4 Multi-Rack Cabling Tables for Oracle Exadata X9M and Later Models

This section contains multi-rack cabling tables for Oracle Exadata X9M and later models, which use RoCE Network Fabric.

4.1 Understanding Multi-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks

Up to 14 racks (X9M and later models) can be cabled together without external RDMA Network Fabric switches.

To interconnect multiple racks, each rack must contain three RDMA Network Fabric switches.

Two of the switches, known as leaf switches, connect to all of the database servers and storage servers in the rack. The leaf switches are located as follows:

  • At rack unit 20 (U20) and 22 (U22) in 2-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-2 and later models).

  • At rack unit 21 (U21) and rack unit 23 (U23) in 8-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-8).

The third switch, known as the spine switch, interconnects the leaf switches in a multi-rack configuration. The spine switch is located at rack unit 1 (U1). If any rack does not include a spine switch, then order the expansion switch kit.

The procedures in this section assume the racks are adjacent to each other, standard routing in raised floor is used, and there are no obstacles in the raised floor. If these assumptions are not correct for your environment, then longer cables may be required for the connections.

Note:

By default, Oracle Exadata Database Machine racks do not include spare cables or a third RoCE Network Fabric switch. To extend these racks, you must order the required cables and RoCE Network Fabric switch.

The following diagram shows the default RDMA Network Fabric architecture for a single-rack system. Each rack has two leaf switches, with eight connections between the leaf switches. The database servers and storage servers are each connected to both leaf switches. Each server contains a dual-port RDMA Network Fabric card, with port 1 connected to the lower leaf switch and port 2 connected to the upper leaf switch.

To connect up to 14 racks (X9M and later models) together, use the following general approach:

  1. Remove the eight existing inter-switch connections between the leaf switches on each rack.

  2. From each leaf switch, evenly distribute 14 connections to the spine switches in all of the interconnected racks.

    The 14 connections use the 8 ports that were previously used for the inter-switch connections and 6 additional free ports on each leaf switch.

Note:

For X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers only, the database servers and storage server require 23 leaf switch ports, which leaves only 13 inter-switch links on each leaf switch. Consequently, these systems are limited to a maximum of 13 interconnected racks.

The resulting RoCE Network Fabric for a typical 2 rack system is illustrated in the following diagram:



As shown in the preceding diagram, every leaf switch has 7 connections to every spine switch. The leaf switches are not directly interconnected with other leaf switches, and the spine switches are not directly interconnected with each other.

As the number of racks increases, the inter-switch connections from every leaf switch are evenly distributed to all of spine switches.

4.2 Preparing for Multi-Rack Cabling with X9M and Later Model Racks

Racks can be added together to increase system capacity and performance. When cabling racks together, note the following:

  • The cable lengths shown in this document assume the racks are adjacent to each other. If the racks are not adjacent, or there are obstacles in the raised floor, or if you use overhead cabling, then longer cables may be required. For optical cables, the maximum supported cable length is 100 meters. For copper cables, the maximum supported cable length is 5 meters.

  • Oracle recommends that the names for the servers include the rack unit number. This helps identify the server during diagnostics.

  • When completing Oracle Exadata Deployment Assistant (OEDA) for the additional rack, you are prompted for SCAN addresses. However, these SCAN addresses are not used because the SCAN address from the original rack are used. Manually remove the new SCAN addresses from the generated installation files.

  • The software owner account names and group names, as well as their identifiers, must match the names and identifiers of the original rack.

  • If the additional grid disks are used with existing disk groups, then ensure the grid disk sizes for the new rack are the same as the original rack.

  • For multi-rack configurations containing up to 14 racks, a spine switch must exist in each rack in order to interconnect the RoCE Network Fabric.

Perform the following tasks before cabling racks together:

  1. Determine the number of racks that will be cabled together.

  2. Order the parts needed to connect the racks.

    To extend Oracle Exadata racks with RoCE Network Fabric, for each rack being added you must order extra cables, transceivers for longer cables, and a RoCE Network Fabric spine switch, if one is required.

    When connecting four or more racks, or if you need longer cables for your environment, you must purchase additional 10 meter or 15 meter fiber cables with two QSFP28 SR transceivers to connect each end. The QSFP28 SR transceivers are needed for fiber cables over 5 meters in length.

    For multi-rack configurations containing up to 14 racks, the following table outlines the cables needed to interconnect the racks:

    Number of Racks 3 Meter Cables Required 5 Meter Cables Required 10 Meter Cables Required 15 Meter Cables Required

    2

    28

    28

    0

    0

    3

    28

    56

    0

    0

    4

    28

    71

    13

    0

    5

    28

    78

    34

    0

    6

    28

    87

    53

    0

    7

    28

    88

    80

    0

    8

    28

    91

    105

    0

    9

    28

    94

    130

    0

    10

    28

    95

    151

    6

    11

    28

    97

    168

    15

    12

    28

    99

    184

    25

    13

    28

    100

    196

    40

    14

    28

    100

    204

    60

  3. Gather the following tools:

    • Pen
    • Note pad
    • Flashlight
    • Labels for cables and rack
    • Cable ties (Oracle recommends hook and loop straps)
  4. Determine a naming method for the rack prefixes. For example, if the original rack has the prefix dbm01, then use the prefix dbm02 for the second rack, the prefix dbm03 for the third rack, and so on.

  5. Verify that the racks have unique host names and IP addresses. All servers interconnected in the racks must have unique names and IP addresses.

    Server name and IP address conventions may differ in the following cases:

    • Initial installation of all Oracle Exadata Racks: System address assignments and host names should be complete.

    • New Oracle Exadata Racks are added to an existing cluster: The new rack configuration should require unique host names and IP addresses for the new Oracle Exadata. The IP addresses on the same subnet cannot conflict with the existing systems.

    • Two existing Oracle Exadata Racks are clustered together: You can assign host names and IP addresses only if Oracle Exadata racks are already assigned unique host names and IP addresses, or the entire cluster must be reconfigured. The machines must be on the same subnet and not have conflicting IP addresses.

  6. Ensure the IP addresses for the new servers are in the same subnet, and do not overlap with the currently-installed servers.

  7. Check that the firmware on the original switches is at the same level as the new switches by using the sh ver command.

    It is highly recommended, though not mandatory, to use the same firmware version on all of the switches. If the firmware is not at the same level, you can apply a firmware patch to bring the switches up to the same firmware level.

The remaining topics in this section provide detailed cabling information for cabling up to 14 racks together.

4.3 Two-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks

This section provides the cabling details for X9M and later models to connect two racks, both of which use RoCE Network Fabric.

Note:

  • The following conventions are used in the cabling notation for connecting multiple racks together:

    • The abbreviation for the first rack is R1, the second rack is R2, and so on.

    • LL identifies a lower leaf switch and UL identifies an upper leaf switch.

    • SS identifies the spine switch, which is located in U1 on all racks.

    • A specific switch is identified by combining abbreviations. For example, R1LL identifies the lower leaf switch (LL) on the first rack (R1).

  • The leaf switches are located as follows:

    • At rack unit 20 (U20) and 22 (U22) in 2-socket systems (Oracle Exadata Rack X9M-2 and later models).

    • At rack unit 21 (U21) and rack unit 23 (U23) in 8-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-8).

  • The cable lengths shown in the following lists assume that the racks are adjacent to each other, the cables are routed through a raised floor, and there are no obstacles in the routing between the racks. If the racks are not adjacent, or use overhead cabling trays, then they may require longer cable lengths. Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported.

  • Only optical cables (with additional transceivers) are supported for lengths greater than 5 meters.

  • For X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers only, port 30 on the leaf switches is connected to a database server and is not used as an inter-switch link. Consequently, for these systems only, ignore the connections to port number 30 on every leaf switch in the following tables. This adjustment leaves only 13 inter-switch links on each leaf switch and only applies to X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers.

The following tables contain details for all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections in a two-rack system.

