Connecting to an Ethernet network

Supported Ethernet NICs

Your appliance has one onboard 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet port. It also supports the following Ethernet network interface cards (NICs) in the PCI slots of your appliance motherboard:

Copper Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) NIC (with an RJ-45 connection)
Fiber optic GbE NIC
Note
See the System Configuration Guide at http://now.netapp.com for slot assignments.

Supported Ethernet connections

Use the following table to determine the Ethernet connection and cabling requirements of your Ethernet NICs.

Caution
Do not exceed the maximum cable length specification.

Ethernet type	Supported ports	Cabling requirements	Distance
10Base-T/ 100Base-TX Copper	Onboard	Category 3 (10Base-T only) or 5 (10Base-T/100Base-TX) unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) copper cable with RJ-45 connectors	100m max.
10Base-T/ 100Base-TX/ 1000Base-T Copper	Single Dual Quad	Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) copper cable with RJ-45 connectors	100m max.
1000Base-SX Fiber optic	Single (SC port) Dual (LC port)	50-micron multimode fiber optic cable with SC or LC connector	550m max.
1000Base-SX Fiber optic	Single (SC port) Dual (LC port)	62.5-micron multimode fiber optic cable with SC or LC connector	220m max.

For detailed information

For detailed information about connecting to the Ethernet NICs on your appliance, see the following sections: