Specifications

1.2. Interfaces and Ports

This section is an overview of the X8 product's external design.

Figure 1.2. Front View of the Clavister X8

The X8 features a number of connection ports on the front panel:

• 4 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. These have the logical cOS Core names G1, G2, G3 and

G4. The names are written by the side of each interface. They function independently of each

other and are not connected by a switch fabric.

These connections are capable of link speed auto-negotiation and can operate using

10Base-T, 100Base-Tx, or 1000Base-T.

• An RJ45 RS-232 console connection. This port is used for direct access to the cOS Core Boot

Menu and the cOS Core Command Line Interface (CLI).

All the X8 Ethernet interfaces support Automatic MDI-X and do not require a crossover cable for

direct connection from another computer.

The full connection capabilities of all X8 Ethernet interfaces are listed in Appendix A, X8

Specifications.

Under the console port at the bottom of the front panel are two indicator LEDs:

• The right hand LED indicates power and is either dark or green. If power is applied to the unit,

the LED is green.

Chapter 1: X8 Product Overview