Table 4-1 Leaf Switch Connections for the First Rack in a Two-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R1UL to R1SS

R1UL-P1 to R1SS-P21

R1UL-P2 to R1SS-P23

R1UL-P3 to R1SS-P25

R1UL-P4 to R1SS-P9

R1UL-P5 to R1SS-P5

R1UL-P6 to R1SS-P11

R1UL-P7 to R1SS-P7

3 meters

R1UL to R2SS

R1UL-P30 to R2SS-P9

R1UL-P31 to R2SS-P5

R1UL-P32 to R2SS-P11

R1UL-P33 to R2SS-P7

R1UL-P34 to R2SS-P21

R1UL-P35 to R2SS-P23

R1UL-P36 to R2SS-P25

5 meters

R1LL to R1SS

R1LL-P1 to R1SS-P27

R1LL-P2 to R1SS-P29

R1LL-P3 to R1SS-P31

R1LL-P4 to R1SS-P17

R1LL-P5 to R1SS-P13

R1LL-P6 to R1SS-P19

R1LL-P7 to R1SS-P15

3 meters

R1LL to R2SS

R1LL-P30 to R2SS-P17

R1LL-P31 to R2SS-P13

R1LL-P32 to R2SS-P19

R1LL-P33 to R2SS-P15

R1LL-P34 to R2SS-P27

R1LL-P35 to R2SS-P29

R1LL-P36 to R2SS-P31

5 meters

Table 4-2 Leaf Switch Connections for the Second Rack in a Two-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R2UL to R1SS

R2UL-P1 to R1SS-P22

R2UL-P2 to R1SS-P24

R2UL-P3 to R1SS-P26

R2UL-P4 to R1SS-P10

R2UL-P5 to R1SS-P6

R2UL-P6 to R1SS-P12

R2UL-P7 to R1SS-P8

5 meters

R2UL to R2SS

R2UL-P30 to R2SS-P10

R2UL-P31 to R2SS-P6

R2UL-P32 to R2SS-P12

R2UL-P33 to R2SS-P8

R2UL-P34 to R2SS-P22

R2UL-P35 to R2SS-P24

R2UL-P36 to R2SS-P26

3 meters

R2LL to R1SS

R2LL-P1 to R1SS-P28

R2LL-P2 to R1SS-P30

R2LL-P3 to R1SS-P32

R2LL-P4 to R1SS-P18

R2LL-P5 to R1SS-P14

R2LL-P6 to R1SS-P20

R2LL-P7 to R1SS-P16

5 meters

R2LL to R2SS

R2LL-P30 to R2SS-P18

R2LL-P31 to R2SS-P14

R2LL-P32 to R2SS-P20

R2LL-P33 to R2SS-P16

R2LL-P34 to R2SS-P28

R2LL-P35 to R2SS-P30

R2LL-P36 to R2SS-P32

3 meters

The following table contains all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections from the previous tables. In this table, the connections are sorted by the spine switch port location.

Table 4-3 Two-Rack System Connections Sorted By The Spine Switch Port Location

Spine Switch Port Leaf Switch Port Cable Length
R1SS-P5 R1UL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P6 R2UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P7 R1UL-P7 3 meters
R1SS-P8 R2UL-P7 5 meters
R1SS-P9 R1UL-P4 3 meters
R1SS-P10 R2UL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P11 R1UL-P6 3 meters
R1SS-P12 R2UL-P6 5 meters
R1SS-P13 R1LL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P14 R2LL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P15 R1LL-P7 3 meters
R1SS-P16 R2LL-P7 5 meters
R1SS-P17 R1LL-P4 3 meters
R1SS-P18 R2LL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P19 R1LL-P6 3 meters
R1SS-P20 R2LL-P6 5 meters
R1SS-P21 R1UL-P1 3 meters
R1SS-P22 R2UL-P1 5 meters
R1SS-P23 R1UL-P2 3 meters
R1SS-P24 R2UL-P2 5 meters
R1SS-P25 R1UL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P26 R2UL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P27 R1LL-P1 3 meters
R1SS-P28 R2LL-P1 5 meters
R1SS-P29 R1LL-P2 3 meters
R1SS-P30 R2LL-P2 5 meters
R1SS-P31 R1LL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P32 R2LL-P3 5 meters
R2SS-P5 R1UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P6 R2UL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P7 R1UL-P33 5 meters
R2SS-P8 R2UL-P33 3 meters
R2SS-P9 R1UL-P30 5 meters
R2SS-P10 R2UL-P30 3 meters
R2SS-P11 R1UL-P32 5 meters
R2SS-P12 R2UL-P32 3 meters
R2SS-P13 R1LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P14 R2LL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P15 R1LL-P33 5 meters
R2SS-P16 R2LL-P33 3 meters
R2SS-P17 R1LL-P30 5 meters
R2SS-P18 R2LL-P30 3 meters
R2SS-P19 R1LL-P32 5 meters
R2SS-P20 R2LL-P32 3 meters
R2SS-P21 R1UL-P34 5 meters
R2SS-P22 R2UL-P34 3 meters
R2SS-P23 R1UL-P35 5 meters
R2SS-P24 R2UL-P35 3 meters
R2SS-P25 R1UL-P36 5 meters
R2SS-P26 R2UL-P36 3 meters
R2SS-P27 R1LL-P34 5 meters
R2SS-P28 R2LL-P34 3 meters
R2SS-P29 R1LL-P35 5 meters
R2SS-P30 R2LL-P35 3 meters
R2SS-P31 R1LL-P36 5 meters
R2SS-P32 R2LL-P36 3 meters

4.4 Three-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks

This section provides the cabling details for X9M and later models to connect three racks using RoCE Network Fabric.

Note:

  • The following conventions are used in the cabling notation for connecting multiple racks together:

    • The abbreviation for the first rack is R1, the second rack is R2, and so on.

    • LL identifies a lower leaf switch and UL identifies an upper leaf switch.

    • SS identifies the spine switch, which is located in U1 on all racks.

    • A specific switch is identified by combining abbreviations. For example, R1LL identifies the lower leaf switch (LL) on the first rack (R1).

  • The leaf switches are located as follows:

    • At rack unit 20 (U20) and 22 (U22) in 2-socket systems (Oracle Exadata Rack X9M-2 and later models).

    • At rack unit 21 (U21) and rack unit 23 (U23) in 8-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-8).

  • The cable lengths shown in the following lists assume that the racks are adjacent to each other, the cables are routed through a raised floor, and there are no obstacles in the routing between the racks. If the racks are not adjacent, or use overhead cabling trays, then they may require longer cable lengths. Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported.

  • Only optical cables (with additional transceivers) are supported for lengths greater than 5 meters.

  • For X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers only, port 30 on the leaf switches is connected to a database server and is not used as an inter-switch link. Consequently, for these systems only, ignore the connections to port number 30 on every leaf switch in the following tables. This adjustment leaves only 13 inter-switch links on each leaf switch and only applies to X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers.

The following tables contain details for all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections in a three-rack system.

Table 4-4 Leaf Switch Connections for the First Rack in a Three-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R1UL to R1SS

R1UL-P2 to R1SS-P21

R1UL-P3 to R1SS-P23

R1UL-P4 to R1SS-P9

R1UL-P5 to R1SS-P5

R1UL-P7 to R1SS-P7

3 meters

R1UL to R2SS

R1UL-P30 to R2SS-P9

R1UL-P31 to R2SS-P5

R1UL-P33 to R2SS-P7

R1UL-P34 to R2SS-P21

R1UL-P35 to R2SS-P23

5 meters

R1UL to R3SS

R1UL-P1 to R3SS-P21

R1UL-P6 to R3SS-P5

R1UL-P32 to R3SS-P7

R1UL-P36 to R3SS-P23

5 meters

R1LL to R1SS

R1LL-P2 to R1SS-P27

R1LL-P3 to R1SS-P29

R1LL-P5 to R1SS-P13

R1LL-P7 to R1SS-P15

3 meters

R1LL to R2SS

R1LL-P30 to R2SS-P17

R1LL-P31 to R2SS-P13

R1LL-P33 to R2SS-P15

R1LL-P34 to R2SS-P27

R1LL-P35 to R2SS-P29

5 meters

R1LL to R3SS

R1LL-P1 to R3SS-P27

R1LL-P4 to R3SS-P13

R1LL-P6 to R3SS-P15

R1LL-P32 to R3SS-P17

R1LL-P36 to R3SS-P29

5 meters

Table 4-5 Leaf Switch Connections for the Second Rack in a Three-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R2UL to R1SS

R2UL-P2 to R1SS-P22

R2UL-P3 to R1SS-P24

R2UL-P4 to R1SS-P10

R2UL-P5 to R1SS-P6

R2UL-P7 to R1SS-P8

5 meters

R2UL to R2SS

R2UL-P31 to R2SS-P6

R2UL-P33 to R2SS-P8

R2UL-P34 to R2SS-P22

R2UL-P35 to R2SS-P24

3 meters

R2UL to R3SS

R2UL-P1 to R3SS-P22

R2UL-P6 to R3SS-P6

R2UL-P30 to R3SS-P8

R2UL-P32 to R3SS-P10

R2UL-P36 to R3SS-P24

5 meters

R2LL to R1SS

R2LL-P2 to R1SS-P28

R2LL-P3 to R1SS-P30

R2LL-P4 to R1SS-P18

R2LL-P5 to R1SS-P14

R2LL-P7 to R1SS-P16

5 meters

R2LL to R2SS

R2LL-P30 to R2SS-P18

R2LL-P31 to R2SS-P14

R2LL-P33 to R2SS-P16

R2LL-P34 to R2SS-P28

R2LL-P35 to R2SS-P30

3 meters

R2LL to R3

R2LL-P1 to R3SS-P28

R2LL-P6 to R3SS-P14

R2LL-P32 to R3SS-P16

R2LL-P36 to R3SS-P30

5 meters

Table 4-6 Leaf Switch Connections for the Third Rack in a Three-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R3UL to R1SS

R3UL-P2 to R1SS-P25

R3UL-P3 to R1SS-P31

R3UL-P5 to R1SS-P11

R3UL-P7 to R1SS-P12

5 meters

R3UL to R2SS

R3UL-P4 to R2SS-P10

R3UL-P6 to R2SS-P11

R3UL-P31 to R2SS-P12

R3UL-P34 to R2SS-P25

R3UL-P35 to R2SS-P31

5 meters

R3UL to R3SS

R3UL-P1 to R3SS-P25

R3UL-P30 to R3SS-P11

R3UL-P32 to R3SS-P12

R3UL-P33 to R3SS-P9

R3UL-P36 to R3SS-P31

3 meters

R3LL to R1SS

R3LL-P2 to R1SS-P26

R3LL-P3 to R1SS-P32

R3LL-P4 to R1SS-P20

R3LL-P5 to R1SS-P17

R3LL-P7 to R1SS-P19

5 meters

R3LL to R2SS

R3LL-P6 to R2SS-P19

R3LL-P31 to R2SS-P20

R3LL-P34 to R2SS-P26

R3LL-P35 to R2SS-P32

5 meters

R3LL to R3SS

R3LL-P1 to R3SS-P26

R3LL-P30 to R3SS-P19

R3LL-P32 to R3SS-P20

R3LL-P33 to R3SS-P18

R3LL-P36 to R3SS-P32

3 meters

The following table contains all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections from the previous tables. In this table, the connections are sorted by the spine switch port location.

