Smart-1 7000-L Appliance Hardware

Front Panel

Item

Component

Description

1

System LEDs

See Front Panel System LEDs.

2

ESD grounding point

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

3

Service tag

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

It also contains a QR code that you can scan to view documentation.

4

Locator button

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

5

Reset

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

6

Appliance ports

See Front Panel Ports - Use these ports to connect to the appliance.

7

On board 1/10G Fiber ports

In the Gaia OS, these ports are assigned the names from eth1 to eth4.

See Front Panel On-board Port LEDs.

8

Expansion line card

In the Gaia OS, the ports on this expansion line card are assigned the names eth1-01, eth1-02, and so on up to the last port.

Port speeds for supported line cards are: 1/10/25/40/100G.

For port speed and port activity LED descriptions, see the relevant chapter in Installing and Removing Line Cards

9

8 storage devices

Numbered from left to right: 0 to 3 top row, 4, 5 middle row, 6, 7 bottom row.

  • Activity LED (top LED on the storage device):

    • Off - No storage device activity

    • Blinking green - Storage device activity

  • Status LED (bottom LED on the storage device):

    • Off - Device is ready for insertion or removal

    • Steady green - Storage device is online

    • Flashes green twice per second - Identifying device

    • Blinks amber four times per second - Device failed

    • Blinks green slowly - Device is rebuilding

Front Panel Ports

Smart-1 7000-UL front panel appliance ports

Item

Component

Description

1

Console RJ45 port

RJ45 port for a serial connection to the appliance.

2

LOM 1G port

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

3

AUX RJ45 1G port

Ethernet port . In the Gaia OS, this port is assigned the name AUX.

4

USB 3.0 ports

 Two USB 3.0 ports that are backwards compatible to USB 2.0.

5

Console USB Type-C port

USB Type-C port for a serial connection to the appliance.

6

RJ45 1G MGMT port

Management port to manage the Gaia Operating System on this appliance.

In the Gaia OS, this port is assigned the name Mgmt.

Front Panel 1G Port LEDs

Smart-1 7000-UL front panel 1G port LEDS

Item

Component

Description

1

Port activity LED

On the AUX, LOM, and MGMT ports:

  • Off - No activity

  • On (Green) - LAN link exists

  • Blinking (Green) - Activity

2

Link speed LED

On the AUX, LOM, and MGMT ports:

  • Off - 10 Mbit link

  • On (Green) - 100 Mbit link

  • On (Amber) - 1000 Mbit link

Front Panel System LEDs

Item

Icon

Component

Description

1

System power

  • Off - Appliance power is off

  • On (Green) - Appliance power is 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 were detected

  • Blinking red - System fault was detected

5

Location beacon

  • Off - Location beacon is turned off

  • Blinking blue - Location beacon is turned on in Gaia Portal, Gaia Clish, or by pressing the Locator button on the front panel

You can turn on / off the Location Beacon LED in these ways:

  • With the Locator button on the front panel

  • With this Gaia Clish command: set lcd location {on | off}

Front Panel On-board Port LEDs

Smart-1 7000-UL front panel onboard port LEDs

Each pair of LEDs are associated with a port.

  • LEDs 1 and 2 that point up are associated with the port located above them (ports labeled 1 and 2 on the chassis).

  • LEDs 1 and 2 that point down are associated with the port located below them (ports labeled 3 and 4 on the chassis).

Item

Component

Description

1

Port activity LED

  • Off - No activity

  • On (Green) - Link exists

  • Blinking (Green) - Activity

2

Link Speed LED

  • Off - No link

  • On (Green) - 1 Gbit/s data rate is selected

  • On (Amber) - 10 Gbit/s data rate is selected

Rear Panel

Item

Component

Description

1

LED indicator for each AC power supply unit

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

  • Green - Appliance is turned on

  • Blinking green - Power cords are connected to all PSUs, but the appliance is turned off

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

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

  • Blinking fast green - PSU in Firmware update

2

Power supply units

Power supply units (PSUs) that you can hot swap. Each PSU 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" (top) and "Power Supply #2" (bottom).

See PSU Configuration and Monitoring.

3

Cover screws

Loosen screws to remove the cover of the appliance.

4

Thumb screws for cooling fan unit

Loosen screws to remove the cooling fan unit from the appliance.

5

Location LED

  • Off - Location beacon is turned off

  • Blinking blue - Location beacon is turned on in Gaia Portal, Gaia Clish, or by pressing the Locator button on the front panel

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

6

Alarm Off button for power supply units

An alarm sounds if:

  • A power supply cable is not connected to the outlet

  • One of the PSUs is not fully inserted or failed

Press this button to turn off the alarm. Note that this button is functional immediately after powering up the appliance.

