Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide

List of Figures

1-1 Zero-U Mounted Power Distribution Unit....................................................................................14

1-2 Zero-U Mounted Power Distribution Unit for c7000 Configurations...........................................15

1-3 42U Power Strip Installation in a 42U Cabinet..............................................................................17

1-4 42U Power Strip Installation..........................................................................................................18

1-5 HP GbE2c Blade Switch.................................................................................................................19

1-6 Example InfiniBand Cable Routing for CPE BladeSystem with c7000 Enclosure

Configurations...............................................................................................................................21

1-7 HP 4X DDR InfiniBand Switch Module........................................................................................22

1-8 HP BLc 4X DDR InfiniBand Gen2 Switch.....................................................................................22

1-9 Example InfiniBand Cable Routing for CPE with Rack-Mountable Server Configurations........23

1-10 Cable Management Plate...............................................................................................................24

1-11 Typical System Connections for a Control Node (Example Only)...............................................25

1-12 CP Workgroup System Configuration with Single-Density Server Blade Control Node.............27

1-13 CP Workgroup System Configuration with a Double-Density Server Blade Control Node........28

1-14 CPE BladeSystem Configurations with a Rack-Mountable Server Control Node........................29

1-15 CPE BladeSystem Configurations with Double-Density Server Blades and a Rack-Mountable

Server Control Node......................................................................................................................30

1-16 CPE BladeSystem (c7000) Configurations with a Single-Density Server Blade Control Node....32

1-17 CPE BladeSystem Configurations with Double-Density Server Blade Control Node.................33

2-1 CP Workgroup System with a c3000 in a 22U Rack......................................................................38

2-2 CP Workgroup System in a 22U Rack Without an External Control Node..................................39

3-1 Server Blade Configuration Example with Three Enclosures in a 42U Rack................................45

3-2 Server Blade Configuration Example with Two Enclosures in a 42U Rack..................................46

3-3 Server Blade Configuration with One Enclosure in a 42U Rack...................................................47

3-4 Server Blade Configuration with Two Enclosures in a 22U Rack.................................................48

3-5 Server Blade Configuration with One Enclosure in a 22U Rack...................................................49

3-6 Server Blade Access Through a Local KVM..................................................................................52

3-7 Local I/O Cable..............................................................................................................................53

4-1 Typical 42U CPE with Rack-Mountable Servers Configuration...................................................55

4-2 Typical 22U CPE with Rack-Mountable Servers Configuration...................................................57

B-1 CP Workgroup System – Basic Configuration..............................................................................63

B-2 CP Workgroup System with an External Control Node...............................................................64

B-3 CP Workgroup System with an SB40c Storage Blade...................................................................66

B-4 CP Workgroup System with an Optional InfiniBand Interconnect..............................................67

B-5 c3000 Configuration Without the InfiniBand Interconnect Connected to the External Control

Node..............................................................................................................................................68

B-6 c3000 Configuration with External Control Node Connection to the InfiniBand Interconnect....69

D-1 Cabling Configuration for One c-Class Enclosure........................................................................77

D-2 Cabling Configuration for Two or More c-Class Enclosures........................................................78

E-1 c7000 PSUs...................................................................................................................................114