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Expansion, cabling, configuration, Cabling, Management

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2. Using an RXE Expansion cable, connect RXE Expansion Port A on the primary server to RXE Expansion Port A on the secondary server. Primary server Primary server RXE Expansion Port B B 1 0 1 2 3 A RXE Expansion Port A Primary server RXE Expansion Port A B 3 21 2 3 Secondary server A RXE Expansion Port B Secondary server RXE Expansion Port A Secondary server RXE Expansion Port B Figure 51. RXE Expansion Port cabling in a 16-way configuration 3. Using an RXE Expansion cable, connect RXE Expansion Port B on the primary server to RXE Expansion Port A on the RXE-100. 4. Using an RXE Expansion cable, connect RXE Expansion Port B on the secondary server to the RXE Expansion Port B on the RXE-100. 5. Using an RXE Management cable, connect the RXE Management Port on the primary server to RXE Management Port A (in) on the RXE-100. Primary server RXE Management Port Primary server B 1 0 1 2 3 A RXE Management B (in) Port RXE Management A (in) Port B A 3 21 2 3 Secondary server Secondary server RXE Management Port Figure 52. Cabling an RXE Management Port - 16-way configuration 6. Using an RXE Management cable, connect the RXE Management Port on the secondary server to the RXE Management Port B (in) on the RXE-100. 7. Connect all remaining external cables to the servers; then, go to "Creating a scalable partition" on page 63 and follow the instructions for creating a scalable partition. Chapter 2. Installing options 47

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2.
Using
an
RXE
Expansion
cable,
connect
RXE
Expansion
Port
A
on
the
primary
server
to
RXE
Expansion
Port
A
on
the
secondary
server.
3.
Using
an
RXE
Expansion
cable,
connect
RXE
Expansion
Port
B
on
the
primary
server
to
RXE
Expansion
Port
A
on
the
RXE-100.
4.
Using
an
RXE
Expansion
cable,
connect
RXE
Expansion
Port
B
on
the
secondary
server
to
the
RXE
Expansion
Port
B
on
the
RXE-100.
5.
Using
an
RXE
Management
cable,
connect
the
RXE
Management
Port
on
the
primary
server
to
RXE
Management
Port
A
(in)
on
the
RXE-100.
6.
Using
an
RXE
Management
cable,
connect
the
RXE
Management
Port
on
the
secondary
server
to
the
RXE
Management
Port
B
(in)
on
the
RXE-100.
7.
Connect
all
remaining
external
cables
to
the
servers;
then,
go
to
“Creating
a
scalable
partition”
on
page
63
and
follow
the
instructions
for
creating
a
scalable
partition.
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
1
2
3
Primary server
Secondary server
B
A
B
A
Primary server RXE Expansion Port A
Primary server RXE Expansion Port B
Secondary server RXE Expansion Port B
Secondary server RXE Expansion Port A
RXE Expansion Port B
RXE Expansion Port A
Figure
51.
RXE
Expansion
Port
cabling
in
a
16-way
configuration
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
1
2
3
Primary server
Secondary server
B
A
B
A
Secondary server RXE Management Port
Primary server RXE Management Port
RXE Management A (in) Port
RXE Management B (in) Port
Figure
52.
Cabling
an
RXE
Management
Port
-
16-way
configuration
Chapter
2.
Installing
options
47