Checkpoint 15000 User manual

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15000 and 23000 Appliances
Installing and Removing Memory
707591
Protected
2018
This document applies to these appliances:
•15000 Appliances
•23000 Appliances
Important - We recommend that only experienced personnel install or
remove hardware components. Installing or removing components
incorrectly can permanently damage the appliance.
Preparing the Appliance
Before you start to install or remove DIMMs, make sure that:
•The appliance is shut down and you unplug the power cables.
•The appliance is in a clean environment and on a level surface.
•You can physically access and open the cover of the appliance.
•You have the Check Point memory kit.
Important
To protect the appliance and the memory modules from electrostatic
discharge damage, make sure that you are properly grounded before you
touch these components. For more, see the Health and Safety Information
in the
15000 and 23000 Appliances Getting Started Guide
http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/documentation_download?ID=45733.
We recommend that you use the grounding wrist strap that is included in
the memory kit. The grounding plug on the rear of the appliance provides a
chassis grounding point.

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Memory Kit Contents
•Installation guide - 15000 and 23000 Appliances Installing and Removing
Memory
•Memory DIMMs
•ESD grounding strap (anti-static)
To prepare the appliance:
1. Shut down the appliance from the WebUI, CLI, or by pressing and releasing
the power switch quickly.
Note that pressing and holding the power switch is not recommended as it
results in a forced and immediate shut down.
2. Remove the power cords from the appliance.
3. Put on the ESD strap and attach the other end to a grounding point.
4. Loosen the appliance cover screws.
5. Remove the top cover from the appliance.

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To remove the top cover:
1. Unscrew the cover screws (number 2 below).
2. Pull the top cover back in the direction of the arrows.
3. Pull the cover up to remove it completely.
Item Description
1 Appliance cover
2 Appliance cover screws
3 ESD grounding point

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15400 Appliance DIMM Configuration
Item Description
1 Appliance front panel
2 Appliance rear panel
3 Sockets for DIMMs

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The memory sockets are colored black and blue. In the appliance configuration
diagrams note that:
•The view shown is always from the top
•The front panel of the appliance is always at the bottom of the diagram
Item Description
Memory socket with DIMM installed
Memory socket without DIMM installed

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The 15400 appliance has a default memory configuration of 8 GB: 1 x 8 GB, with
one DIMM in memory socket number 3.
You can upgrade to 24 GB or 64 GB. Use the applicable upgrade procedure
below.
Default Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 15400 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)
To upgrade
to
Use
DIMMs
Procedure Slots
24 GB 3 x 8 GB Install additional DIMMs for a total
of three 8 GB DIMMs
In blue memory
socket numbers
1, 3, and 6
Upgraded Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 15400 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)

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To upgrade
to
Use
DIMMs
Procedure Slots
64 GB 8 x 8 GB Install additional DIMMs for a total
of eight 8 GB DIMMs
In all sockets
(numbers 1
through 8)
Upgraded Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 15400 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)

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15600, 23500, 23800, and 23900 DIMM
Configuration
Item Description
1 Appliance front panel
2 Appliance rear panel
3 CPU1 DIMM sockets
4 CPU0 DIMM sockets

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The memory sockets are colored black and blue. In the appliance configuration
diagrams note that:
•The view shown is always from the top
•The front panel of the appliance is always at the bottom of the diagram
Item Description
Memory socket with DIMM installed
Memory socket without DIMM installed

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15600 Appliance DIMM Configuration
The 15600 appliance has a default memory configuration of 16 GB: 2 x 8 GB,
with two DIMMs in memory socket numbers 3 and 9.
You can upgrade to 32 GB or 64 GB. Use the applicable upgrade procedure
below.
Default Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 15600 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)
To
upgrade
to
Use
DIMMs
Procedure Slots
32 GB 4 x 8 GB Install additional DIMMs for a total
of four 8 GB DIMMs
In blue memory
socket numbers 3,
6, 9 and 11
Upgraded Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 15600 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)

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To
upgrade
to
Use
DIMMs
Procedure Slots
64 GB 8 x 8 GB Install additional DIMMs for a total
of eight 8 GB DIMMs
In all blue memory
sockets (numbers
1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14,
and 16)
Upgraded Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 15600 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)

