Superdome Servers - I/O Expansion Cabinet Guide, Fifth Edition

Chapter 1
Introduction
System Configurations
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Peripheral Support
All peripherals qualified for use with Superdome and/or for use in an RBII-D rack are supported in the IOX
cabinet as long as there is available space. Peripherals not connected to or associated with the Superdome
system to which the IOX is attached may be installed in the IOX.
No servers except those required for Superdome system management such as test stations or High
Availability Observatories may be installed in an IOX.
Peripherals installed in the IOX cannot be powered by the XPC. Provisions for peripheral AC power must be
provided by a PDU or other means.
I/O Card and Cable Configuration Limits
The maximum number of I/O cards supported in a Superdome system is defined in the Superdome
Installation Guide. There is distinction between cards located in the CPU cabinet and those in the IOX. The
absolute worst case number of I/O cables that can result in an IOX is untenable from a cable management
perspective. The design limits for maximum cards and their resulting cables in an IOX are defined in
Table 1-8.
Table 1-8 IOX Maximum Card and Cable Configurations
Card
Part #
Card
Description
Cables
per
Card
Cable type
Max
cards
in
32W
w/o
IOX
Max
cards
in
32W
w/IOX
Max
cards
in
64W
w/IOX
Max
Cables
in 1
ICE
Max
Cables
in 2
ICE
Max
Cables
in 3 ICE
A5158A FCMS -
Tachlite
1 Fiber pair 48 96 192 24 48 72
A4800A FWD SCSI 1 FWD SCSI 48 96 192 24 48 72
A5159A FW SCSI
(2-Port)
2 FW SCSI 24 48 96 48 48 96
A5149A Ultra-2 SCSI 1 U SCSI 48 96 192 24 48 72
A5150A Ultra-2 SCSI
(2-port)
2 U SCSI 24 48 96 48 48 96
A5838A 2-port
Ultra-2-SCSI
+ 2-port
100BT
2+2 U SCSI,
8-wire UTP
8163232 32 64
A5230A 10/100B-TX
(RJ45)
1 8-wire UTP24489624 24 48
A3738A *
10/100B-TX
(AUI, BNC,
RJ45)
18-wire UTP,
coax, or
15-wire
24 48 96 24 24 48
A5506B 10/100B-TX
(4-port)
4 8-wire UTP 8 16 32 32 32 64