5000 Appliances Hardware

In This Section: Front Panel Front Panel LEDs and Ports Front Panel LCD Screen and System LEDs Rear Panel Lights Out Management Dual Redundant BIOS Replacing and Upgrading Components

Front Panel

Check Point 5100 and 5200

Check Point 5400 and 5600

Check Point 5800 and 5900

Item	Component	Description
1	Expansion line card	Expansion slot. This expansion slot is assigned eth1-Ox in the OS.
1a	Expansion line card	5800 and 5900 appliances - Expansion slot. This expansion slot is assigned eth2-Ox in the OS.
2	On board LAN ports	5100 and 5200 appliances - Five 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 ports. These expansion slots are assigned eth1-eth5 in the OS. 5400, 5600, 5800, and 5900 appliances - Eight 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 ports. These expansion slots are assigned eth1-eth8 in the OS.
3	Appliance ports	Use these ports to connect to the appliance.
4	System LEDs	System power, storage device activity, power supply status (in the 5600, 5800, and 5900 appliances only), alert, and location.
5	Reset	Insert a pin for 5 to 8 seconds to perform a hardware reset. 5100, 5200, 5400, and 5600 appliances - Insert a pin to restore the appliance to its factory defaults. 5800 and 5900 factory defaults can be restored from the LCD.
6	Identification service tag	A slide out card that identifies the appliance and shows its serial number, MAC address, and model number.
7	LCD screen	Allows system monitoring and configuration (in the 5800 and 5900 appliances only).
8	Keypad	Use the buttons to control the LCD screen (in the 5800 and 5900 appliances only).

Front Panel LEDs and Ports

Item	Component	Description
1	Synchronization port	Synchronize with cluster members or a High Availability peer (available in the 5400, 5600, 5800, and 5900 appliances).
2	RJ45 console port	For a serial connection to the appliance. See Connecting to the 5000 Appliances CLI.
3	Port activity LED	Off - No activity Slow Blink (Green) - Activity
4	Link LED	Off - No Link or 10M link On (Green) - 100M link On (Amber) - 1000M link
5	Management port	For an Ethernet connection to a remote management computer.
6	USB ports	2 USB ports.
7	LOM port	LOM (Lights Out Management) port to connect to the LOM card. Optional for 5100, 5200, and 5400 appliances.
8	MiniUSB console port	For a serial connection to the appliance. See Connecting to the 5000 Appliances CLI.

Front Panel LCD Screen and System LEDs

The 5000 appliance series includes front panel LEDs to monitor system status.

In addition, the 5800 and 5900 appliances include an LCD screen for enhanced system monitoring and configuration.

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 (Green) - Read/write activity
3		Power supply status	5600, 5800, and 5900 only Off - No power/no status Amber - Power supply fault detected Green - Both power supplies are functioning correctly
4		Alert	Off - No faults detected Blinking red - System fault detected
5		Location	Off - Location beacon is turned off Blinking blue - Location beacon is turned on through the Gaia WebUI software

Using the LCD Panel

The 5800 and 5900 appliances have an LCD panel that you can use to do these basic management operations:

• Configure the management IP address, netmask, and default gateway of the appliance
• Reboot the appliance
• Enter the boot menu for additional management options such as HW Diagnostics, revert to snapshot, and reset factory defaults

For more information, see the Gaia Administration Guide for your version.

Menu Options

Menu	Sub-menu	Purpose
Network
	Set Mgmt IP	Set the management interface IP address.
	Set Netmask	Set the management interface Netmask.
	Set Default GW	Set the management interface default gateway.
System
	Reboot	Reboot the appliance.

LCD Panel Buttons

To	Press
Enter the main menu	Any button, other than
Navigate the menu	or
Change a number	or
Select a menu option
Go back to previous menu

When Entering an IP Address

To	Press
Move to the next digit
Move back to the previous digit
Approve the change	when the cursor is located on the last digit
Cancel the IP change	when the cursor is located on the first digit
Change current digit	or

Rear Panel

5800 Appliance Rear Panel

5900 Appliance Rear Panel

Differences in other 5000 appliances are described in the table.

Item	Component	Description
1	LED indicator for each power supply unit	In 5100, 5200, and 5400 appliances: Off - Power supply is not connected to an electric outlet On (Green) - Power on In 5600, 5800, and 5900 appliances: Off - Power supply is not connected to an electric outlet On (Amber) - Power off On (Green) - Power on
2	Power supply units	Connect to an electric outlet. One module is included. An optional dual redundant hot-swappable power supply is available in the 5600, 5800, and 5900 appliances. You can use the cable restraints to avoid accidental removal of the power supply cable.
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.
4	Main power switch
5	Fixed cooling fans	Numbered from right to left. In the 5800 and 5900 appliances - 1, 2, 3, 4. In the 5100, 5200, 5400, and 5600 appliances - 1, 2, 3.
6	Grounding lug	When using a DC power supply unit (PSU), use the grounding lug that is located on the DC PSU.
7	ESD grounding plug	When servicing the appliance, connect an ESD strap to this plug (in 5900 appliances only).
8	Storage devices	When monitoring the storage devices with the raid_diagnostic command, DiskID 0 is the top storage device, and DiskID 1 is the bottom storage device (in 5900 appliances only). By default, 5900 is shipped with only one storage device.

Installing the Power Cable Restraint on 5100, 5200, and 5400 Appliances

On 5100, 5200, and 5400 appliances, 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 next to 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.

   

Using the Restraint Clip on 5600, 5800, and 5900 Appliances

The 5600, 5800, and 5900 appliances have a power cable restraint clip attached to the power supply unit (PSU). Use the restraint clip to prevent accidental removal of the power cable.

To secure the restraint clip on the power supply cable:

1. Make sure the restraint clip is in the open position (upward).
2. Connect the power supply cable to the power supply inlet on the PSU.

   

3. Push down on the restraint clip to close it and secure the power supply cable.

   

   Item	Description
   1	Restraint clip in the open position (upward)
   2	Restraint clip in the closed position

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.

Lights Out Management is an optional feature on the 5100, 5200, 5400, and 5600 appliances. It is included by default with the 5800 and 5900 appliances.

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, 5000 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 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.

Replacing and Upgrading Components

The 5000 Appliances 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 DC power supply units - For 5600, 5800, and 5900 appliances only
• System memory
• Lights Out Management - By default for the 5800 and 5900 appliances and optional for the 5100, 5200, 5400, and 5600 appliances
• Storage devices - For 5900 only

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.