ClearCube R-Series Data Center Products - Manual (Page 39)

R-Series Data Center Products User’s Guide Network Planning and Site Preparation • 15
Each fully loaded chassis requires eight C/Port cables with RJ-45 connectors for
connections to C/Ports at the desktop and eight network cables for blade connections
to the Ethernet network hub or switch. Additionally, short color-coded C/Port cables
(Green for RS485, Red for Sparing, and Yellow for Admin Port) are provided to
configure and daisy-chain your BackPacks. You need eight network cables per chassis
to connect the blades to your network switch. If using blades with dual network ports
and a 16-port Ethernet module in an R4300, you need 16 Ethernet cables per chassis.
For installations using only PCoIP clients and thin clients, you will not need to
connect any cables to the C/Port connections. With these clients, the cables going to
the desktop are connected directly to your network switch.
Figure 11, Figure 12, Figure 13, and Figure 14 provide schematics of the cabling
required to connect your chassis to User Ports and your Ethernet network.
Figure 11 ClearCube C/Port Architecture Cabling Diagram
NOTE
The C/Port cable connections use all four-wire pairs for the
connection from the PC blade to the C/Port. If your installation
currently splits out wire pairs for multiple uses, you must ensure
that a separate full connection is available for each blade to
C/Port connection.
Homerun
C/Port Cables
Chassis
Data Center User Desktops
with C/Ports
Ethernet
Cables
Network
Switch
Admin C/Port
and Terminal