-F

3G

0.75mm2

UK

QP-026,

10A

250V~

QP-007,

10A

250V~

HO5VV-F

3G

0.75mm2

US

QP-02,

10A

125V~

QP-007,

10A

125V~

SJT 18AWG

3C

105oC

US

QP-02,

15A

125V~

QP-007,

15A

125V~

SJT 14AWG

3C

105oC

US

QP-055,

15A

125V~

QP-007,

15A

125V~

SJT 14AWG

3C

105oC

Japan

QP-005,

10A

250V~

QP-007,

10A

250V~

HO5VV-F

3G

0.75mm2

India

QP-013,

16A

250V~

QP-007,

10A

250V~

3INR

3G

0.75mm2

China

QP-012,

10A

250V~

QP-007,

10A

250V~

VCTF

3G

2mm2

Israel

QP-029R,

16A

250V~

QP-007,

10A

250V~

HO5VV-F

3G

0.75mm2

South Africa

YP-80,

16A

250V~

QP-007,

10A

250V~

HO5VV-F

3G

0.75mm2

Argentina

QP-048,

10A

250V~

QP-007,

10A

250V~

HO5VV-F

3G

0.75mm2

Replacing and Upgrading Components

The appliances have parts that you can easily replace to minimize downtime. There are also components that you can install to upgrade the appliance. These are the parts and components that can be used with the appliance:

  • Telescopic rails

  • Line cards (excluding 28600HS)

  • Transceivers

  • AC and DC power supply units

  • Storage devices (excluding 28600HS)

  • System memory (excluding 28600HS)

  • Cooling fan units (excluding 28600HS)

  • Lights Out Management - In Base models of the appliance, Lights Out Management is optional by default

For more information about how to install these parts and components, see the appliance home page.

Unless directed to do so by Check Point technical support, you are prohibited by warranty and support agreements to replace any parts.