Chapter1 Introducing the Content Engine
Hardware Features
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Cisco Content Engine 511 and 566 Hardware Installation Guide
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Note Cisco ACNS software does not support the use of a keyboard or mouse (Personal
System 2 [PS/2] or Universal Serial Bus [USB]) with the Content Engine.
However, keyboard and mouse are supported by the BIOS for power-on self-test
(POST), and the configuration/setup utility.
Table 1 -7 describes the back panel ports and receptacles.
Table 1-7 Back Pan el Ports a nd Conne ctors
Item Description
AC power receptacle The AC power cord connects to this plug.
Ethernet 1 port This 10/100/1000BASE-T port is autosensing with
full-duplex capability; it connects your
Content Engine to the Ethernet LAN.
Ethernet 2 port This 10/100/1000BASE-T port is autosensing with
full-duplex capability; it connects your
Content Engine to the Ethernet LAN.
Serial port This is a standard serial port for connecting to a
console or terminal.
SCSI LVD port (CE-566
only) (See Figure 1-2)
Use this port to attach an external Cisco
Storage Array device.
Fibre Channel port (on
optional adapter)
This port provides the option to connect to an
external Fibre Array device or SAN1 for added data
storage capacity.
1. SAN = storage area network
Audio/video port (on
optional MPEG A/V
decoder adapter)
3 BNC2 connectors for YUV, RGB3, and
composite video output
Mini-XLR 8-pin connector for S/PDIF4 and
analog stereo audio output
Mini-XLR 8-pin connector for VGA5 output
2. BNC = Bayonet Neill-Concelman
3. RGB = red green blue
4. S/PDIF = Sony/Philips Digital Interface
5. VGA = video graphics array