Cabling The Model 8654 Appliance Server - IBM eServer 130 xSeries User Reference Manual

Cabling the model 8654 appliance server

Use the following illustration and the instructions in this section to attach the external
cables to your server.
1. Connect the power cord and all external cables to the appliance server, and then
Figure 22. Identifying the xSeries 130 model 8654 connectors
2. Continue with "Cabling the RS-485 connectors".
Cabling the RS-485 connectors
You can use the RS-485 connectors to create an Advanced System Management
(ASM) bus between several xSeries 130 appliance servers or other appliance servers.
Note: If you are not cabling your network for an ASM interconnect, go to "Connecting
Before you begin, review the following:
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Note: For more information about the Advanced System Management PCI adapter,
The appliance servers in the ASM bus are referred to by their assigned addresses
and not their positions in the rack.
plug the power cords into electrical outlets.
Note: Ethernet port 1 is for managing the appliance server. Ethernet port 2 is for
hosting Internet content.
Ethernet 1
Power
Ethernet 2
To effectively manage the cables on your appliance server, keep groups of cables
secured together, and do not run cables across the back of the appliance server.
Notes:
a. Use cable straps to bundle like cables together.
b. Use cable straps to secure the cable bundles to the vertical rails of the rack
cabinet.
c. When possible, separate data and power cables. For more information on
cable routing, see the cabling instructions for your xSeries 130 server on the
World Wide Web at http://www.pc.ibm.com/support.
d. Do not secure cables too tightly. Overtightening can cause internal damage
to cables.
appliance servers with a C2T chain" on page 70.
The Advanced System Management bus is designed to connect up to 12 units or
appliance servers. When using the IBM Remote Supervisor adapter, you can
connect a maximum of 11 units or appliance servers together.
You can hot-swap the cables in the Advanced System Management (ASM) bus.
Use standard unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cables with RJ-45 connectors.
see the documentation that came with the adapter.
Advanced System
Management (RS-485) connectors
C2T (Out) connector
USB Connector 2
USB Connector 1
Chapter 6. Installing options
Serial connector
C2T (In) connector
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