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23500 Appliance DIMM Configuration
The 23500 appliance has a default memory configuration of 16 GB: 2 x 8 GB,
with two DIMMs in memory socket numbers 6 and 14.
You can upgrade to 64 GB or 128 GB. Use the applicable upgrade procedure
below.
Default Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 23500 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)
To
upgrade to
Use
DIMMs
Procedure Slots
64 GB 8 x 8 GB Install additional DIMMs for a
total of eight 8 GB DIMMs
In blue memory
socket numbers
1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14,
and 16 (all blue
sockets will have
DIMMs installed)
Upgraded Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 23500 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)

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To
upgrade to
Use
DIMMs
Procedure Slots
128 GB 16 x 8 GB Install additional DIMMs for a
total of sixteen 8 GB DIMMs
In all sockets
(numbers 1 through
16)
Upgraded Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 23500 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)

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23800 Appliance DIMM Configuration
The 23800 appliance has a default memory configuration of 32 GB: 4 x 8 GB,
with four DIMMs in memory socket numbers 3, 6, 11, and 14.
You can upgrade to 64 GB or 128 GB. Use the applicable upgrade procedure
below.
Default Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 23800 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)
To
upgrade to
Use
DIMMs
Procedure Slots
64 GB 8 x 8 GB Install additional DIMMS for a
total of eight 8 GB DIMMs
In blue memory
socket numbers
1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14,
and 16 (all blue
sockets will have
DIMMs installed)
Upgraded Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 23800 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)

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To upgrade
to
Use
DIMMs
Procedure Slots
128 GB 16 x 8 GB Install additional DIMMs for a
total of sixteen 8 GB DIMMs
In all sockets
(numbers 1 through
16)
Upgraded Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 23800 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)

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23900 Appliance DIMM Configuration
The 23900 appliance has a default memory configuration of 48 GB: 6 x 8 GB,
with six DIMMs in blue memory socket numbers 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, and 14.
You can upgrade to 64GB or 128 GB. Use the applicable upgrade procedure
below.
Default Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 23900 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)
To
upgrade to
Use
DIMMs
Procedure Slots
64 GB 8 x 8 GB Install additional DIMMs for a
total of eight 8 GB DIMMs
In sockets 1, 3, 6, 8,
9, 11, 14, and 16 (all
blue sockets will
have DIMMs
installed)
Upgraded Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 23900 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)

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To upgrade
to
Use
DIMMs
Procedure Slots
128 GB 16 x 8 GB Install additional DIMMs for a
total of sixteen 8 GB DIMMs
In all sockets
(numbers 1 through
16)
Upgraded Configuration
Top View
(front panel of the 23900 appliance is at the bottom of the diagram)

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Removing DIMMs
Important - The appliance contains sharp metal parts such as the
heat sink fin and bracket that can cause injury or damage the
DIMMs.
Make sure that you prepare the appliance before you remove DIMMs. For more
information, see Preparing the Appliance (on page 1).
To remove DIMMs from the appliance:
1. Remove the power cords from the appliance.
2. Put on the ESD strap and attach the other end to a grounding point.
3. Press the two retaining clips outward.
4. Carefully pull the DIMM up.
Important - Only touch the rear corners of the DIMM. Pressing on
the heat sink or other DIMM components can damage the hardware.
If necessary, pull one end of the DIMM, then the other, to gradually release
it from the contact pins.

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Important - Make sure that there are no leftover parts inside the
appliance.
5. Make sure the DIMMs are installed correctly.
a) Replace the appliance cover without tightening the appliance cover
screws.
b) Connect the power cords to the appliance.
The appliance turns on and the LCD screen shows the appliance model
number when the OS is up (may take a few minutes).
6. Tighten the appliance cover screws to secure the cover on the appliance.
Installing DIMMs
You can add more DIMMs to the memory sockets.
Important - The appliance contains sharp metal parts such as the
heat sink fin and bracket that can cause injury or damage the
DIMMs.
To install DIMMs in the appliance:
1. Find the DIMM slots on the system board.
2. Press on the two white retaining clips outward.

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3. Align the new DIMM above the socket.
The top of the DIMM is smooth. The bottom edge has two different-length
sets of contacts, which connect to the slots on the socket.
Important:
•Only touch the top corners of the DIMM. Pressing on the heat sink or
other DIMM components can damage the hardware.
•DIMMs are not symmetrical. Use the hole in the DIMM to guide the
DIMM into the raised tooth in the slot.