Table 4-7 Three-Rack System Connections Sorted By The Spine Switch Port Location

Spine Switch Port Leaf Switch Port Cable Length
R1SS-P5 R1UL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P6 R2UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P7 R1UL-P7 3 meters
R1SS-P8 R2UL-P7 5 meters
R1SS-P9 R1UL-P4 3 meters
R1SS-P10 R2UL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P11 R3UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P12 R3UL-P7 5 meters
R1SS-P13 R1LL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P14 R2LL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P15 R1LL-P7 3 meters
R1SS-P16 R2LL-P7 5 meters
R1SS-P17 R3LL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P18 R2LL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P19 R3LL-P7 5 meters
R1SS-P20 R3LL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P21 R1UL-P2 3 meters
R1SS-P22 R2UL-P2 5 meters
R1SS-P23 R1UL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P24 R2UL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P25 R3UL-P2 5 meters
R1SS-P26 R3LL-P2 5 meters
R1SS-P27 R1LL-P2 3 meters
R1SS-P28 R2LL-P2 5 meters
R1SS-P29 R1LL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P30 R2LL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P31 R3UL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P32 R3LL-P3 5 meters
R2SS-P5 R1UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P6 R2UL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P7 R1UL-P33 5 meters
R2SS-P8 R2UL-P33 3 meters
R2SS-P9 R1UL-P30 5 meters
R2SS-P10 R3UL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P11 R3UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P12 R3UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P13 R1LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P14 R2LL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P15 R1LL-P33 5 meters
R2SS-P16 R2LL-P33 3 meters
R2SS-P17 R1LL-P30 5 meters
R2SS-P18 R2LL-P30 3 meters
R2SS-P19 R3LL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P20 R3LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P21 R1UL-P34 5 meters
R2SS-P22 R2UL-P34 3 meters
R2SS-P23 R1UL-P35 5 meters
R2SS-P24 R2UL-P35 3 meters
R2SS-P25 R3UL-P34 5 meters
R2SS-P26 R3LL-P34 5 meters
R2SS-P27 R1LL-P34 5 meters
R2SS-P28 R2LL-P34 3 meters
R2SS-P29 R1LL-P35 5 meters
R2SS-P30 R2LL-P35 3 meters
R2SS-P31 R3UL-P35 5 meters
R2SS-P32 R3LL-P35 5 meters
R3SS-P5 R1UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P6 R2UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P7 R1UL-P32 5 meters
R3SS-P8 R2UL-P30 5 meters
R3SS-P9 R3UL-P33 3 meters
R3SS-P10 R2UL-P32 5 meters
R3SS-P11 R3UL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P12 R3UL-P32 3 meters
R3SS-P13 R1LL-P4 5 meters
R3SS-P14 R2LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P15 R1LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P16 R2LL-P32 5 meters
R3SS-P17 R1LL-P32 5 meters
R3SS-P18 R3LL-P33 3 meters
R3SS-P19 R3LL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P20 R3LL-P32 3 meters
R3SS-P21 R1UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P22 R2UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P23 R1UL-P36 5 meters
R3SS-P24 R2UL-P36 5 meters
R3SS-P25 R3UL-P1 3 meters
R3SS-P26 R3LL-P1 3 meters
R3SS-P27 R1LL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P28 R2LL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P29 R1LL-P36 5 meters
R3SS-P30 R2LL-P36 5 meters
R3SS-P31 R3UL-P36 3 meters
R3SS-P32 R3LL-P36 3 meters

4.5 Four-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks

This section provides the cabling details for X9M and later models to connect four racks using RoCE Network Fabric.

Note:

  • The following conventions are used in the cabling notation for connecting multiple racks together:

    • The abbreviation for the first rack is R1, the second rack is R2, and so on.

    • LL identifies a lower leaf switch and UL identifies an upper leaf switch.

    • SS identifies the spine switch, which is located in U1 on all racks.

    • A specific switch is identified by combining abbreviations. For example, R1LL identifies the lower leaf switch (LL) on the first rack (R1).

  • The leaf switches are located as follows:

    • At rack unit 20 (U20) and 22 (U22) in 2-socket systems (Oracle Exadata Rack X9M-2 and later models).

    • At rack unit 21 (U21) and rack unit 23 (U23) in 8-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-8).

  • The cable lengths shown in the following lists assume that the racks are adjacent to each other, the cables are routed through a raised floor, and there are no obstacles in the routing between the racks. If the racks are not adjacent, or use overhead cabling trays, then they may require longer cable lengths. Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported.

  • Only optical cables (with additional transceivers) are supported for lengths greater than 5 meters.

  • For X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers only, port 30 on the leaf switches is connected to a database server and is not used as an inter-switch link. Consequently, for these systems only, ignore the connections to port number 30 on every leaf switch in the following tables. This adjustment leaves only 13 inter-switch links on each leaf switch and only applies to X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers.

The following tables contain details for all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections in a four-rack system.

Table 4-8 Leaf Switch Connections for the First Rack in a Four-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R1UL to R1SS

R1UL-P2 to R1SS-P21

R1UL-P3 to R1SS-P23

R1UL-P5 to R1SS-P5

R1UL-P7 to R1SS-P7

3 meters

R1UL to R2SS

R1UL-P31 to R2SS-P5

R1UL-P33 to R2SS-P7

R1UL-P34 to R2SS-P21

R1UL-P35 to R2SS-P23

5 meters

R1UL to R3SS

R1UL-P1 to R3SS-P21

R1UL-P6 to R3SS-P5

R1UL-P32 to R3SS-P7

5 meters

R1UL to R4SS

R1UL-P4 to R4SS-P5

R1UL-P30 to R4SS-P7

R1UL-P36 to R4SS-P21

10 meters

R1LL to R1SS

R1LL-P3 to R1SS-P27

R1LL-P5 to R1SS-P13

R1LL-P7 to R1SS-P15

3 meters

R1LL to R2SS

R1LL-P31 to R2SS-P13

R1LL-P33 to R2SS-P15

R1LL-P34 to R2SS-P27

R1LL-P35 to R2SS-P29

5 meters

R1LL to R3SS

R1LL-P1 to R3SS-P27

R1LL-P2 to R3SS-P29

R1LL-P4 to R3SS-P13

R1LL-P6 to R3SS-P15

5 meters

R1LL to R4SS

R1LL-P30 to R4SS-P13

R1LL-P32 to R4SS-P15

R1LL-P36 to R4SS-P27

10 meters

Table 4-9 Leaf Switch Connections for the Second Rack in a Four-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R2UL to R1SS

R2UL-P3 to R1SS-P22

R2UL-P5 to R1SS-P6

R2UL-P7 to R1SS-P8

5 meters

R2UL to R2SS

R2UL-P31 to R2SS-P6

R2UL-P33 to R2SS-P8

R2UL-P35 to R2SS-P22

3 meters

R2UL to R3SS

R2UL-P1 to R3SS-P22

R2UL-P2 to R3SS-P24

R2UL-P6 to R3SS-P6

R2UL-P30 to R3SS-P8

5 meters

R2UL to R4SS

R2UL-P4 to R4SS-P6

R2UL-P32 to R4SS-P8

R2UL-P34 to R4SS-P22

R2UL-P36 to R4SS-P24

5 meters

R2LL to R1SS

R2LL-P1 to R1SS-P24

R2LL-P3 to R1SS-P28

R2LL-P5 to R1SS-P14

R2LL-P7 to R1SS-P16

5 meters

R2LL to R2SS

R2LL-P31 to R2SS-P14

R2LL-P33 to R2SS-P16

R2LL-P35 to R2SS-P28

3 meters

R2LL to R3SS

R2LL-P6 to R3SS-P14

R2LL-P32 to R3SS-P16

R2LL-P34 to R3SS-P28

5 meters

R2LL to R4SS

R2LL-P2 to R4SS-P28

R2LL-P4 to R4SS-P14

R2LL-P30 to R4SS-P16

R2LL-P36 to R4SS-P30

5 meters

Table 4-10 Leaf Switch Connections for the Third Rack in a Four-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R3UL to R1SS

