HP DC SAN Backbone Director Switch Hardware Reference Guide (5697-2158, August 2012)

Figure 17 3-way ICL cable connections (configuration 2)
4. Chassis 31. Chassis 1
5. ICL connector (ICL 1)2. Core switch blades
6. ICL connector (ICL 0)3. Chassis 2
The same general configuration applies regardless of which backbone chassis is used. To keep
all three chassis in the same rack, you can use any combination of DC SAN Directors and DC04
SAN Directors, except three DC SAN Director chassis.
NOTE: For clarity, the two sets of cables are drawn differently in Figure 16 (page 35) and
Figure 17 (page 36). One set is connected only to the blades in the low-order slots (slot 3 in the
DC04 SAN Director and slot 5 in the DC SAN Director), and the other set is connected to the
blades in the high-order slots (slot 5 in the DC04 SAN Director and slot 8 in the DC SAN Director).
Keeping the sets apart minimizes cable confusion.
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