Release Notes for the Cisco Application Deployment Engine (ADE) 2130 and 2140 Series Appliance

Table Of Contents

Release Notes for Cisco Application Deployment Engine (ADE) 2130 and 2140 Series Appliance

Contents

Introduction

New and Changed Information

New Features in the Cisco ADE 2130 and 2140 Series Appliance

Limitations, Restrictions, and Important Notes

Related Documentation

Release Notes for Cisco Application Deployment Engine (ADE) 2130 and 2140 Series Appliance

December 18, 2007

OL-14302-01

These release notes are for the Cisco Application Deployment Engine (ADE) 2130 and 2140 Series appliance. These release notes are updated as needed to describe new features, memory requirements, hardware support, software platform deferrals, and related documents.

The latest version of the release notes for the Cisco ADE 2130 and 2140 Series appliance can be found at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps8340/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Contents

This document contains the following sections:

• Introduction

• New and Changed Information

• Limitations, Restrictions, and Important Notes

• Related Documentation

• Related Documentation

• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Introduction

The Cisco ADE 2130 and 2140 Series appliance is configured for either AC-input or DC-input power, mounted in a standard 19-inch (48.3 cm) 2- or 4-post equipment rack (using the rack-mount brackets provided), and includes the following features:

•Microprocessor:

–Cisco ADE 2130 Series appliance—Intel Xeon 1.86-GHz processor with a 1066-MHz front side bus (FSB) and 8 MB of Layer 2 cache

–Cisco ADE 2140 Series appliance—Dual Intel Xeon 1.86-GHz processor with a 1066-MHz front side bus (FSB) and 8 MB of Layer 2 cache

•Eight synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM) slots support up to 8 GB (2 GB factory installed)

•Support for up to 6 x 147-GB SAS hard drives (1 x 147-GB SAS hard drive factory installed)

•Integrated RAID at levels 0, 1, 5, 1+0, and 5+0

•Two fixed RJ-45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T network interface connectors (located on the rear panel)

•Two optional RJ-45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T network interface connectors using a mezzanine module (located on the rear panel)

•One optional DVD-ROM drive (located on the front panel)

•Two RJ-45 serial (console) ports (one located on the front panel and one located on the rear panel)

•Single or redundant (optional) AC or DC power supply

•Front-to-rear airflow blowers using two 40 x 40 x 56-mm exhaust fans and ducting for the CPU and memory, and two 40-mm exhaust fans built in to the power supply

•Expansion slot support (located on the rear panel):

–Two PCIe, low profile

–Three PCI-X full height

•Three USB 2.0 ports (one located on the front panel, USB 2; two located on the rear panel, USB 0 and USB 1)

•One PS/2 (keyboard) port (located on the rear panel)¹

•One PS/2 (mouse) port (located on the rear panel)1

•One DB-15 serial (video) port (located on the rear panel)

•Rear access cabling

•Five front-panel appliance LEDs:

–NIC activity (indicates whether interrupts or packet transfers are running)

–Power (indicates whether the power supply is operational)

–Hard disk drive activity (indicates whether the drive is functioning properly)

–Appliance status

–Appliance identification

•The Cisco ADE 2130 and 2140 Series appliance is normally shipped with:

–Rack-mount kit includes either brackets or rails allowing the Cisco ADE 2130 and 2140 Series appliance to be positioned in a 2- or 4-post equipment rack.

New and Changed Information

The following sections list the new hardware and software features supported by the Cisco ADE 2130 and 2140 Series appliance.

New Features in the Cisco ADE 2130 and 2140 Series Appliance

There are no new features supported by the Cisco ADE 2130 and 2140 Series appliance.

Limitations, Restrictions, and Important Notes

The Cisco ADE 2130 and 2140 Series appliance ships with a software package with a customized operating system tailored to the ADE 2130 and 2140 Series appliance. Customer-provided software and operating systems are not supported on these platforms.

Related Documentation

Use this document with the following guides:

•Cisco ADE Documents

–Cisco Application Deployment Engine (ADE) 2130 and 2140 Series Appliance Hardware Installation Guide

–Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Application Deployment Engine (ADE) 2130 and 2140 Series Appliance

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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¹Either PS/2 port can support the mouse or keyboard. Neither port supports hot-plugging.