Connecting The Front Sp Cables; Connect The Sp Cables - Oracle sparc M5-32 Installation Manual

Connecting the Front SP Cables

These topics describe how to connect and secure the serial and network cables to the
two SPs located in the front of the server.
Task
Connect the serial and network cables to
the two SPs located in the front of the
server.
Route and secure the SP cables through the
front trim panels.
Related Information
"Front Components" on page 6
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"SPs and SPPs" on page 10
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"Planning Network Addresses" on page 59
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"Connecting the Rear Power Cords and Data Cables" on page 119
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▼ Connect the SP Cables

1. Open the front door and locate the two SPs at the front of the server.
See "Front Components" on page 6
and SP1.
2. Connect Category 5 (or better) cables from the SP0 and SP1 SER MGT RJ-45
ports to separate terminal devices.
Connecting each serial cable to different terminal devices provides redundancy in
case one terminal device fails.
Link
"Connect the SP Cables" on page 97
"Securing the SP Cables" on page 99
for the location of the two SPs, labeled SP0
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