Guidelines for NIC Slot Population in Check Point Firewall 29000 Appliances

Product

Check Point Appliances

Version

Hardware

OS

Gaia

Platform

29000

Solution

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Appliance Models
• Line Cards (NICs)
• NIC Slot Population Guidelines
• NIC Slot Population Example
• Default NIC Slot Population in 29000 Bundles

Introduction

The following guidelines direct the user on the preferred placement of Line Cards (NICs) within the slots of the Quantum 29000 appliances.

This slot population distributes the ports and traffic in a balanced manner.

Appliance Models

Line Cards (NICs)

NIC Slot Population Guidelines

1. Install the 8-Port 1/10G line cards in the descending order - Slot 7, then Slot 6, Slot 5, and so on.

2. If there are empty slots left, then continue to install the 4-Port 10/25 line cards in the descending order - starting in the next slot after the last 8-port NIC.

3. If there are empty slots left, then continue to install the 2-Port 40/100G or 4-port 10/25G with acceleration line cards in the ascending order - Slot 1, then Slot 2, Slot 3, and so on.

NIC Slot Population Example

The diagram below illustrates how to apply the slot population guidelines for the following line card configuration:

• 2 x 8-Port 1/10G line cards - must be installed in Slot 7 and Slot 6
• 2 x 4-port 10/25G line cards - must be installed in Slot 5 and Slot 4
• 3 x 2-port 40/100G line cards - must be installed in Slot 1, Slot 2, and Slot 3

Default NIC Population in 29000 Appliance Bundles

For reference, the below table shows the NIC population of the default NICs in the 29000 Appliance Base and Plus SKU bundles.