R3UL-P1 to R1SS-P25

R3UL-P3 to R1SS-P29

R3UL-P5 to R1SS-P11

R3UL-P7 to R1SS-P12

5 meters

R3UL to R2SS

R3UL-P2 to R2SS-P25

R3UL-P6 to R2SS-P11

R3UL-P31 to R2SS-P12

R3UL-P35 to R2SS-P31

5 meters

R3UL to R3SS

R3UL-P30 to R3SS-P11

R3UL-P32 to R3SS-P12

R3UL-P34 to R3SS-P25

3 meters

R3UL to R4SS

R3UL-P4 to R4SS-P11

R3UL-P33 to R4SS-P12

R3UL-P36 to R4SS-P25

5 meters

R3LL to R1SS

R3LL-P3 to R1SS-P26

R3LL-P4 to R1SS-P20

R3LL-P7 to R1SS-P19

5 meters

R3LL to R2SS

R3LL-P2 to R2SS-P24

R3LL-P6 to R2SS-P19

R3LL-P31 to R2SS-P20

R3LL-P35 to R2SS-P26

5 meters

R3LL to R3SS

R3LL-P1 to R3SS-P26

R3LL-P30 to R3SS-P19

R3LL-P32 to R3SS-P20

R3LL-P34 to R3SS-P23

3 meters

R3LL to R4SS

R3LL-P5 to R4SS-P19

R3LL-P33 to R4SS-P20

R3LL-P36 to R4SS-P26

5 meters

Table 4-11 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fourth Rack in a Four-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R4UL to R1SS

R4UL-P3 to R1SS-P31

R4UL-P5 to R1SS-P9

R4UL-P7 to R1SS-P10

10 meters

R4UL to R2SS

R4UL-P2 to R2SS-P30

R4UL-P4 to R2SS-P9

R4UL-P6 to R2SS-P10

5 meters

R4UL to R3SS

R4UL-P31 to R3SS-P9

R4UL-P33 to R3SS-P10

R4UL-P34 to R3SS-P30

R4UL-P35 to R3SS-P31

5 meters

R4UL to R4SS

R4UL-P1 to R4SS-P23

R4UL-P30 to R4SS-P9

R4UL-P32 to R4SS-P10

R4UL-P36 to R4SS-P29

3 meters

R4LL to R1SS

R4LL-P1 to R1SS-P32

R4LL-P3 to R1SS-P30

R4LL-P5 to R1SS-P17

R4LL-P7 to R1SS-P18

10 meters

R4LL to R2SS

R4LL-P2 to R2SS-P32

R4LL-P4 to R2SS-P17

R4LL-P6 to R2SS-P18

5 meters

R4LL to R3SS

R4LL-P31 to R3SS-P17

R4LL-P33 to R3SS-P18

R4LL-P34 to R3SS-P32

5 meters

R4LL to R4SS

R4LL-P30 to R4SS-P17

R4LL-P32 to R4SS-P18

R4LL-P35 to R4SS-P31

R4LL-P36 to R4SS-P32

3 meters

The following table contains all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections from the previous tables. In this table, the connections are sorted by the spine switch port location.

Table 4-12 Four-Rack System Connections Sorted By The Spine Switch Port Location

Spine Switch Port Leaf Switch Port Cable Length
R1SS-P5 R1UL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P6 R2UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P7 R1UL-P7 3 meters
R1SS-P8 R2UL-P7 5 meters
R1SS-P9 R4UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P10 R4UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P11 R3UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P12 R3UL-P7 5 meters
R1SS-P13 R1LL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P14 R2LL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P15 R1LL-P7 3 meters
R1SS-P16 R2LL-P7 5 meters
R1SS-P17 R4LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P18 R4LL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P19 R3LL-P7 5 meters
R1SS-P20 R3LL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P21 R1UL-P2 3 meters
R1SS-P22 R2UL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P23 R1UL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P24 R2LL-P1 5 meters
R1SS-P25 R3UL-P1 5 meters
R1SS-P26 R3LL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P27 R1LL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P28 R2LL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P29 R3UL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P30 R4LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P31 R4UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P32 R4LL-P1 10 meters
R2SS-P5 R1UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P6 R2UL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P7 R1UL-P33 5 meters
R2SS-P8 R2UL-P33 3 meters
R2SS-P9 R4UL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P10 R4UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P11 R3UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P12 R3UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P13 R1LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P14 R2LL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P15 R1LL-P33 5 meters
R2SS-P16 R2LL-P33 3 meters
R2SS-P17 R4LL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P18 R4LL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P19 R3LL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P20 R3LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P21 R1UL-P34 5 meters
R2SS-P22 R2UL-P35 3 meters
R2SS-P23 R1UL-P35 5 meters
R2SS-P24 R3LL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P25 R3UL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P26 R3LL-P35 5 meters
R2SS-P27 R1LL-P34 5 meters
R2SS-P28 R2LL-P35 3 meters
R2SS-P29 R1LL-P35 5 meters
R2SS-P30 R4UL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P31 R3UL-P35 5 meters
R2SS-P32 R4LL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P5 R1UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P6 R2UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P7 R1UL-P32 5 meters
R3SS-P8 R2UL-P30 5 meters
R3SS-P9 R4UL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P10 R4UL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P11 R3UL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P12 R3UL-P32 3 meters
R3SS-P13 R1LL-P4 5 meters
R3SS-P14 R2LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P15 R1LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P16 R2LL-P32 5 meters
R3SS-P17 R4LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P18 R4LL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P19 R3LL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P20 R3LL-P32 3 meters
R3SS-P21 R1UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P22 R2UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P23 R3LL-P34 3 meters
R3SS-P24 R2UL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P25 R3UL-P34 3 meters
R3SS-P26 R3LL-P1 3 meters
R3SS-P27 R1LL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P28 R2LL-P34 5 meters
R3SS-P29 R1LL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P30 R4UL-P34 5 meters
R3SS-P31 R4UL-P35 5 meters
R3SS-P32 R4LL-P34 5 meters
R4SS-P5 R1UL-P4 10 meters
R4SS-P6 R2UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P7 R1UL-P30 10 meters
R4SS-P8 R2UL-P32 5 meters
R4SS-P9 R4UL-P30 3 meters
R4SS-P10 R4UL-P32 3 meters
R4SS-P11 R3UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P12 R3UL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P13 R1LL-P30 10 meters
R4SS-P14 R2LL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P15 R1LL-P32 10 meters
R4SS-P16 R2LL-P30 5 meters
R4SS-P17 R4LL-P30 3 meters
R4SS-P18 R4LL-P32 3 meters
R4SS-P19 R3LL-P5 5 meters
R4SS-P20 R3LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P21 R1UL-P36 10 meters
R4SS-P22 R2UL-P34 5 meters
R4SS-P23 R4UL-P1 3 meters
R4SS-P24 R2UL-P36 5 meters
R4SS-P25 R3UL-P36 5 meters
R4SS-P26 R3LL-P36 5 meters
R4SS-P27 R1LL-P36 10 meters
R4SS-P28 R2LL-P2 5 meters
R4SS-P29 R4UL-P36 3 meters
R4SS-P30 R2LL-P36 5 meters
R4SS-P31 R4LL-P35 3 meters
R4SS-P32 R4LL-P36 3 meters

4.6 Five-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks

This section provides the cabling details for X9M and later models to connect five racks using RoCE Network Fabric.

Note:

  • The following conventions are used in the cabling notation for connecting multiple racks together:

    • The abbreviation for the first rack is R1, the second rack is R2, and so on.

    • LL identifies a lower leaf switch and UL identifies an upper leaf switch.

    • SS identifies the spine switch, which is located in U1 on all racks.

    • A specific switch is identified by combining abbreviations. For example, R1LL identifies the lower leaf switch (LL) on the first rack (R1).

  • The leaf switches are located as follows:

    • At rack unit 20 (U20) and 22 (U22) in 2-socket systems (Oracle Exadata Rack X9M-2 and later models).

    • At rack unit 21 (U21) and rack unit 23 (U23) in 8-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-8).

  • The cable lengths shown in the following lists assume that the racks are adjacent to each other, the cables are routed through a raised floor, and there are no obstacles in the routing between the racks. If the racks are not adjacent, or use overhead cabling trays, then they may require longer cable lengths. Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported.

  • Only optical cables (with additional transceivers) are supported for lengths greater than 5 meters.

  • For X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers only, port 30 on the leaf switches is connected to a database server and is not used as an inter-switch link. Consequently, for these systems only, ignore the connections to port number 30 on every leaf switch in the following tables. This adjustment leaves only 13 inter-switch links on each leaf switch and only applies to X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers.

The following tables contain details for all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections in a five-rack system.

