Installation guide

Acme Packet 6100 Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide 55
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 2 for each additional fiber optic cable you connect
to your Acme Packet 6100.
Cabling for HA Deployments
The information and instructions in this section explain how to cable an HA
node.
HA Cabling Category 5 (or higher) shielded Ethernet cables are required for cabling two
HA nodes together.
Rear Panel Cabling You can use one or two connections for HA redundancy support between the
t
wo members of an HA node. Using two rear interfaces for sharing
redundancy information provides a high level of reliability. As a rule, Mgmt0
should be reserved as the boot/maintenance interface. This leaves Mgmt1 and
Mgmt2 available for sharing HA information.
Mgmt 2Mgmt 1Mgmt 0USBAlarmConsole
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Figure 4 - 83. Network Management Ports
Management network ports feature automatic crossover negotiation so that a
crossover cable is not necessary for HA cabling.
To cable Acme Packet 6100 in an HA configuration using single rear interface
su
pport:
1. Insert one end of an Ethernet cable into either Mgmt1 or Mg
mt2 on the rear
panel of the Acme Packet 6100 A. The release tab on the RJ45 jack clicks
into place when you insert it properly
2. Insert the other end of the Ethernet cable into the corresponding
man
agement interface on the rear panel of the Acme Packet 6100 B. The
release tab on the RJ45 jack clicks into place when you insert it properly. If
you use Mgmt1 on Acme Packet 6100 B, then you will connect it to Mgmt1
on Acme Packet 6100 B.
Mgmt 2Mgmt 1Mgmt 0USBAlarmConsole
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Mgmt 2Mgmt 1Mgmt 0USBAlarmConsole
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Acme Packet 6100
Acme Packet 6100
Figure 4 - 84. HA Configuration (Either of the Displayed Connections Can Be Used