A P P E N D I X  B

Cluster Platform 280/3 Cabling

This appendix describes the arrangement of the cables in the Cluster Platform 280/3 system. This information is provided to assist in restoring the hardware to its original configuration after service.

 

FIGURE B-1 Cluster Platform Cables

Cable

Part Number

Manufacturing part number

Quantity

RJ-45 Ethernet cable

1871A

530-1871

8

Fiber optic cable

n/a

537-1034

2

DB-25/RJ-45 serial cable

2151A

530-2151

2

Null Ethernet cable

3837A

530-2150

2

Serial port adapter

6973A

530-2889

1

Fiber optic cable

9715A

537-1020

4

Serial cable

9524A

530-9524

1


Diagram showing the cables, and cable connections for the cluster platform. 

Cluster Platform 280/3 Cabling

 

 

FIGURE B-3 Netra T1 AC200 Server (Management Server) Rear View Connectors

Figure showing the locations of serial port A, eri0, and eri1 on the management server.

 FIGURE B-4 Sun Fire 280R Server (Cluster Nodes) Rear View Connectors

Figure showing the connector locations on the back of the a cluster node.

The following table lists the connections you make when you install the Cluster Platform in your network environment as described in Chapter 2 and in FIGURE 2-2.

TABLE B-1 Connections Made On Site

From Device

From Location

To Customer Network

Cable Type

Management server

eri0

Administration network1

Ethernet

Terminal concentrator

Ethernet port

Administration network1

Ethernet

Node 1

qfe0

Production network

Ethernet

Node 1

qfe4

Production network

Ethernet

Node 2

qfe0

Production network

Ethernet

Node 2

qfe4

Production network

Ethernet


1.If you do not have an administration network, make this connection to your production network.

 

The following tables list factory configured cable connections.

TABLE B-2 Disk Array to Hub Connections

From Device

From Location

To Device

To Location

Cable Length/Type

Disk array 1 (mirror)

FC-AL port

FC-AL hub 1

Port 3

15 m/FC-AL

Disk array 2 (data)

FC-AL port

FC-AL hub 2

Port 3

15 m/FC-AL

Disk array 1 (mirror)

10BASE-T

Ethernet hub

Port 1

4 m/Ethernet

Disk array 2 (data)

10BASE-T

Ethernet hub

Port 2

4 m/Ethernet


TABLE B-3 FC100 Hub to Server Connections

From Device

From Location

To Device

To Location

Cable Length/Type

FC-AL hub 1

Port 4

Node 1

PCI slot 3

5 m/FC-AL

FC-AL hub 1

Port 5

Node 2

PCI slot 3

5 m/FC-AL

FC-AL hub 2

Port 5

Node 1

PCI slot 4

5 m/FC-AL

FC-AL hub 2

Port 4

Node 2

PCI slot 4

5 m/FC-AL


TABLE B-4 Management Server Connections

From Device

From Location

To Device

To Location

Cable Type

Management server

Serial port A

Terminal concentrator

Serial port 1

Serial

Management server

eri1

Ethernet hub

Port 5

Ethernet

Management server

eri0

See TABLE B-1


TABLE B-5 Terminal Concentrator Connections

From Device

From Location

To Device

To Location

Cable Type

Terminal concentrator

Serial port 1

Management server

Serial port A

Serial

Terminal concentrator

Serial port 2

Node 1

Serial port A

DB-25 serial/RJ-45

Terminal concentrator

Serial port 3

Node 2

Serial port A

DB-25 serial/RJ-45

Terminal concentrator

Ethernet port

See TABLE B-1


TABLE B-6 Node to Node Connections

From Device

From Location

To Device

To Location

Cable Length/Type

Node 1

PCI slot 2, qfe1

Node 2

PCI slot 2, qfe1

5 m/Null Ethernet

Node 1

PCI slot 1, qfe5

Node 2

PCI slot 1, qfe5

5 m/Null Ethernet


TABLE B-7 Ethernet Hub Connections

From Device

From Location

To Device

To Location

Cable Type

Ethernet hub

Port 1

Disk array 1 (node 1)

10/100 BASE-T port

Ethernet

Ethernet hub

Port 2

Disk array 2 (node 2)

10/100 BASE-T port

Ethernet

Ethernet hub

Port 5

Management server

eri1

Ethernet

Ethernet hub

Port 3

Node 1

eri0

Ethernet

Ethernet hub

Port 4

Node 2

eri0

Ethernet