Table Of Contents - Oracle Exalogic EL X2-2 Multirack Cabling Manual

Contents
Preface
Audience
Revision History
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
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Multirack Cabling Overview
1.1 About the Multirack Cabling Service
1.2 Multirack Cabling Scenarios
1.3 Port Usage in InfiniBand Switches
1.3.1 Port Usage in NM2-GW
1.3.2 Port Usage in NM2-36P
1.4 Multirack Cabling Tasks
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Safety Considerations
2.1 Equipment Safety Precautions
2.2 InfiniBand Cable Cautions
2.2.1 InfiniBand Cable Path Lengths
2.2.2 InfiniBand Cable Bundling
2.2.3 Floor and Underfloor Delivery of InfiniBand Cables
2.3 Preparing the Cabling Site
2.4 Observing the Safety Guidelines and Warnings
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Preparing for Multirack Cabling
3.1 Preparing a Multirack Cabling Plan
3.2 Verifying Host Names and Addresses
3.3 Performing a Cable Inventory
3.4 Gathering the Required Tools
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