16000 Appliances Hardware

In This Section:

Front Panel

The line drawing shows the front panel elements in the 16000 appliance.

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 16000 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 servicing the appliance, connect an ESD strap to this point.
10	2 Storage devices	When monitoring 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 - 16000 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	4 Expansion line cards	4 expansion slots. The slots from left to right are assigned eth1-0X, eth2-0X, eth3-0X, and eth4-0X in the OS.

Front Panel System LEDs

Item	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 CLI or WebUI software 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

The line drawing shows the rear panel elements in the 16000 appliance.

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	Dual redundant 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. The PSUs are numbered from top to bottom in the OS as Power Supply #1 and Power Supply #2 . Note - 16000 Base appliances that use AC PSUs, contain one AC PSU and one dummy filler. See also 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	Numbered from right to left: `1`, `2`, `3`, `4`.
9	Location LED	Off - Location beacon is turned off Blinking blue - Location beacon is turned on through the Gaia CLI or WebUI software 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 will start an orderly shutdown process. Alternatively, holding the switch for 4 seconds will force a machine shut down.

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:

If a power cable is connected to the power supply inlet, disconnect it.
Find the restraint strip slot on top of the power supply inlet.
Make sure that the cable loop on the restraint faces the power supply inlet.
Insert the restraint strip anchor into the slot until it snaps and locks.
Connect the power cable to the power supply inlet.
Pull the restraint tab to the side to move the cable loop on the restraint strip.
Move the cable loop until you can put it around the power cable as shown in the next figure.
Insert the open side of the cable loop into the loop slot until it is tight against the power cable.
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 not responding. However, the appliance must be connected to a power source.

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

Dual Redundant BIOS

To ensure resilience in the event of a BIOS failure, 16000 Appliances are equipped with dual redundant BIOS images.

If an appliance encounters a BIOS failure, it will boot 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 will blink red.
The Gaia WebUI Maintenance > Hardware Health window shows that the BIOS sensor is Invalid and its status is Off.
An SNMP trap message (if the biosFailure trap was configured in the WebUI or through clish).

To recover from a BIOS failure, see sk108517 or contact Check Point support. The appliance is fully functional until the BIOS recovery is completed.

PSU Configuration and Monitoring

These are the supported PSU configurations for the 16000 appliance models and PSU types:

PSU Type		16000 Base	16000 Plus	16000 Turbo

AC PSU		1 AC PSU 1 Dummy filler	2 AC PSUs	2 AC PSUs
DC PSU		2 DC PSUs	2 DC PSUs	2 DC PSUs
	Important - All PSUs on an appliance must be of the same type, either all AC or all DC.

When a PSU is functioning 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 is not functioning 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:

Run this command from clish:

show sysenv ps

Sample output for a 16000 Turbo appliance:

Where:

Column	Description
`Name`	Power Supply #1 - The PSU in the top PSU slot. Power Supply #2 - The PSU in the bottom PSU slot.
`Value`	Up - The PSU slot contains a PSU 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 16000 Base of AC PSU type.
`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` `Minumum`	Denotes the maximum and minimum thresholds. For PSUs they are only measured as Up and Down.

Replacing and Upgrading Components

The 16000 appliance has 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
Transceivers
AC and DCpower supply units
Storage devices
System memory
Cooling fan units
Lights Out Management - In Base models of the appliance, Lights Out Management is optional by default.

For more information about installing 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 from replacing any parts.