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System Installation with ContentServer 3000 Series
Connecting the ContentDirectors to a Network Switch
This section provides instructions for connecting the ContentDirectors to 1GbE network switches.
Refer to the Figure 14 when connecting a ContentDirector to a network switch or switch module.
NOTE: The network switches to which you connect the ContentDirector may differ from those shown below,
however, the same port numbers should be used.
IMPORTANT: If you are supplying your own network switches, make sure to use only MediaGrid-qualified
switches in your MediaGrid system. To find out if a switch is MediaGrid-qualified, contact your Harmonic
representative.
First Network Switch or Switch Module
Second Network Switch or Switch Module
ContentDirector
Figure 14. ContentDirectors and Network Switch Connections
To connect the ContentDirectors to network switches:
1. Starting with the first ContentDirector, connect a yellow Ethernet cable to NIC 3. Connect the other
end of the cable to port 45 on the second network switch.
2. Connect a black Ethernet cable to NIC 2 on the ContentDirector. Connect the other end of the cable
to port 45 on the first network switch.
3. Connect a white Ethernet cable to NIC 0 on the ContentDirector. Connect the other end of the cable
to port 41 on the first network switch.
4. Connect a blue Ethernet cable to NIC 1 on the ContentDirector. Connect the other end of the cable
to port 41 on the second network switch.
5. Connect the remaining ContentDirectors in the same manner, continuing from port 42 on the
network switches.
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