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Clustered Platform 280/3 Cabling

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

TABLE A-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


 

FIGURE A-1 Cluster Platform 280/3 Cabling

Line art showing the cabling layout of the Cluster Platform 280/3 within the expansion cabinet.

 FIGURE A-2 Netra T1 200 Server (Management Server) Rear View Connectors

Line art showing the cable connectors on the management server rear panel.

 FIGURE A-3 Sun Fire 280R Server (Cluster Nodes) Rear View Connectors

Line art showing the cable connections on the cluster nodes rear panel.

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 A-2 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 A-3 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 A-4 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 A-5 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 A-2


TABLE A-6 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 A-2


TABLE A-7 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 A-8 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