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Figure 7-6. ActiveScale P100 Cabling Diagram

Table 7-2. System Interconnect connections for the System Expansion Nodes

Local device Local port
System Expansion N2
Node 3
N4
System Expansion N2
Node 2
N4
System Expansion N2
Node 1
N4

7.6 Installing System Expansion Node kits in multi-site systems

A multi-site system can support up to 21 System Expansion Nodes. System Expansion Nodes do not need
to be mirrored across multiple sites.

Table 7-3. Multi-site example configuration

Rack
Primary rack
Scale out rack 1
Scale out rack 2
Peer port
N42 SW2
N42 SW1
N40 SW2
N40 SW1
N38 SW2
N38 SW1
System Expansion Nodes per
ActiveScale P100 ActiveScale
X100 system
3
3
3
108
Peer device
10G SFP+ 1M DAC
Cable