IBM xSeries 455 Installation Manual page 48

Note: The configuration shown in the following illustration is two servers that are
1. Using an RXE Management cable, connect one end of the cable to the RXE
2. Connect the opposite end of the cable to the RXE Management A (in) Port
3. Using an RXE Management cable, connect one end of the cable to the RXE
4. Connect the opposite end of the cable to the RXE Management A (in) Port
Multi-node configurations
Complete the following steps to connect a remote I/O enclosure to a two-node or
four-node configuration.
Note: You can connect a remote I/O enclosure to both nodes of a two-node
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independent of each other. Notice that there are no interconnecting cables
between the two servers.
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RXE Management Port
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RXE Management Port
Management Port connector on one of the servers.
connector on the remote I/O enclosure.
Management Port connector on the other server.
connector on the remote I/O enclosure.
configuration. If the remote I/O enclosure has only one expansion kit
installed, you can connect the RXE Management Port connector on the
primary server to the RXE Management A (in) Port on the remote I/O
RXE Management A
(in) Port
RXE Management B
(in) Port