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Recommended Cabling Order

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HP NetServer AA overtighten, as this will potentially break the screw, or cause the screw to be stuck and the cable cannot be easily removed. Recommended Cabling Order When installing the ribbon cables, the following order is recommended: 1. Connect the CEs to the SSDLs (5 feet cables) 2. Connect the IOPs to the SSDLs (5 feet cables) 3. Connect the SSDL Link (5 foot cable with ferrites) 4. Connect the IOP Link (Patch cable) Do not force any cable connections or overtighten cable screws. Cabling the Console Switch The SSDLs that are part of the HP AA 4000 Kit have video connectors and the capability to switch video between the CE and the IOP within one tuple only. A second SSDL allows for the same capability for the other tuple, but this would require a second video monitor. In this type of configuration, each tuple would not only need its own monitor, but its own keyboard and mouse as well. The HP Console switch eliminates the need for a second monitor, keyboard and mouse. In conjunction with the SSDLs it allows for 2-8 Hewlett-Packard Company

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overtighten, as this will potentially break the screw, or
cause the screw to be stuck and the cable cannot be easily
removed.
Recommended Cabling Order
When installing the ribbon cables, the following order is
recommended:
1.
Connect the CEs to the SSDLs (5 feet cables)
2.
Connect the IOPs to the SSDLs (5 feet cables)
3.
Connect the SSDL Link
(5 foot cable with ferrites)
4.
Connect the IOP Link (Patch cable)
Do not force any cable connections or overtighten cable screws.
Cabling the Console Switch
The SSDLs that are part of the HP AA 4000 Kit have video
connectors and the capability to switch video between the CE and the
IOP within one tuple only.
A second SSDL allows for the same
capability for the other tuple, but this would require a second video
monitor.
In this type of configuration, each tuple would not only
need its own monitor, but its own keyboard and mouse as well.
The HP Console switch eliminates the need for a second monitor,
keyboard and mouse.
In conjunction with the SSDLs it allows for