Table 4-13 Leaf Switch Connections for the First Rack in a Five-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R1UL to R1SS

R1UL-P3 to R1SS-P21

R1UL-P5 to R1SS-P5

R1UL-P7 to R1SS-P7

3 meters

R1UL to R2SS

R1UL-P31 to R2SS-P5

R1UL-P33 to R2SS-P7

R1UL-P35 to R2SS-P21

5 meters

R1UL to R3SS

R1UL-P1 to R3SS-P21

R1UL-P6 to R3SS-P5

R1UL-P32 to R3SS-P7

5 meters

R1UL to R4SS

R1UL-P2 to R4SS-P21

R1UL-P4 to R4SS-P5

R1UL-P34 to R4SS-P23

10 meters

R1UL to R5SS

R1UL-P30 to R5SS-P5

R1UL-P36 to R5SS-P21

10 meters

R1LL to R1SS

R1LL-P3 to R1SS-P27

R1LL-P5 to R1SS-P13

3 meters

R1LL to R2SS

R1LL-P31 to R2SS-P13

R1LL-P33 to R2SS-P15

R1LL-P35 to R2SS-P27

5 meters

R1LL to R3SS

R1LL-P2 to R3SS-P27

R1LL-P4 to R3SS-P13

R1LL-P6 to R3SS-P15

5 meters

R1LL to R4SS

R1LL-P30 to R4SS-P13

R1LL-P32 to R4SS-P15

R1LL-P34 to R4SS-P27

10 meters

R1LL to R5SS

R1LL-P1 to R5SS-P25

R1LL-P7 to R5SS-P13

R1LL-P36 to R5SS-P27

10 meters

Table 4-14 Leaf Switch Connections for the Second Rack in a Five-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R2UL to R1SS

R2UL-P1 to R1SS-P24

R2UL-P3 to R1SS-P22

R2UL-P5 to R1SS-P6

5 meters

R2UL to R2SS

R2UL-P31 to R2SS-P6

R2UL-P35 to R2SS-P22

3 meters

R2UL to R3SS

R2UL-P2 to R3SS-P22

R2UL-P6 to R3SS-P6

R2UL-P30 to R3SS-P8

5 meters

R2UL to R4SS

R2UL-P4 to R4SS-P6

R2UL-P32 to R4SS-P8

R2UL-P34 to R4SS-P22

5 meters

R2UL to R5SS

R2UL-P7 to R5SS-P6

R2UL-P33 to R5SS-P8

R2UL-P36 to R5SS-P22

10 meters

R2LL to R1SS

R2LL-P3 to R1SS-P28

R2LL-P5 to R1SS-P14

R2LL-P7 to R1SS-P16

5 meters

R2LL to R2SS

R2LL-P31 to R2SS-P14

R2LL-P34 to R2SS-P24

R2LL-P35 to R2SS-P28

3 meters

R2LL to R3SS

R2LL-P1 to R3SS-P28

R2LL-P6 to R3SS-P14

5 meters

R2LL to R4SS

R2LL-P2 to R4SS-P28

R2LL-P4 to R4SS-P14

R2LL-P30 to R4SS-P16

5 meters

R2LL to R5SS

R2LL-P32 to R5SS-P16

R2LL-P33 to R5SS-P14

R2LL-P36 to R5SS-P28

10 meters

Table 4-15 Leaf Switch Connections for the Third Rack in a Five-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R3UL to R1SS

R3UL-P3 to R1SS-P25

R3UL-P5 to R1SS-P11

R3UL-P7 to R1SS-P12

5 meters

R3UL to R2SS

R3UL-P2 to R2SS-P25

R3UL-P6 to R2SS-P11

R3UL-P31 to R2SS-P12

5 meters

R3UL to R3SS

R3UL-P30 to R3SS-P11

R3UL-P34 to R3SS-P25

R3UL-P36 to R3SS-P24

3 meters

R3UL to R4SS

R3UL-P1 to R4SS-P25

R3UL-P4 to R4SS-P11

5 meters

R3UL to R5SS

R3UL-P32 to R5SS-P11

R3UL-P33 to R5SS-P12

R3UL-P35 to R5SS-P24

5 meters

R3LL to R1SS

R3LL-P3 to R1SS-P26

R3LL-P4 to R1SS-P20

R3LL-P7 to R1SS-P19

5 meters

R3LL to R2SS

R3LL-P2 to R2SS-P26

R3LL-P6 to R2SS-P19

R3LL-P31 to R2SS-P20

5 meters

R3LL to R3SS

R3LL-P30 to R3SS-P19

R3LL-P32 to R3SS-P20

R3LL-P34 to R3SS-P26

3 meters

R3LL to R4SS

R3LL-P33 to R4SS-P20

R3LL-P35 to R4SS-P24

R3LL-P36 to R4SS-P26

5 meters

R3LL to R5SS

R3LL-P1 to R5SS-P26

R3LL-P5 to R5SS-P20

5 meters

Table 4-16 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fourth Rack in a Five-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R4UL to R1SS

R4UL-P3 to R1SS-P31

R4UL-P7 to R1SS-P10

10 meters

R4UL to R2SS

R4UL-P2 to R2SS-P31

R4UL-P4 to R2SS-P9

R4UL-P6 to R2SS-P10

5 meters

R4UL to R3SS

R4UL-P31 to R3SS-P9

R4UL-P33 to R3SS-P10

R4UL-P35 to R3SS-P31

5 meters

R4UL to R4SS

R4UL-P30 to R4SS-P9

R4UL-P32 to R4SS-P10

R4UL-P34 to R4SS-P31

3 meters

R4UL to R5SS

R4UL-P1 to R5SS-P31

R4UL-P5 to R5SS-P10

R4UL-P36 to R5SS-P32

5 meters

R4LL to R1SS

R4LL-P1 to R1SS-P32

R4LL-P3 to R1SS-P30

R4LL-P5 to R1SS-P17

10 meters

R4LL to R2SS

R4LL-P2 to R2SS-P30

R4LL-P4 to R2SS-P17

5 meters

R4LL to R3SS

R4LL-P31 to R3SS-P17

R4LL-P33 to R3SS-P18

R4LL-P35 to R3SS-P30

5 meters

R4LL to R4SS

R4LL-P30 to R4SS-P17

R4LL-P32 to R4SS-P18

R4LL-P34 to R4SS-P30

3 meters

R4LL to R5SS

R4LL-P7 to R5SS-P17

R4LL-P6 to R5SS-P18

R4LL-P36 to R5SS-P30

5 meters

Table 4-17 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fifth Rack in a Five-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R5UL to R1SS

R5UL-P3 to R1SS-P23

R5UL-P5 to R1SS-P8

R5UL-P7 to R1SS-P9

10 meters

R5UL to R2SS

R5UL-P1 to R2SS-P32

R5UL-P2 to R2SS-P23

R5UL-P4 to R2SS-P8

10 meters

R5UL to R3SS

R5UL-P6 to R3SS-P12

R5UL-P34 to R3SS-P23

5 meters

R5UL to R4SS

R5UL-P31 to R4SS-P7

R5UL-P33 to R4SS-P12

R5UL-P35 to R4SS-P32

5 meters

R5UL to R5SS

R5UL-P30 to R5SS-P7

R5UL-P32 to R5SS-P9

R5UL-P36 to R5SS-P23

3 meters

R5LL to R1SS

R5LL-P3 to R1SS-P29

R5LL-P5 to R1SS-P15

R5LL-P7 to R1SS-P18

10 meters

R5LL to R2SS

R5LL-P2 to R2SS-P29

R5LL-P4 to R2SS-P16

R5LL-P6 to R2SS-P18

10 meters

R5LL to R3SS

R5LL-P1 to R3SS-P32

R5LL-P31 to R3SS-P16

R5LL-P35 to R3SS-P29

5 meters

R5LL to R4SS

R5LL-P33 to R4SS-P19

R5LL-P34 to R4SS-P29

5 meters

R5LL to R5SS

R5LL-P30 to R5SS-P15

R5LL-P32 to R5SS-P19

R5LL-P36 to R5SS-P29

3 meters

The following table contains all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections from the previous tables. In this table, the connections are sorted by the spine switch port location.

