Back Panel Features and Indicators
This appendix displays the back panel of the Arista CloudEOS and vEOS Router Appliance.
| Number | Indicator, Button, or Connector | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serial connector | Allows you to connect a serial device to the system. |
| 2 | IPMI port (optional) | Dedicated management port on the IPMI ports card. |
| 3 | Ethernet connector 1 | Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connector. |
| 4 | 10G Port 1 | Data Port 1 |
| 5 | 10G Port 2 | Data Port 2 |
| 6 | 10G Port 3 | Data Port 3 |
| 7 | 10G Port 4 | Data Port 4 |
| 8 | System identification button | The identification buttons on the front and back panels can be used to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the system status indicator on the back flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again.
Press to toggle the system ID on and off. If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode. To reset the IPMI (if not disabled in F2 IPMI setup) press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds. |
| 9 | System identification connector | Connects the optional system status indicator assembly through the optional cable management arm. |
| 10 | Video connector | Allows you to connect a VGA display to the system. |
| 11 | USB connector | Allow you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB 2.0-compliant. |
| 12 | USB connector | Allow you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB 3.0-compliant. |
| 13 | Ethernet connector 2 | Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connector. |
| 14 | Ethernet connector 3 | Port not used by CloudEOS and vEOS launcher scripts. |
| 15 | Ethernet connector 4 | Port not used by CloudEOS and vEOS launcher scripts. |
| 16 | Power supply (PSU1 and PSU2) | Up to two 550 W redundant AC power supplies. |