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Figure 8-1 HCA-400 PCI Card 5 5 1 2 4 3 The following features of the HCA-400 PCI card are identified by the numbered callouts in Figure 8-1. 1. An InfiniBand port, one of two. 2. The indicator LEDs for physical (green) and logical (amber) link status. 3. The card's metal bracket. Always handle the card by holding only the bracket. Do not touch the printed circuit board, card components or the gold-plated connector. 4. Gold-plated connector fingers. Avoid touching the connector during installation. 5. Installation push points. Press on the bracket and the back corner with your thumbs if you cannot insert the card by pressing only on its metal bracket. Do not push on card components or touch the etched circuit tracks. Caution: Do not mix single data rate (SDR) components with double data rate (DDR) components as this may damage the components, or the cluster, or both. 8.2 Installing the HCA The installation steps described in this section are generic, because the actual procedure is specific to server models that are used as nodes in the cluster. Clusters might contain only one server model, however, two models is a more typical configuration, with one model used as the control and utility nodes, and another used as the application node. See the HP Cluster Platform Server and Workstation Overview for information on installing PCI cards. The server documentation is shipped with the HP Cluster Platform configuration, or is available online at the following URL: http://docs.hp.com/en/highperfcomp.html. You must obtain the 94 Installing and Maintaining HCA Cards and Mezzanines

