Reference: Supported NICs and Slot Configurations : Supported slots for SteelHead CX xx70, GX 10000, and Interceptor 9600
  
Supported slots for SteelHead CX xx70, GX 10000, and Interceptor 9600
This table summarizes the maximum number of NICs and slot restrictions for the SteelHead CX 3070, 5070, and 7070, the GX 10000, and the Interceptor 9600 appliances.
Supported NICs
Quantity
Supported slots
SteelHead GX 10000
 
 
1 GbE
4
1, 2, 4, 5 (compression card in slots 3 and 6)
10 GbE
2
1, 2 (hardware restriction in slots 4 and 5; compression cards in slots 3 and 6)
40 GbE
2
1, 2 (compression card in slots 3 and 6)
SteelHead CX5070
 
 
1 GbE
6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
10 GbE
4
1, 2, 3, 6 (hardware restriction in slots 4 and 5)
40 GbE
2
1, 2
SteelHead CX7070
 
 
1 GbE
5
1, 2, 4, 6 (compression card in slot 3)
10 GbE
3
1, 2, 6 (compression card in slot 3; hardware restrictions slots 4 and 5)
40 GbE
2
1, 2 (compression card in slot 3)
SteelHead CX3070
 
 
10GbE (fiber SR, redirector)
2
Slots 2 and 3 (Slot 1 is reserved for the default bypass card and it only takes a half-height card.)
Interceptor 9600
 
 
1 GbE
6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
10 GbE
4
1, 2, 3, 6
40 GbE
2
1, 2
Slot restrictions for SteelHead CX xx70, GX 10000, and Interceptor 9600
Product
Slot guidelines
SteelHead CX 5070, CX 7070
• Appliances ship with a four-port 1-GbE copper bypass card installed in slot 1.
• The preferred order for populating slots is 2, 3 (if available), 6, 5, and 4.
• Install 10-GbE NICs before 1-Gbps NICs when following the preferred slot order. (The preinstalled NIC will always remain in slot1.)
• Compression cards must be installed in slot 3. (The CX 7070H also includes a preinstalled compression card in slot 3.)
SteelHead GX 10000
• GX 10000 appliances don’t ship with any data NICs installed. If you preorder a data NIC, it will be installed in slot 1. The GX 10000 ships with two compression cards in slots 3 and 6.
• The preferred order for populating slots is 2, 4, and 5.
• Install 10-GbE cards before 1-GbE cards when following the preferred slot order. You can install a maximum of two 10-GbE NICs in slots 1 and 2.
• 10-GbE cards must be installed in slots 1, 2, 3, or 6; don’t install in slots 4 or 5. Install 10-GbE cards before 1-GbE cards when following the preferred slot order.
• 40-GbE cards must be installed in slot 1 or 2; don’t install in slots 3, 4, 5, or 6.
Interceptor 9600
• Appliances ship with a four-port 1-GbE copper bypass card installed in slot 1. You can install a maximum of six 1-GbE NICs in slots 1 to 6 in IC 9600.
• The preferred order for populating slots is 2, 3 (if available), 6, 5, and 4.
• Install 10-GbE NICs before 1-Gbps NICs when following the preferred slot order. (The preinstalled NIC will always remain in slot1.)
• 10-GbE NICs must be installed in slots 1, 2, 3, or 6; don’t install in 4, 5. Install 10-GbE NICs before 1-Gbps NICs when following the preferred slot order. You can install a maximum of four 10-GbE NICs in IC 9600.
• IC 9600 supports four 10-GbE network add-on cards. The 1 GbE card in slot 1 must be relocated to slot 4 or 5.
• 40-GbE NICs must be installed in slots 1 or 2; don’t install in 3, 4, 5, or 6. You can install a maximum of two 40-GbE NICs in IC 9600.