Cabling The Interconnect; Infiniband Cabling; General Infiniband Cabling Guidelines; Infiniband Cable Connector Head Shells - HP Cluster Platform Interconnects v2010 User Manual

7 Cabling the Interconnect

Each model of HP cluster platform has a set of specific port-to-port cabling tables that describe
the origin and destination of every link between the interconnect and the cluster nodes. When
the cluster is integrated at the factory, the cables are installed and tested. Certain cables are then
removed and the cluster racks are packaged for shipping. At the receiving site, installation
engineers cable up the system according to a system-specific cabling table.
Perform cabling operations in reference to the Cabling Tables and Ethernet Cabling Tables for
your model of HP cluster Platform. Cables are labelled for their origin and destination ports
when the cluster is assembled at the factory. You can connect cables to a chassis that is powered
up and has completed all its initialization steps.
This chapter Contains the following information:
• 4X InfiniBand port cabling. (See
• Administrative connections. (See

7.1 InfiniBand Cabling

InfiniBand Cables have the following characteristics:
Table 7-1 InfiniBand Cable Characteristics
Feature
Port type
Connector type
Maximum Cable Distance
Minimum bend radius
Figure Figure 7-1
Cluster Platform.
Figure 7-1 InfiniBand Cable Connector Head Shells

7.1.1 General InfiniBand Cabling Guidelines

Read the following cabling guidelines before connecting InfiniBand cables:
Section
Section
Specification
SX, 4X InfiniBand
HSSDC-2
60ft (18m)
4-inches (10cm)
shows the connector head shells for the two different cable models used in HP
1
7.1)
7.3)
2
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