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Three-node configuration

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Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Node 1 Node 2 2. Connect the ScaleXpander cables: Note: Do not squeeze the blue cable tabs when connecting the cables. Use the blue tabs only when disconnecting the cables from the servers. a. Connect one end of a ScaleXpander cable to port 1 on node 1; then, connect the other end to port 1 on node 2. b. Connect one end of the second ScaleXpander cable to port 2 on node 1; then, connect the other end to port 2 on node 2. Wire-clip forms 3. Route the ScaleXpander cables through the cable-management arm. Be sure to route each cable through the wire-form clip that is associated with the server to which it is connected. Three-node configuration A three-node configuration requires three 3.0 m (9.8-foot) ScaleXpander cables. To cable a three-node configuration for up to a 12-socket operation, complete the following steps: 1. Label each end of each ScaleXpander cable according to where it will be connected to each server. Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 31

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Node 1
Node 2
Port 3
Port 2
Port 1
2.
Connect the ScaleXpander cables:
Note:
Do not squeeze the blue cable tabs when connecting the cables. Use the
blue tabs only when disconnecting the cables from the servers.
a.
Connect one end of a ScaleXpander cable to port 1 on node 1; then,
connect the other end to port 1 on node 2.
b.
Connect one end of the second ScaleXpander cable to port 2 on node 1;
then, connect the other end to port 2 on node 2.
Wire-clip forms
3.
Route the ScaleXpander cables through the cable-management arm. Be sure to
route each cable through the wire-form clip that is associated with the server to
which it is connected.
Three-node configuration
A three-node configuration requires three 3.0 m (9.8-foot) ScaleXpander cables. To
cable a three-node configuration for up to a 12-socket operation, complete the
following steps:
1.
Label each end of each ScaleXpander cable according to where it will be
connected to each server.
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
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