ClearCube R Series Pentium 4 - Manual (Page 69)

ClearCube Product Manual and Installation Guide Cage and Blade Installation • 59
R4300 BackPack
To connect cables to R4300-equipped Cages, do the following:
1. Label, identify, or use different color cables to discriminate between desktop and
network wiring. This color code is recommended, and matches the jumper cables
provided by ClearCube:
–
Control Chain – Green
– Admin Daisy Chain – Yellow
– Spare Daisy Chain – Red
2. Daisy-chain the CONTROL OUT port on the top Cage in the rack to the next lower
Cage’s CONTROL IN port using the green daisy-chain cable. Continue this daisy
chain to connect all Cages in the rack.
3. Connect the MANAGEMENT port on at least one of the RMMs to your Ethernet
network hub or switch. For the best reliability, connect redundant RMMs to more
than one switch and/or subnet to better protect against network-related failures.
As many as 14 RMMs per Control Chain (all of them) can be connected to the
network to provide failover capability. In practice, three is probably enough.
NOTE: Do not use an Ethernet port on the BackPack for this connection.
4. Skip this step if installing only I/Ports, or if using a BackPack with an ACM.
Connect eight C/Port cables from the UCM or XCM ports marked C/PORT to the
patch panel going to your desktops. If using dual-processor PC Blades, plug the
C/Port cable into the even-numbered port for the two slots occupied by the Blade,
and leave the odd-numbered port empty (e.g., for a PC Blade installed in Cage
slots 3 and 4, the C/Port cable should be plugged into port 4).
5. Connect eight network cables from the EP8 ports marked ETHERNET to your
Ethernet network patch panel, hub, or switch.
6. Daisy-chain the ADMIN IN port on one Cage to the ADMIN OUT port on the next
Cage using the yellow daisy-chain cable provided. Connect the remaining ADMIN
OUT port to the Admin C/Port.
7. Daisy-chain the SPARE IN port on one Cage to the SPARE OUT port on the next
Cage using the red daisy-chain cable provided. Connect the remaining SPARE IN
port to the Spare Blade’s C/PORT port.
We suggest routing the cables down the sides of the rack to the rear panel, with
the network cables on one side and the desktop cables on the other.