I'm Confused

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I've been reading a lot of docs here at the new job, trying to figure out which end is up. The instructions in one has left me confused.


To install the BTI Appliance:

1. Install the appliance and install it in the rack.
   
   
2. Plug the network cable into the appropriate monitoring port on the desired switch.
   
   • Use the monitoring port configured to carry network traffic of the servers that Formula is to manage.
     
   • Up to three monitoring ports can be connected to a single appliance.
     
   • Port 80 (default), 8080, or 443.
   
   
3. Then, plug the network cable in to the appliance listening port.
   
   • On the back of the appliance there are 4 ports. eth0, eth1, eth2, and eth3.
     
   • Use eth1 for the management port, the 3 remaining may be used for listening ports. eth1 is the port in the center of the machine, labeled 1.
     
   • A standard network connection needs to be connected to eth0 for appliance management (BTI Adapter connectivity).
   
   
4. Plug the appliance power cord into a power outlet.
   
   
5. Turn the BTI appliance on.
   
   
6. Log on to the appliance as root (the default is username = root, password = ChangeMe). Usernames and passwords are case sensitive.

I'm especially confused because the ports on the back are labelled, from left to right: 1, 2, 1, 0, where 1&2 or built-in and 1&0 are on a PCI NIC. What i think it's saying as that 1, 2, 1, 0 = 0, 1, 2, 3. I theorize it may be a PCI NIC issue, as the OS (Linux) cannot initialize eth4. The servers are IBM eServers, xSeries 306.