PRIMEQUEST 1000 Series General Description
CHAPTER 2 Hardware Configuration
2.12
PCI_Box
The PCI_Box is an extended I/O cabinet equipped with 12 PCI Express slots, each having eight PCI Express Gen2
(5 Gbps) lanes. PCI Express slot expansion can be done by connecting a PCI_Box as needed, in cases where the
PCI Express slots of a standard PRIMEQUEST 1000 series cabinet alone are insufficient.
The PCI_Box is internally halved and six PCI Express slots are allocated to each partition. For details on the partition
configuration, see
5.2.1 Partition
2.12.1
PCI_Box specifications
The following table lists the PCI_Box specifications.
TABLE 2.17 PCI_Box specifications
Item
PCI Express slot
PCI Express interface
LED
Hot Plug
IO_PSU (power unit)
Cooling mechanism
External dimensions (mm) (excluding
protrusions)
Weight
2.12.2
PCI_Box interface
The PCI_Box has one GSPB connection interface for each LPCI_Box. In other words, one PCI_Box has two GSPB
connection interfaces.
For details on the LPCI_Box, see
For details on the connection between the GSPB and PCI_Box, see
The following figure shows a conceptual diagram of the PCI_Box.
granularity.
12 (Gen2, 8-lane)
2
Power, Alarm, Location
Hot Plug for entire PCI_Box: Supported
Hot Plug for individual PCI Express cards: Supported
Single-phase, 100-120 VAC / 200-240 VAC +/-10%
Redundant
Fan (diameter of 120 mm) x 2, redundant (standard)
Width 482 x Depth 740 x Height 175 (4U when mounted in rack)
35.0 kg
5.2.1 Partition
granularity.
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Specifications
2.12.6 PCI_Box connection
patterns.
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