Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide
4 CPE with Rack-Mountable Servers
HP Cluster Platform Express rack-mountable configurations are built around a system interconnect
that might be an HP ProCurve Gigabit Ethernet or a 24-port InfiniBand interconnect.
Chapter 4 discusses the following topics:
• CPE with rack-mountable servers — 42U rack configuration (see Section 4.1)
• CPE with rack-mountable servers — 22U rack configuration (see Section 4.2)
• CPE with rack-mountable servers site preparation overview (see Section 4.3)
• CPE with rack-mountable servers unpacking and removing from shock pallet (see Section 4.4)
• CPE with rack-mountable servers installation and startup (see Section 4.5)
• CPE with rack-mountable servers post-installation and diagnostics (see Section 4.6)
• CPE with rack-mountable servers setting up local networks (see Section 4.7)
• CPE with rack-mountable servers operating system information (see Section 4.8)
4.1 CPE with Rack-Mountable Servers — 42U Rack Configuration
Figure 4-1 shows a typical CPE solution, configured in a single HP 10000 Series 42U rack. Some
of the components shown here might be optional, or they might be installed in a different location
or orientation with respect to the front and rear of the rack.
Figure 4-1 Typical 42U CPE with Rack-Mountable Servers Configuration
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