Installation Overview
The PA-FE-TX and PA-FE-FX can be installed in either port adapter slot 0 or port adapter slot 1 on
the VIP2. Figure 3-1 shows a PA-FE-TX installed in port adapter slot 0 on a VIP2-15 or VIP2-40.
Figure 3-2 shows a PA-FE-FX installed in port adapter slot 0 on a VIP2-15 or VIP2-40.
Figure 3-1
SRAM
DIMM U5
PA-FE-TX in
Note
connector in place of the RJ-45 connector.
3-2
PA-FE-TX and PA-FE-FX Fast Ethernet 100BaseT Port Adapter Installation and Configuration
VIP2-15 or VIP2-40 with a PA-FE-TX in Port Adapter Slot 0
Bus connector
port adapter
slot 0
The PA-FE-FX has the MII connector like the PA-FE-TX, but has an SC-type fiber-optic
Boot ROM
CPU
U6
U2
U4
FAST ETHERNET
Port adapter handles not shown
DRAM
SIMMs
Port adapter blank
in port adapter
slot 1