Section	Page
InfiniBand Interconnect Installation and User's Guide	1
Table of Contents	3
About This Manual	11
Organization	11
Audience	12
Related Documentation	12
Voltaire Documentation	12
HP Cluster Platform Documentation	12
Cluster Component Documentation	13
HP Encourages Your Comments	13
Text Annotations	13
Conventions	14
Safety Considerations	15
Information on Ergonomics	16
Recycling	17
1 InfiniBand Technology Overview	19
1.1 Identifying InfiniBand Fabric Components	20
1.2 ISR 9xxxx-series Interconnects	21
1.3 Identifying the ISR 9024 Interconnect (SDR)	22
1.4 Identifying the ISR 9024 S/D Interconnect (RoHS Compliant)	22
1.5 Identifying the ISR 9096 Interconnect	23
1.6 Identifying the ISR 9288 Interconnect	24
1.7 Understanding the Interconnect Management Capabilities	26
2 Installing and Maintaining the ISR 9024 Interconnect	29
2.1 Overview of the ISR 9024 Interconnect	29
2.1.1 Internally Managed ISR 9024 Front Panel	30
2.1.2 ISR 9024 Management Card	31
2.1.3 Externally Managed ISR 9024 Front Panel	32
2.1.4 ISR 9024 Rear Panel	32
2.1.5 Cooling and Airflow	33
2.2 Unpacking the ISR 9024 Interconnect	33
2.3 Mounting the ISR 9024 in the Rack	34
2.4 Installing the ISR 9024 Power Supply Unit	36
2.5 Operating the ISR 9024 Interconnect	36
2.6 Troubleshooting the ISR 9024	36
3 Installing and Maintaining the ISR 9024 S/D Interconnect (RoHS Compliant)	39
3.1 Overview of the ISR 9024 S/D Interconnect	39
3.1.1 Internally Managed ISR 9024 S/D–M Front Panel	40
3.1.1.1 ISR 9024S/D-M Management Card	41
3.1.2 Externally Managed ISR 9024 S/D Front Panel	41
3.1.3 ISR 9024 S/D Rear Panel	42
3.2 Unpacking the ISR 9024 S/D Interconnect	43
3.3 Mounting the ISR 9024 S/D in the Rack	44
3.4 The ISR 9024 S/D Fan Unit	45
3.4.1 Replacing the Fan Unit	46
3.5 Installing the ISR 9024 S/D Power Supply Units	46
3.6 Operating the ISR 9024 S/D Interconnect	47
3.7 Troubleshooting the ISR 9024 S/D	47
4 Installing and Maintaining the ISR 9096 and ISR 9288 Interconnects	49
4.1 Overview of the ISR 9XXX Interconnects	49
4.1.1 ISR ISR 9XXX Interconnect Features	49
4.1.2 ISR ISR 9XXX Interconnect Architecture	50
4.1.3 ISR ISR 9XXX Building Blocks	50
4.1.3.1 Field Replaceable Units	51
4.1.4 ISR ISR 9XXX System Firmware	51
4.1.5 ISR ISR 9XXX Control Panels and Reset Buttons	52
4.2 Unpacking the Chassis	52
4.2.1 Unpacking the ISR 9288	53
4.2.2 Unpacking the ISR 9096	55
4.2.3 Verifying the Shipment	56
4.3 Repacking the Chassis	58
4.4 Mounting the ISR 9XXX in the Rack	58
4.4.1 Resources Required to Perform an Installation	59
4.4.2 Mounting The Chassis in the Rack	59
4.4.3 Installing the Cabling Clamps	63
4.5 Standard Configurations	63
4.6 Post-installation Tasks	67
5 HP 4x DDR IB Switch Module for c-Class BladeSystems Overview	69
5.1 Installing the 4x DDR IB Switch Module	69
5.1.1 Subnet Manager	70
6 Installing Field-Replaceable Units in the ISR 9XXX Chassis	71
6.1 Guidelines for Inserting and Extracting Boards	71
6.2 Installing or Replacing the sFB-12 Fabric Board	72
6.3 Installing or Replacing sLB-24 Line Boards	73
6.4 Installing or Replacing the sMB (Management) Board	75
6.5 Installing and Replacing Power Supply Units	76
6.6 Populating the Router Blade Drawer (sRBD)	77
6.6.1 Overview of the IPR (TCP/IP) Blade	77
6.6.2 Overview of the FCR (Fibre Channel Router) Blade	78
6.6.3 Installing a Router Blade	79
6.7 Installing or Replacing the Router Blade Drawer (sRBD)	80
6.8 Installing and Replacing the sCTRL Board	81
6.9 Installing the sFU-4 Fan Module	82
6.10 Installing the sFU-8 Fan Module	83
7 Cabling the Interconnect	85
7.1 InfiniBand Cabling	85
7.1.1 General InfiniBand Cabling Guidelines	85
7.1.2 Cabling Tables	86
7.1.3 Connecting InfiniBand Cables	86
7.1.4 Cable Routing Procedure for the ISR 9024 or ISR 9024 S/D	86
7.1.5 Cable Routing Procedure for the ISR 9096	87
7.1.6 Connecting the ISR 9096 Router Blades	88
7.1.6.1 Connecting to IPR GbE Ports	88
7.1.6.2 Connecting to FCR FC Ports	88
7.1.7 Cable Routing Procedure for the ISR 9288	88
7.2 Connecting the ISR 9288 Router Blades	89
7.2.1 Connecting to IPR GbE Ports	89
7.2.2 Connecting to FCR FC Ports	90
7.3 Chassis Administrative Connections	90
7.3.1 Cabling the ISR 9024 Management Connections	90
7.3.2 Cabling the ISR 9096 and the ISR 9288 Management Connections	90
7.3.3 Connecting the Management Port Serial Interface	91
8 Installing and Maintaining HCA Cards and Mezzanines	93
8.1 Overview of the Voltaire HCA 400 PCI–X, and HCA 400 PCI-Express Cards	93
8.2 Installing the HCA	94
8.3 Topspin/Mellanox PCI-X HCA	97
8.4 Topspin/Mellanox PCI-Express HCA	98
8.5 Mellanox PCI-X HCA (SDR)	99
8.5.1 Mellanox PCI-X SDR HCA LEDs	99
8.6 Mellanox PCI-Express HCA (SDR)	100
8.6.1 Mellanox PCI-Express SDR HCA LEDs	100
8.7 Mellanox Memory Free PCI-Express HCA (SDR)	101
8.7.1 LEDs	102
8.8 Mellanox Memory Free PCI-Express HCA (DDR)	102
8.8.1 LEDs	103
8.9 Mellanox PCI-Express HCA (DDR)	103
8.9.1 Mellanox PCI-Express DDR HCA LEDs	104
8.9.2 HP HPC 4x DDR IB Mezzanine HCA	105
8.9.3 Operating System and Software Requirements	105
9 Postinstallation Troubleshooting and Diagnostics	107
9.1 Postinstallation Troubleshooting	107
9.2 Startup Checks for the ISR 9XXX	107
9.3 Debugging a Fabric Failure by Using Performance Management (PM)	108
9.4 Identifying a Leaf or Spine Port Malfunction on an ISR 9XXX	108
9.5 Detecting a Failed Port	108
A ISR 9024 Interconnect Specifications	111
B ISR 9024 S/D Interconnect Specifications (RoHS Compliant)	113
C ISR 9096 Interconnect Specifications	117
D ISR 9288 Interconnect Specifications	119
E 4x DDR IB Switch Module Specifications	123
F HCA PCI Card Specifications	125
F.1 Voltaire HCA–400 PCI Card Specifications	125
F.2 Topspin/Mellanox PCI-X HCA Specifications	126
F.3 Topspin/Mellanox PCI-Express HCA Specifications	127
F.4 Mellanox PCI-X HCA Specifications	128
F.5 Mellanox PCI-Express HCA Specifications	128
F.6 Mellanox Memory Free PCI-Express HCA (SDR) Specifications	129
F.7 Mellanox Memory Free PCI-Express HCA (DDR) Specifications	129
F.8 Mellanox PCI-Express DDR HCA Specifications	130
F.9 HPC 4x DDR IB Mezzanine HCA Specifications	130

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Figure 8-1 HCA-400 PCI Card

The following features of the HCA-400 PCI card are identified by the numbered callouts in

Figure 8-1

An InfiniBand port, one of two.

The indicator LEDs for physical (green) and logical (amber) link status.

The card's metal bracket. Always handle the card by holding only the bracket. Do not touch

the printed circuit board, card components or the gold-plated connector.

Gold-plated connector fingers. Avoid touching the connector during installation.

Installation push points. Press on the bracket and the back corner with your thumbs if you

cannot insert the card by pressing only on its metal bracket. Do not push on card components

or touch the etched circuit tracks.

Caution:

Do not mix single data rate (SDR) components with double data rate (DDR) components as this

may damage the components, or the cluster, or both.

8.2 Installing the HCA

The installation steps described in this section are generic, because the actual procedure is specific

to server models that are used as nodes in the cluster. Clusters might contain only one server

model, however, two models is a more typical configuration, with one model used as the control

and utility nodes, and another used as the application node. See the

HP Cluster Platform Server

and Workstation Overview

for information on installing PCI cards.

The server documentation is shipped with the HP Cluster Platform configuration, or is available

online at the following URL:

http://docs.hp.com/en/highperfcomp.html

. You must obtain the

Installing and Maintaining HCA Cards and Mezzanines