Table 4-18 Five-Rack System Connections Sorted By The Spine Switch Port Location

Spine Switch Port Leaf Switch Port Cable Length
R1SS-P5 R1UL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P6 R2UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P7 R1UL-P7 3 meters
R1SS-P8 R5UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P9 R5UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P10 R4UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P11 R3UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P12 R3UL-P7 5 meters
R1SS-P13 R1LL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P14 R2LL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P15 R5LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P16 R2LL-P7 5 meters
R1SS-P17 R4LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P18 R5LL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P19 R3LL-P7 5 meters
R1SS-P20 R3LL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P21 R1UL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P22 R2UL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P23 R5UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P24 R2UL-P1 5 meters
R1SS-P25 R3UL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P26 R3LL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P27 R1LL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P28 R2LL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P29 R5LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P30 R4LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P31 R4UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P32 R4LL-P1 10 meters
R2SS-P5 R1UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P6 R2UL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P7 R1UL-P33 5 meters
R2SS-P8 R5UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P9 R4UL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P10 R4UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P11 R3UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P12 R3UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P13 R1LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P14 R2LL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P15 R1LL-P33 5 meters
R2SS-P16 R5LL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P17 R4LL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P18 R5LL-P6 10 meters
R2SS-P19 R3LL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P20 R3LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P21 R1UL-P35 5 meters
R2SS-P22 R2UL-P35 3 meters
R2SS-P23 R5UL-P2 10 meters
R2SS-P24 R2LL-P34 3 meters
R2SS-P25 R3UL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P26 R3LL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P27 R1LL-P35 5 meters
R2SS-P28 R2LL-P35 3 meters
R2SS-P29 R5LL-P2 10 meters
R2SS-P30 R4LL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P31 R4UL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P32 R5UL-P1 10 meters
R3SS-P5 R1UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P6 R2UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P7 R1UL-P32 5 meters
R3SS-P8 R2UL-P30 5 meters
R3SS-P9 R4UL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P10 R4UL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P11 R3UL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P12 R5UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P13 R1LL-P4 5 meters
R3SS-P14 R2LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P15 R1LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P16 R5LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P17 R4LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P18 R4LL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P19 R3LL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P20 R3LL-P32 3 meters
R3SS-P21 R1UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P22 R2UL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P23 R5UL-P34 5 meters
R3SS-P24 R3UL-P36 3 meters
R3SS-P25 R3UL-P34 3 meters
R3SS-P26 R3LL-P34 3 meters
R3SS-P27 R1LL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P28 R2LL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P29 R5LL-P35 5 meters
R3SS-P30 R4LL-P35 5 meters
R3SS-P31 R4UL-P35 5 meters
R3SS-P32 R5LL-P1 5 meters
R4SS-P5 R1UL-P4 10 meters
R4SS-P6 R2UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P7 R5UL-P31 5 meters
R4SS-P8 R2UL-P32 5 meters
R4SS-P9 R4UL-P30 3 meters
R4SS-P10 R4UL-P32 3 meters
R4SS-P11 R3UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P12 R5UL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P13 R1LL-P30 10 meters
R4SS-P14 R2LL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P15 R1LL-P32 10 meters
R4SS-P16 R2LL-P30 5 meters
R4SS-P17 R4LL-P30 3 meters
R4SS-P18 R4LL-P32 3 meters
R4SS-P19 R5LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P20 R3LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P21 R1UL-P2 10 meters
R4SS-P22 R2UL-P34 5 meters
R4SS-P23 R1UL-P34 10 meters
R4SS-P24 R3LL-P35 5 meters
R4SS-P25 R3UL-P1 5 meters
R4SS-P26 R3LL-P36 5 meters
R4SS-P27 R1LL-P34 10 meters
R4SS-P28 R2LL-P2 5 meters
R4SS-P29 R5LL-P34 5 meters
R4SS-P30 R4LL-P34 3 meters
R4SS-P31 R4UL-P34 3 meters
R4SS-P32 R5UL-P35 5 meters
R5SS-P5 R1UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P6 R2UL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P7 R5UL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P8 R2UL-P33 10 meters
R5SS-P9 R5UL-P32 3 meters
R5SS-P10 R4UL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P11 R3UL-P32 5 meters
R5SS-P12 R3UL-P33 5 meters
R5SS-P13 R1LL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P14 R2LL-P33 10 meters
R5SS-P15 R5LL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P16 R2LL-P32 10 meters
R5SS-P17 R4LL-P7 5 meters
R5SS-P18 R4LL-P6 5 meters
R5SS-P19 R5LL-P32 3 meters
R5SS-P20 R3LL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P21 R1UL-P36 10 meters
R5SS-P22 R2UL-P36 10 meters
R5SS-P23 R5UL-P36 3 meters
R5SS-P24 R3UL-P35 5 meters
R5SS-P25 R1LL-P1 10 meters
R5SS-P26 R3LL-P1 5 meters
R5SS-P27 R1LL-P36 10 meters
R5SS-P28 R2LL-P36 10 meters
R5SS-P29 R5LL-P36 3 meters
R5SS-P30 R4LL-P36 5 meters
R5SS-P31 R4UL-P1 5 meters
R5SS-P32 R4UL-P36 5 meters

4.7 Six-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks

This section provides the cabling details for X9M and later models to connect six racks using RoCE Network Fabric.

Note:

  • The following conventions are used in the cabling notation for connecting multiple racks together:

    • The abbreviation for the first rack is R1, the second rack is R2, and so on.

    • LL identifies a lower leaf switch and UL identifies an upper leaf switch.

    • SS identifies the spine switch, which is located in U1 on all racks.

    • A specific switch is identified by combining abbreviations. For example, R1LL identifies the lower leaf switch (LL) on the first rack (R1).

  • The leaf switches are located as follows:

    • At rack unit 20 (U20) and 22 (U22) in 2-socket systems (Oracle Exadata Rack X9M-2 and later models).

    • At rack unit 21 (U21) and rack unit 23 (U23) in 8-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-8).

  • The cable lengths shown in the following lists assume that the racks are adjacent to each other, the cables are routed through a raised floor, and there are no obstacles in the routing between the racks. If the racks are not adjacent, or use overhead cabling trays, then they may require longer cable lengths. Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported.

  • Only optical cables (with additional transceivers) are supported for lengths greater than 5 meters.

  • For X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers only, port 30 on the leaf switches is connected to a database server and is not used as an inter-switch link. Consequently, for these systems only, ignore the connections to port number 30 on every leaf switch in the following tables. This adjustment leaves only 13 inter-switch links on each leaf switch and only applies to X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers.

The following tables contain details for all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections in a six-rack system.

Table 4-19 Leaf Switch Connections for the First Rack in a Six-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R1UL to R1SS

R1UL-P3 to R1SS-P21

R1UL-P5 to R1SS-P5

R1UL-P7 to R1SS-P7

3 meters

R1UL to R2SS

R1UL-P31 to R2SS-P5

R1UL-P33 to R2SS-P7

R1UL-P35 to R2SS-P21

5 meters

R1UL to R3SS

R1UL-P1 to R3SS-P21

R1UL-P6 to R3SS-P5

5 meters

R1UL to R4SS

R1UL-P2 to R4SS-P21

R1UL-P4 to R4SS-P5

10 meters

R1UL to R5SS

R1UL-P30 to R5SS-P5

R1UL-P34 to R5SS-P21

10 meters

R1UL to R6SS

R1UL-P32 to R6SS-P5

R1UL-P36 to R6SS-P21

10 meters

R1LL to R1SS

R1LL-P3 to R1SS-P27

R1LL-P5 to R1SS-P13

3 meters

R1LL to R2SS

R1LL-P31 to R2SS-P13

R1LL-P33 to R2SS-P15

R1LL-P35 to R2SS-P27

5 meters

R1LL to R3SS

R1LL-P2 to R3SS-P27

R1LL-P4 to R3SS-P13

R1LL-P6 to R3SS-P15

5 meters

R1LL to R4SS

R1LL-P30 to R4SS-P13

R1LL-P34 to R4SS-P27

10 meters

R1LL to R5SS

R1LL-P7 to R5SS-P13

R1LL-P1 to R5SS-P27

10 meters

R1LL to R6SS

R1LL-P32 to R6SS-P13

R1LL-P36 to R6SS-P27

10 meters

Table 4-20 Leaf Switch Connections for the Second Rack in a Six-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R2UL to R1SS

R2UL-P3 to R1SS-P22

R2UL-P5 to R1SS-P6

5 meters

R2UL to R2SS

R2UL-P31 to R2SS-P6

R2UL-P35 to R2SS-P22

3 meters

R2UL to R3SS

R2UL-P6 to R3SS-P6

R2UL-P30 to R3SS-P8

R2UL-P2 to R3SS-P22

5 meters

R2UL to R4SS

R2UL-P4 to R4SS-P6

R2UL-P32 to R4SS-P8

R2UL-P34 to R4SS-P22

5 meters

R2UL to R5SS

R2UL-P1 to R5SS-P22

R2UL-P7 to R5SS-P6

10 meters

R2UL to R6SS

R2UL-P33 to R6SS-P6

R2UL-P36 to R6SS-P22

10 meters

R2LL to R1SS

R2LL-P3 to R1SS-P28

R2LL-P5 to R1SS-P14

5 meters

R2LL to R2SS

R2LL-P31 to R2SS-P14

R2LL-P35 to R2SS-P28

3 meters

R2LL to R3SS

R2LL-P2 to R3SS-P28

R2LL-P6 to R3SS-P14

5 meters

R2LL to R4SS

R2LL-P4 to R4SS-P14

R2LL-P30 to R4SS-P16

R2LL-P34 to R4SS-P28

5 meters

R2LL to R5SS

R2LL-P32 to R5SS-P16

R2LL-P33 to R5SS-P14

R2LL-P36 to R5SS-P28

10 meters

R2LL to R6SS

R2LL-P1 to R6SS-P28

R2LL-P7 to R6SS-P14

10 meters

Table 4-21 Leaf Switch Connections for the Third Rack in a Six-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R3UL to R1SS

