Bivio 2000

These diagrams show the front and back of a Bivio 2000 appliance.

Bivio 2000 ports

1 Application Processor Card (APC)

This card hosts additional APC CPUs. It typically occupies the upper slot.

2 Network Processor Card (NPC)

This card hosts the Network Processor, the administration CPU, and two APC CPUs. This card typically occupies the lower slot.

3 Management Port

You connect to this Ethernet port to manage NBA operations and when importing captured data onto the CMS.

4 Console Ports

These DB-9 ports are used when initializing the NBA. They are the Auxiliary port (4a) and the Console port (4b).

5 Bypass LEDs

Only the LEDs for port pair s0.e0 and s0.e1 are relevant to NBA operations. These LEDs show the state of the hardware bypass.

If the top and bottom LED are both on, the bypass is enabled and data will continue to pass through the NBA even if a failure occurs.
If the top LED is off, the ports are in a failed state.

6 Power connectors

These are not referred to elsewhere in this guide.

7 Extension NBA connectors

These do not feature in the software installation instructions and are not referred to elsewhere in this guide.

8 Data Inspection Ports

You use these Ethernet ports to capture data on your corporate network.

Hardware Checklist

You must also do the following:

Note the chassis serial number in your log.
Find this on a silver sticker in the centre of the rear panel.
Set up your PC physically close to the NBA (that is, within reach of the RS-232 cable).
Ensure the Network Interface Module (NIM) is in the lower slot at the back of the NBA.
On a new NBA, the only port that works is the Console (RS-232) port. Connect the Console port on the NBA to a COM port on the PC using a DB-9 RS-232 serial cable. See the diagram above for guidance.
On the PC you can use either hyperterminal or a similar terminal emulation application such as PuTTY.
Set the PC COM port to the following parameters:
Bits Per Second: 115200

Data Bits: 8

Stop Bits: 1

Parity: None

Flow Control: None

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