Smp Expansion Port Cabling - IBM xSeries 445 Installation Manual

System power
System power
connector 2
connector 1
SMP Expansion Port 1
SMP Expansion Port 2
SMP Expansion Port 3
SCSI connector
RXE Management Port
Figure 32. Rear view of Remote Supervisor Adapter model
5. If your server model comes with an operating system, such as Microsoft
®
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server or VMware ESX server, see the software
documentation provided with your software for additional cabling instructions.
To effectively manage the cables on this server, keep groups of cables secured
together, and do not run cables across the back of the server. Use cable ties to
bundle similar cables together. Use hook-and-loop fasteners to secure the cable
bundles to the vertical rails of the rack cabinet.
Attention: Do not secure cables too tightly. Overtightening can cause internal
damage to the cables.

SMP Expansion Port cabling

Depending upon your configuration, there are either three or six SMP Expansion
Ports located on the back of the server. The cabling information in this section is for
configurations using up to four SMP Expansion Modules in two servers.
Configurations that use only one SMP Expansion Module have three SMP
Expansion Ports and do not require any SMP Expansion Port cabling.
v If you are installing a server that has only one SMP Expansion Module and you
are connecting an RXE-100 enclosure, go to "RXE Expansion Port cabling for
one server with one SMP Expansion Module" on page 41.
v If you are installing a server that has only one SMP Expansion Module and you
are not connecting an RXE-100 enclosure, connect all remaining external cables
to the server; then, go to "Creating a scalable partition" on page 63 and follow
the instructions for creating a scalable partition.
v If you are installing a server that has two SMP Expansion Modules, go to "SMP
Expansion Port cabling for one server with two SMP Expansion Modules" on
page 36.
v If you are installing two servers that each have two SMP Expansion Modules, go
to "SMP Expansion Port cabling for two servers with four SMP Expansion
Modules (16-way)" on page 37.
RXE Expansion Port B
Mouse connector
Keyboard connector
USB 1
USB 2
Video connector
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
connectors
and LEDs
Gigabit Ethernet
connector
Upper Ethernet
status LED
Lower Ethernet
status LED
Gigabit Ethernet
connector
RXE Expansion
Port (A)
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