R3UL-P3 to R1SS-P25

R3UL-P5 to R1SS-P11

5 meters

R3UL to R2SS

R3UL-P2 to R2SS-P25

R3UL-P6 to R2SS-P11

5 meters

R3UL to R3SS

R3UL-P30 to R3SS-P11

R3UL-P34 to R3SS-P25

3 meters

R3UL to R4SS

R3UL-P1 to R4SS-P25

R3UL-P4 to R4SS-P11

5 meters

R3UL to R5SS

R3UL-P32 to R5SS-P11

R3UL-P33 to R5SS-P12

R3UL-P35 to R5SS-P25

5 meters

R3UL to R6SS

R3UL-P7 to R6SS-P11

R3UL-P31 to R6SS-P12

R3UL-P36 to R6SS-P25

10 meters

R3LL to R1SS

R3LL-P3 to R1SS-P26

R3LL-P4 to R1SS-P20

R3LL-P7 to R1SS-P19

5 meters

R3LL to R2SS

R3LL-P31 to R2SS-P20

R3LL-P35 to R2SS-P26

5 meters

R3LL to R3SS

R3LL-P32 to R3SS-P20

R3LL-P34 to R3SS-P26

3 meters

R3LL to R4SS

R3LL-P33 to R4SS-P20

R3LL-P36 to R4SS-P26

5 meters

R3LL to R5SS

R3LL-P1 to R5SS-P26

R3LL-P5 to R5SS-P20

5 meters

R3LL to R6SS

R3LL-P2 to R6SS-P26

R3LL-P6 to R6SS-P19

R3LL-P30 to R6SS-P20

10 meters

Table 4-22 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fourth Rack in a Six-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R4UL to R1SS

R4UL-P1 to R1SS-P32

R4UL-P3 to R1SS-P31

R4UL-P7 to R1SS-P10

10 meters

R4UL to R2SS

R4UL-P2 to R2SS-P31

R4UL-P4 to R2SS-P9

R4UL-P6 to R2SS-P10

5 meters

R4UL to R3SS

R4UL-P31 to R3SS-P9

R4UL-P33 to R3SS-P10

5 meters

R4UL to R4SS

R4UL-P32 to R4SS-P10

R4UL-P34 to R4SS-P31

3 meters

R4UL to R5SS

R4UL-P5 to R5SS-P10

R4UL-P35 to R5SS-P31

5 meters

R4UL to R6SS

R4UL-P30 to R6SS-P10

R4UL-P36 to R6SS-P31

5 meters

R4LL to R1SS

R4LL-P3 to R1SS-P30

R4LL-P5 to R1SS-P17

10 meters

R4LL to R2SS

R4LL-P1 to R2SS-P32

R4LL-P2 to R2SS-P30

R4LL-P4 to R2SS-P17

5 meters

R4LL to R3SS

R4LL-P31 to R3SS-P17

R4LL-P33 to R3SS-P18

R4LL-P35 to R3SS-P30

5 meters

R4LL to R4SS

R4LL-P30 to R4SS-P17

R4LL-P32 to R4SS-P18

3 meters

R4LL to R5SS

R4LL-P7 to R5SS-P17

R4LL-P34 to R5SS-P30

5 meters

R4LL to R6SS

R4LL-P6 to R6SS-P17

R4LL-P36 to R6SS-P30

5 meters

Table 4-23 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fifth Rack in a Six-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R5UL to R1SS

R5UL-P3 to R1SS-P23

R5UL-P5 to R1SS-P8

10 meters

R5UL to R2SS

R5UL-P2 to R2SS-P23

R5UL-P4 to R2SS-P8

10 meters

R5UL to R3SS

R5UL-P6 to R3SS-P12

R5UL-P1 to R3SS-P23

R5UL-P34 to R3SS-P24

5 meters

R5UL to R4SS

R5UL-P31 to R4SS-P7

R5UL-P33 to R4SS-P12

R5UL-P35 to R4SS-P23

5 meters

R5UL to R5SS

R5UL-P30 to R5SS-P7

R5UL-P32 to R5SS-P9

3 meters

R5UL to R6SS

R5UL-P7 to R6SS-P7

R5UL-P36 to R6SS-P23

5 meters

R5LL to R1SS

R5LL-P3 to R1SS-P29

R5LL-P7 to R1SS-P18

10 meters

R5LL to R2SS

R5LL-P6 to R2SS-P18

R5LL-P34 to R2SS-P29

10 meters

R5LL to R3SS

R5LL-P31 to R3SS-P16

R5LL-P35 to R3SS-P29

5 meters

R5LL to R4SS

R5LL-P1 to R4SS-P29

R5LL-P2 to R4SS-P30

R5LL-P33 to R4SS-P19

5 meters

R5LL to R5SS

R5LL-P30 to R5SS-P15

R5LL-P32 to R5SS-P19

R5LL-P36 to R5SS-P29

3 meters

R5LL to R6SS

R5LL-P4 to R6SS-P15

R5LL-P5 to R6SS-P9

5 meters

Table 4-24 Leaf Switch Connections for the Sixth Rack in a Six-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R6UL to R1SS

R6UL-P5 to R1SS-P9

R6UL-P7 to R1SS-P16

10 meters

R6UL to R2SS

R6UL-P2 to R2SS-P24

R6UL-P4 to R2SS-P16

10 meters

R6UL to R3SS

R6UL-P3 to R3SS-P31

R6UL-P6 to R3SS-P19

10 meters

R6UL to R4SS

R6UL-P1 to R4SS-P32

R6UL-P31 to R4SS-P15

5 meters

R6UL to R5SS

R6UL-P33 to R5SS-P18

R6UL-P34 to R5SS-P24

R6UL-P35 to R5SS-P23

5 meters

R6UL to R6SS

R6UL-P30 to R6SS-P16

R6UL-P32 to R6SS-P18

R6UL-P36 to R6SS-P24

3 meters

R6LL to R1SS

R6LL-P3 to R1SS-P24

R6LL-P5 to R1SS-P12

R6LL-P7 to R1SS-P15

10 meters

R6LL to R2SS

R6LL-P4 to R2SS-P12

R6LL-P6 to R2SS-P19

10 meters

R6LL to R3SS

R6LL-P1 to R3SS-P32

R6LL-P31 to R3SS-P7

10 meters

R6LL to R4SS

R6LL-P2 to R4SS-P24

R6LL-P33 to R4SS-P9

5 meters

R6LL to R5SS

R6LL-P30 to R5SS-P8

R6LL-P34 to R5SS-P32

5 meters

R6LL to R6SS

R6LL-P32 to R6SS-P8

R6LL-P35 to R6SS-P29

R6LL-P36 to R6SS-P32

3 meters

The following table contains all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections from the previous tables. In this table, the connections are sorted by the spine switch port location.