7

Main power button

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

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

8

Cooling fan units

Units are numbered from right to left: 1, 2, 3.

When checking the hardware sensors in the CLI, they are referred to as "SYS_FAN1", "SYS_FAN2", and "SYS_FAN3".

See Cooling Fan Units Naming Convention.

9

ESD grounding point

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

10

Metal grounding plate

Used to connect the grounding lug.

Grounding the Appliance

Before you start, make sure you have these items:

  • Two grounding screws (attached to the metal grounding plate).

  • A UL listed two-hole grounding lug, similar to Panduit LCD6-38D-L.

  • Copper grounding wire 6 AWG (the insulation color must be green and yellow to meet the IEC/UL 62368-1 CL5.6.2.2 requirement or the insulation color must comply with your local electrical regulations).

  • Grounding design that complies with the country or local electrical codes.

  • A wire crimping tool suitable for the grounding lug type.

  • A screwdriver suitable for the grounding screws.

Prerequisites:

  1. Insert the grounding wire in the lug (connector).

  2. Use the crimping tool to crimp the lug onto the grounding wire.

  3. Place the screwdriver near the appliance rear panel.

  4. Place the two grounding screws near the appliance rear panel.

Procedure:

  1. On the appliance rear panel, locate the metal grounding plate (on the far right).

  2. Attach the grounding lug to the grounding plate.

    You can attach it vertically or horizontally.

  3. Make sure the two holes in the grounding lug are aligned with the corresponding holes in the grounding plate.

  4. Insert the first grounding screw through one of the holes in the grounding lug so it goes into the corresponding hole in the grounding plate.

  5. Use a screwdriver to tighten the first screw (maximum torque of 6 kgf×cm).

  6. Insert the second grounding screw through the second hole in the grounding lug so it goes into the corresponding hole in the grounding plate.

  7. Use a screwdriver to tighten the second screw (maximum torque of 6 kgf×cm).

Cooling Fan Units Naming Convention

When you check the hardware sensors in the Gaia Portal or Gaia Clish, note that the cooling fans use a different naming convention.

Use this table to identify each of the 3 fans:

Gaia Portal

CLI

SYS_FAN1 - System Fan #1

SYS_FAN1

SYS_FAN2 - System Fan #2

SYS_FAN2

SYS_FAN3 - System Fan #3

SYS_FAN3

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 wrap 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 (LOM) HTML5-based Card Administration Guide.

Dual Redundant BIOS

To ensure resilience in the event of a BIOS failure, Smart-1 7000-L 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 appear 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:

  • 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 Smart-1 7000-L appliance model and PSU types:

PSU Type

Number of PSUs

AC / DC PSU

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)

  • 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

  • An SNMP alarm is sent.

To monitor the PSUs in the CLI:

  1. Connect to the command line on the appliance.

  2. Log in to Gaia Clish.

  3. Run:

    show sysenv ps

    Example output from a Smart-1 7000-L appliance: 

    Hardware Information

Name              Value   Unit      Type    Status   Maximum   Minimum
Power Supply #1   Up      Up/Down   Power   0        Up        Down
Power Supply #2   Up      Up/Down   Power   0        Up        Down

    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 and is up.

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

    Unknown - There is nothing in the PSU slot.

    Unit

    Up/Down - PSUs are either Up or Down.

    Type

    Power - The sensor type is "power supply".

    Status

    0 - No problems found.

    1 - Error.

    Maximum

    Minimum

    The maximum and minimum thresholds.

    PSUs are only measured as Up or Down.

DC Power Connections

When your appliance uses a DC PSU, make sure to follow these instructions.

To connect DC power wires to a DC PSU connector:

  1. Connect the GREEN wire to the ground.

  2. Connect the RED wire to the 36-46/46-72 Volt pin on the DC power source.

  3. Connect the BLACK wire to the return pin on the DC power source.

For further instructions, refer to the Installing and Removing DC Power Supply Units guide.

Important - This product is intended to be supplied by a UL Listed DC power source, rated 36-46/46-72Vdc, 35/40A minimum, Tmax=40°C, and the maximum altitude of operation=5000m.

The wire requirements: 8 AWG, 40A minimum, 72V minimum.

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 parts and components can be used with the appliance:

  • Telescopic rails

  • Line cards

  • Transceivers

  • AC and DC power supply units

  • Storage devices

  • System memory

  • Cooling fan units

  • Lights Out Management

For more information about how to install these parts and components, see the appliance Home Page sk182601.

Warning - Unless directed to do so by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., you are prohibited by warranty and support agreements to replace any parts.