Appendix A
Marathon Interface Card (MIC) Specifications
The Marathon Interface Card (MIC) specifications in this section apply to the MIC shipped in
the standard HP NetServer AA kit. The specifications include:
•
MIC Specifications
•
MIC Fiber Cable Specifications
The Marathon Interface Card (MIC) is a high-speed interconnect path for communication
between the CEs and the IOPs. There are four MICs in a server: one in each CE, and one in each
IOP.
Table A-1.
describes the specifications of the MIC components.
Component
Expansion Bus Architecture
Equipment Requirements
Connectors
I/O Address
Interrupt
The MIC fiber cables provide a communication path between the MICs in a server.
describes the standard cables shipped with each kit.
Table A-2.
Component
Length
Cable type
Connectors
Fiber size
Fiber type
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MIC Specifications
Table A-1.
Specification
32-bit PCI with MIC Extended BIOS
One full-length PCI-bus slot per MIC
MT-RJ, fiber optics
Automatically assigned by system BIOS
Automatically assigned by system BIOS
MIC Fiber Cable Specifications
Specifications
Two fiber optic cables are 5 meters and two are 10 meters in length.
Riser
MT-RJ to MT-RJ
50/125 micron
Multi-mode
MIC Specifications and LEDs
Table A-2.