Eight-Rack Cabling - Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 Owner's Manual

Connecting an Expansion Rack to Oracle SuperCluster T5-8
Leaf Switch
R7 IB3 to Rack 3
R7 IB3 to Rack 4
R7 IB3 to Rack 5
R7 IB3 to Rack 6
R7 IB2 within Rack 7
R7 IB2 to Rack 1
R7 IB2 to Rack 2
R7 IB2 to Rack 3
R7 IB2 to Rack 4
R7 IB2 to Rack 5
R7 IB2 to Rack 6

Eight-Rack Cabling

The following table shows the cable connections for the first spine switch (R1-IB1) when
cabling eight full racks together.
TABLE 114
Leaf Switch
R1 IB3 within Rack 1
R1 IB3 to Rack 2
R1 IB3 to Rack 3
R1 IB3 to Rack 4
R1 IB3 to Rack 5
R1 IB3 to Rack 6
R1 IB3 to Rack 7
R1 IB3 to Rack 8
R1 IB2 within Rack 1
R1 IB2 to Rack 2
R1 IB2 to Rack 3
R1 IB2 to Rack 4
R1 IB2 to Rack 5
R1 IB2 to Rack 6
R1 IB2 to Rack 7
R1 IB2 to Rack 8
340 Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 Owner's Guide • May 2016
Connection
R7-IB3-P10A to R3-IB1-P7A
R7-IB3-P10B to R4-IB1-P8A
R7-IB3-P11A to R5-IB1-P9A
R7-IB3-P11B to R6-IB1-P10A
R7-IB2-P8A to R7-IB1-P3B
R7-IB2-P8B to R7-IB1-P4B
R7-IB2-P9A to R1-IB1-P5B
R7-IB2-P9B to R2-IB1-P6B
R7-IB2-P10A to R3-IB1-P7B
R7-IB2-P10B to R4-IB1-P8B
R7-IB2-P11A to R5-IB1-P9B
R7-IB2-P11B to R6-IB1-P10B
Leaf Switch Connections for the First Rack in an Eight-Rack System
Connection
R1-IB3-P8A to R1-IB1-P3A
R1-IB3-P8B to R2-IB1-P4A
R1-IB3-P9A to R3-IB1-P5A
R1-IB3-P9B to R4-IB1-P6A
R1-IB3-P10A to R5-IB1-P7A
R1-IB3-P10B to R6-IB1-P8A
R1-IB3-P11A to R7-IB1-P9A
R1-IB3-P11B to R8-IB1-P10A
R1-IB2-P8A to R1-IB1-P3B
R1-IB2-P8B to R2-IB1-P4B
R1-IB2-P9A to R3-IB1-P5B
R1-IB2-P9B to R4-IB1-P6B
R1-IB2-P10A to R5-IB1-P7B
R1-IB2-P10B to R6-IB1-P8B
R1-IB2-P11A to R7-IB1-P8B
R1-IB2-P11B to R8-IB1-P10B
Cable Length
10 meters
10 meters
5 meters
5 meters
3 meters
10 meters
10 meters
10 meters
10 meters
5 meters
5 meters
Cable Length
3 meters
5 meters
5 meters
10 meters
10 meters
10 meters
10 meters
10 meters
3 meters
5 meters
5 meters
10 meters
10 meters
10 meters
10 meters
10 meters