Trend Micro TippingPoint NX-Platform User guide

NX-Platform Hardware Installation and Safety
5998-1403
October 2016

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TippingPoint NX-Platform Hardware Installation and Safety
Publication Part Number: 5998-1403

NX-Platform Hardware Installation and Safety i
Contents
About this guide......................................................................................................................................1
Target audience...................................................................................................................................... 1
Related documentation...........................................................................................................................1
Conventions............................................................................................................................................ 1
Contacting support..................................................................................................................................3
System overview..................................................................................................................................... 4
TippingPoint architecture........................................................................................................................ 4
Security Management System (SMS).................................................................................................... 5
SMS server.......................................................................................................................................... 6
SMS client............................................................................................................................................ 6
Intrusion Prevention System devices..................................................................................................... 7
IPS local clients................................................................................................................................... 8
Core Controller....................................................................................................................................... 8
High availability.......................................................................................................................................9
Threat Suppression Engine....................................................................................................................9
Threat Management Center................................................................................................................. 10
Hardware safety and compliance........................................................................................................12
Safety and compliance requirements...................................................................................................12
Safety guidelines and warnings.........................................................................................................12
Cautions............................................................................................................................................. 13
Warnings.............................................................................................................................................13
Installation warnings........................................................................................................................ 13
Parts warnings.................................................................................................................................14

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Rack and clearance requirements....................................................................................................... 15
Ventilation and location........................................................................................................................ 16
Environmental requirements.................................................................................................................16
Reliable earthing...................................................................................................................................17
ESD requirements................................................................................................................................ 17
Hot swapping guidelines...................................................................................................................... 17
Unpack the product.............................................................................................................................. 18
TippingPoint NX-Platform device overview........................................................................................20
Chassis overview..................................................................................................................................20
Chassis features................................................................................................................................ 23
Power button................................................................................................................................... 23
Fans and power supplies................................................................................................................24
External storage card...................................................................................................................... 24
Ports.................................................................................................................................................24
Chassis LEDs.................................................................................................................................. 25
I/O modules.......................................................................................................................................... 26
Bypass I/O modules...........................................................................................................................29
BIOM connectors and speeds.........................................................................................................30
Notable BIOM behavior...................................................................................................................30
Link transitions.............................................................................................................................. 31
Optical insertion loss.................................................................................................................... 31
Default I/O module configuration settings......................................................................................... 32
Hot-swapping I/O modules................................................................................................................ 32
I/O module hot-swapping guidelines...............................................................................................33
Module LEDs......................................................................................................................................34
Model requirements.............................................................................................................................. 35
Power requirements........................................................................................................................... 35
Cabling requirements......................................................................................................................... 36

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Technical specifications........................................................................................................................ 36
Hardware and interface specifications...............................................................................................36
Software specifications...................................................................................................................... 37
Hardware installation and configuration............................................................................................... 38
TippingPoint NX-Platform IPS chassis.............................................................................................. 38
Determine total rack space............................................................................................................. 38
Attach the device to the rack..........................................................................................................39
Rack-mounting options................................................................................................................. 39
Power supply and I/O module connections.................................................................................... 41
Add I/O modules................................................................................................................................ 42
Attach cables......................................................................................................................................43
To attach the Console port connection........................................................................................... 44
To attach the Management Processor connection......................................................................... 44
To attach network connections........................................................................................................44
Check LEDs....................................................................................................................................... 44
Setup wizard...................................................................................................................................... 45
Power supply and fan modules...........................................................................................................46
NX-Platform AC power supply............................................................................................................. 46
NX-Platform DC power supply............................................................................................................. 47
NX-Platform fans.................................................................................................................................. 49
Installing the power cord retention bracket.......................................................................................51
Power cord retention bracket............................................................................................................... 51
Installing and using the bracket........................................................................................................... 51
Installing the bracket..........................................................................................................................52
Using the power cord retention bracket............................................................................................ 52
Removing the bracket.......................................................................................................................... 53
Using the external storage card..........................................................................................................54

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About the external storage card...........................................................................................................54
External storage card commands........................................................................................................ 54
Connector and pinout specifications..................................................................................................56
RJ-45 (COM) console...........................................................................................................................56
RJ-45 Ethernet connectors...................................................................................................................57
Pluggable transceivers......................................................................................................................... 58

NX-Platform Hardware Installation and Safety 1
About this guide
Welcome to the NX-Platform Hardware Installation and Safety Guide.
This section covers the following topics:
•Target audience on page 1
•Related documentation on page 1
•Conventions on page 1
•Contacting support on page 3
Target audience
The intended audience includes technicians and maintenance personnel responsible for installing,
configuring, and maintaining TippingPoint security systems and associated devices. Users should be familiar
with networking concepts and the following standards and protocols:
• TCP/IP
• UDP
• ICMP
• Ethernet
• Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
• Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP)
• Simple Network management Protocol (SNMP)
Related documentation
A complete set of product documentation for the TippingPointIntrusion Prevention Systems is available
online. The product document set generally includes conceptual and deployment information, installation
and user guides, CLI command references, safety and compliance information, and release notes.
For information about how to access the online product documentation, refer to the Read Me First
document in your product shipment.
Conventions
This information uses the following conventions.

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Typefaces
TippingPoint uses the following typographic conventions for structuring information:
Convention Element
Bold font • Key names
• Text typed into a GUI element, such as into a box
• GUI elements that are clicked or selected, such as menu and list items,
buttons, and check boxes. Example: Click OK to accept.
Italics font Text emphasis, important terms, variables, and publication titles
Monospace font • File and directory names
• System output
• Code
• Text typed at the command-line
Monospace, italic
font
• Code variables
• Command-line variables
Monospace, bold
font
Emphasis of file and directory names, system output, code, and text typed
at the command line
Messages
Messages are special text that is emphasized by font, format, and icons.
Warning! Alerts you to potential danger of bodily harm or other potential harmful consequences.
Caution: Provides information to help minimize risk, for example, when a failure to follow directions
could result in damage to equipment or loss of data.
Note: Provides additional information to explain a concept or complete a task.
Important: Provides significant information or specific instructions.

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Tip: Provides helpful hints and shortcuts, such as suggestions about how to perform a task more easily or
more efficiently.
Contacting support
Contact the TippingPoint Technical Assistance Center (TAC) by using any of the following options.
Email support
[e-mail]
Phone support
North America: [phone]
International: See https://tmc.tippingpoint.com

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System overview
The TippingPoint system is a high-speed, comprehensive security system that includes the Intrusion
Prevention System (IPS), Local Security Manager (LSM), Digital Vaccine, the Security Management System
Appliance, and the Core Controller.
Enterprise security schemes once consisted of a conglomeration of disparate, static devices from multiple
vendors. Today, TippingPoint’s security system provides the advantages of a single, integrated, highly
adaptive security system that includes powerful hardware and an intuitive management interface.
This topic includes the following information:
•TippingPoint architecture on page 4
•Security Management System (SMS) on page 5
•Intrusion Prevention System devices on page 7
•Core Controller on page 8
•High availability on page 9
•Threat Suppression Engine on page 9
•Threat Management Center on page 10
TippingPoint architecture
The TippingPoint System uses a flexible architecture that consists of a Java-based SMS client, SMS
Management Server, IPS device(s), and Local Clients including the Local Security Manager (LSM) and
Command Line Interface (CLI).
The system may also include the Core Controller, a hardware appliance that balances traffic loads for one or
more IPSes. The following diagram provides an overview of the architecture: