Smp Expansion Port Cabling - IBM eServer xSeries 445 Type 8870 Option Installation Manual

To effectively manage the cables on this server, keep groups of cables secured
together, and do not run cables across the back of the server. Use cable ties to
bundle similar cables together. Use hook-and-loop fasteners to secure the cable
bundles to the vertical rails of the rack cabinet.
Attention:
damage to the cables.

SMP Expansion Port cabling

Depending upon your configuration, there are either three or six SMP Expansion
Ports located on the back of the server. The cabling information in this section is for
configurations using up to four SMP Expansion Modules in two servers.
Configurations that use only one SMP Expansion Module have three SMP
Expansion Ports and do not require any SMP Expansion Port cabling.
v If you are installing a server that has only one SMP Expansion Module and you
v If you are installing a server that has only one SMP Expansion Module and you
v If you are installing a server that has two SMP Expansion Modules, go to "SMP
v If you are installing two servers that each have two SMP Expansion Modules, go
SMP Expansion Port cabling for one server that has two SMP
Expansion Modules
Complete the following steps to cable two SMP Expansion Modules in a single
server together, using the two 25.4 cm (10 in.) SMP Expansion cables, for up to
8-way operation. In the illustration, the SMP Expansion Modules are numbered 0
and 1, from bottom to top. The SMP Expansion Ports are numbered 1 through 3,
left to right. If your server comes with two SMP Expansion Modules, the SMP
Expansion cables are included with the server. If you purchased a second SMP
Expansion Module, the cables are included with the option.
Figure 58. SMP Expansion Module numbering
1. Remove the protective covers from the connectors on the ends of the cables.
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Do not secure cables too tightly. Overtightening can cause internal
are connecting an RXE-100 enclosure, go to "RXE Expansion Port cabling for
one server with one SMP Expansion Module" on page 63.
are not connecting an RXE-100 enclosure, connect all remaining external cables
to the server.
Expansion Port cabling for one server that has two SMP Expansion Modules."
to "SMP Expansion Port cabling for two servers with four SMP Expansion
Modules (16-way)" on page 59.
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