IBM 8874 - eServer xSeries MXE 460 Installation Manual page 37

3. Connect the SMP Expansion cables to node 1:
a. Connect one end of an SMP Expansion cable to port 1 on node 1; then,
route the cable through the node 1 cable-management arm. Use a 2.3-m
(7.6-foot) SMP Expansion cable for this connection.
b. Connect one end of an SMP Expansion cable to port 2 on node 1; then,
route the cable through the node 1 cable-management arm. Use a 2.3-m
(7.6-foot) SMP Expansion cable for this connection.
c. Connect one end of an SMP Expansion cable to port 3 on node 1; then,
route the cable through the node 1 cable-management arm. Use a 2.3-m
(7.6-foot) SMP Expansion cable for this connection.
4. Connect the SMP Expansion cables to node 2:
a. Connect one end of an SMP Expansion cable to port 1 on node 2; then,
route the cable through the node 2 cable-management arm. Use a 2.3-m
(7.6-foot) SMP Expansion cable for this connection.
b. Connect one end of an SMP Expansion cable to port 2 on node 2; then,
route the cable through the node 2 cable-management arm. Use a 2.3-m
(7.6-foot) SMP Expansion cable for this connection.
c. Locate the SMP Expansion cable that is connected to port 3 on node 1;
then, connect the opposite end of the cable to port 3 of node 2. Next, route
the cable through the node 2 cable-management arm.
5. Connect the SMP Expansion cables to node 3:
a. Locate the SMP Expansion cable that is connected to port 1 on node 2;
then, connect the opposite end of the cable to port 1 of node 3. Next, route
the cable through the node 3 cable-management arm.
b. Locate the SMP Expansion cable that is connected to port 2 on node 1;
then, connect the opposite end of the cable to port 2 of node 3. Next, route
the cable through the node 3 cable-management arm.
xSeries 460 Node 1
MXE 460 Node 2
MXE 460 Node 3
MXE 460 Node 4
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