Table 4-25 Six-Rack System Connections Sorted By The Spine Switch Port Location

Spine Switch Port Leaf Switch Port Cable Length
R1SS-P5 R1UL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P6 R2UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P7 R1UL-P7 3 meters
R1SS-P8 R5UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P9 R6UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P10 R4UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P11 R3UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P12 R6LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P13 R1LL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P14 R2LL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P15 R6LL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P16 R6UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P17 R4LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P18 R5LL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P19 R3LL-P7 5 meters
R1SS-P20 R3LL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P21 R1UL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P22 R2UL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P23 R5UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P24 R6LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P25 R3UL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P26 R3LL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P27 R1LL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P28 R2LL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P29 R5LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P30 R4LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P31 R4UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P32 R4UL-P1 10 meters
R2SS-P5 R1UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P6 R2UL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P7 R1UL-P33 5 meters
R2SS-P8 R5UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P9 R4UL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P10 R4UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P11 R3UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P12 R6LL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P13 R1LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P14 R2LL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P15 R1LL-P33 5 meters
R2SS-P16 R6UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P17 R4LL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P18 R5LL-P6 10 meters
R2SS-P19 R6LL-P6 10 meters
R2SS-P20 R3LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P21 R1UL-P35 5 meters
R2SS-P22 R2UL-P35 3 meters
R2SS-P23 R5UL-P2 10 meters
R2SS-P24 R6UL-P2 10 meters
R2SS-P25 R3UL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P26 R3LL-P35 5 meters
R2SS-P27 R1LL-P35 5 meters
R2SS-P28 R2LL-P35 3 meters
R2SS-P29 R5LL-P34 10 meters
R2SS-P30 R4LL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P31 R4UL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P32 R4LL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P5 R1UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P6 R2UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P7 R6LL-P31 10 meters
R3SS-P8 R2UL-P30 5 meters
R3SS-P9 R4UL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P10 R4UL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P11 R3UL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P12 R5UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P13 R1LL-P4 5 meters
R3SS-P14 R2LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P15 R1LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P16 R5LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P17 R4LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P18 R4LL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P19 R6UL-P6 10 meters
R3SS-P20 R3LL-P32 3 meters
R3SS-P21 R1UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P22 R2UL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P23 R5UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P24 R5UL-P34 5 meters
R3SS-P25 R3UL-P34 3 meters
R3SS-P26 R3LL-P34 3 meters
R3SS-P27 R1LL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P28 R2LL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P29 R5LL-P35 5 meters
R3SS-P30 R4LL-P35 5 meters
R3SS-P31 R6UL-P3 10 meters
R3SS-P32 R6LL-P1 10 meters
R4SS-P5 R1UL-P4 10 meters
R4SS-P6 R2UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P7 R5UL-P31 5 meters
R4SS-P8 R2UL-P32 5 meters
R4SS-P9 R6LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P10 R4UL-P32 3 meters
R4SS-P11 R3UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P12 R5UL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P13 R1LL-P30 10 meters
R4SS-P14 R2LL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P15 R6UL-P31 5 meters
R4SS-P16 R2LL-P30 5 meters
R4SS-P17 R4LL-P30 3 meters
R4SS-P18 R4LL-P32 3 meters
R4SS-P19 R5LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P20 R3LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P21 R1UL-P2 10 meters
R4SS-P22 R2UL-P34 5 meters
R4SS-P23 R5UL-P35 5 meters
R4SS-P24 R6LL-P2 5 meters
R4SS-P25 R3UL-P1 5 meters
R4SS-P26 R3LL-P36 5 meters
R4SS-P27 R1LL-P34 10 meters
R4SS-P28 R2LL-P34 5 meters
R4SS-P29 R5LL-P1 5 meters
R4SS-P30 R5LL-P2 5 meters
R4SS-P31 R4UL-P34 3 meters
R4SS-P32 R6UL-P1 5 meters
R5SS-P5 R1UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P6 R2UL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P7 R5UL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P8 R6LL-P30 5 meters
R5SS-P9 R5UL-P32 3 meters
R5SS-P10 R4UL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P11 R3UL-P32 5 meters
R5SS-P12 R3UL-P33 5 meters
R5SS-P13 R1LL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P14 R2LL-P33 10 meters
R5SS-P15 R5LL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P16 R2LL-P32 10 meters
R5SS-P17 R4LL-P7 5 meters
R5SS-P18 R6UL-P33 5 meters
R5SS-P19 R5LL-P32 3 meters
R5SS-P20 R3LL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P21 R1UL-P34 10 meters
R5SS-P22 R2UL-P1 10 meters
R5SS-P23 R6UL-P35 5 meters
R5SS-P24 R6UL-P34 5 meters
R5SS-P25 R3UL-P35 5 meters
R5SS-P26 R3LL-P1 5 meters
R5SS-P27 R1LL-P1 10 meters
R5SS-P28 R2LL-P36 10 meters
R5SS-P29 R5LL-P36 3 meters
R5SS-P30 R4LL-P34 5 meters
R5SS-P31 R4UL-P35 5 meters
R5SS-P32 R6LL-P34 5 meters
R6SS-P5 R1UL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P6 R2UL-P33 10 meters
R6SS-P7 R5UL-P7 5 meters
R6SS-P8 R6LL-P32 3 meters
R6SS-P9 R5LL-P5 5 meters
R6SS-P10 R4UL-P30 5 meters
R6SS-P11 R3UL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P12 R3UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P13 R1LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P14 R2LL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P15 R5LL-P4 5 meters
R6SS-P16 R6UL-P30 3 meters
R6SS-P17 R4LL-P6 5 meters
R6SS-P18 R6UL-P32 3 meters
R6SS-P19 R3LL-P6 10 meters
R6SS-P20 R3LL-P30 10 meters
R6SS-P21 R1UL-P36 10 meters
R6SS-P22 R2UL-P36 10 meters
R6SS-P23 R5UL-P36 5 meters
R6SS-P24 R6UL-P36 3 meters
R6SS-P25 R3UL-P36 10 meters
R6SS-P26 R3LL-P2 10 meters
R6SS-P27 R1LL-P36 10 meters
R6SS-P28 R2LL-P1 10 meters
R6SS-P29 R6LL-P35 3 meters
R6SS-P30 R4LL-P36 5 meters
R6SS-P31 R4UL-P36 5 meters
R6SS-P32 R6LL-P36 3 meters

4.8 Seven-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks

This section provides the cabling details for X9M and later models to connect seven racks using RoCE Network Fabric.

Note:

  • The following conventions are used in the cabling notation for connecting multiple racks together:

    • The abbreviation for the first rack is R1, the second rack is R2, and so on.

    • LL identifies a lower leaf switch and UL identifies an upper leaf switch.

    • SS identifies the spine switch, which is located in U1 on all racks.

    • A specific switch is identified by combining abbreviations. For example, R1LL identifies the lower leaf switch (LL) on the first rack (R1).

  • The leaf switches are located as follows:

    • At rack unit 20 (U20) and 22 (U22) in 2-socket systems (Oracle Exadata Rack X9M-2 and later models).

    • At rack unit 21 (U21) and rack unit 23 (U23) in 8-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-8).

  • The cable lengths shown in the following lists assume that the racks are adjacent to each other, the cables are routed through a raised floor, and there are no obstacles in the routing between the racks. If the racks are not adjacent, or use overhead cabling trays, then they may require longer cable lengths. Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported.

  • Only optical cables (with additional transceivers) are supported for lengths greater than 5 meters.

  • For X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers only, port 30 on the leaf switches is connected to a database server and is not used as an inter-switch link. Consequently, for these systems only, ignore the connections to port number 30 on every leaf switch in the following tables. This adjustment leaves only 13 inter-switch links on each leaf switch and only applies to X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers.

The following tables contain details for all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections in a seven-rack system.

Table 4-26 Leaf Switch Connections for the First Rack in a Seven-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R1UL to R1SS

R1UL-P5 to R1SS-P5

R1UL-P7 to R1SS-P7

3 meters

R1UL to R2SS

R1UL-P3 to R2SS-P21

R1UL-P31 to R2SS-P5

5 meters

R1UL to R3SS

R1UL-P1 to R3SS-P27

R1UL-P6 to R3SS-P5

5 meters

R1UL to R4SS

R1UL-P2 to R4SS-P22

R1UL-P4 to R4SS-P5

10 meters

R1UL to R5SS

R1UL-P30 to R5SS-P5

R1UL-P34 to R5SS-P29

10 meters

R1UL to R6SS

R1UL-P32 to R6SS-P5

R1UL-P35 to R6SS-P23

10 meters

R1UL to R7SS

R1UL-P33 to R7SS-P5

R1UL-P36 to R7SS-P23

10 meters

R1LL to R1SS

R1LL-P3 to R1SS-P21

R1LL-P5 to R1SS-P13

3 meters

R1LL to R2SS

R1LL-P31 to R2SS-P13

R1LL-P33 to R2SS-P15

5 meters

R1LL to R3SS

R1LL-P2 to R3SS-P21

R1LL-P4 to R3SS-P13

5 meters

R1LL to R4SS

R1LL-P30 to R4SS-P13

R1LL-P34 to R4SS-P21

10 meters

R1LL to R5SS

R1LL-P7 to R5SS-P13

R1LL-P35 to R5SS-P21

10 meters

R1LL to R6SS

R1LL-P32 to R6SS-P13

R1LL-P36 to R6SS-P21

10 meters

R1LL to R7SS

R1LL-P1 to R7SS-P21

R1LL-P6 to R7SS-P13

10 meters

Table 4-27 Leaf Switch Connections for the Second Rack in a Seven-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R2UL to R1SS

R2UL-P3 to R1SS-P28

R2UL-P5 to R1SS-P6

5 meters

R2UL to R2SS

R2UL-P31 to R2SS-P6

R2UL-P34 to R2SS-P28

3 meters

R2UL to R3SS

R2UL-P6 to R3SS-P6

R2UL-P30 to R3SS-P8

5 meters

R2UL to R4SS

R2UL-P2 to R4SS-P28

R2UL-P4 to R4SS-P6

5 meters

R2UL to R5SS

R2UL-P1 to R5SS-P28

R2UL-P7 to R5SS-P6

10 meters

R2UL to R6SS

R2UL-P33 to R6SS-P6

R2UL-P35 to R6SS-P28

10 meters

R2UL to R7SS

R2UL-P32 to R7SS-P6

R2UL-P36 to R7SS-P28

10 meters

R2LL to R1SS

R2LL-P3 to R1SS-P22

R2LL-P5 to R1SS-P14

5 meters

R2LL to R2SS

R2LL-P2 to R2SS-P22

R2LL-P31 to R2SS-P14

3 meters

R2LL to R3SS

R2LL-P1 to R3SS-P22

R2LL-P6 to R3SS-P14

5 meters

R2LL to R4SS

R2LL-P4 to R4SS-P14

R2LL-P30 to R4SS-P16

5 meters

R2LL to R5SS

R2LL-P33 to R5SS-P14

R2LL-P35 to R5SS-P22

10 meters

R2LL to R6SS

R2LL-P7 to R6SS-P14

R2LL-P36 to R6SS-P22

10 meters

R2LL to R7SS

R2LL-P32 to R7SS-P14

R2LL-P34 to R7SS-P22

10 meters

Table 4-28 Leaf Switch Connections for the Third Rack in a Seven-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R3UL to R1SS

R3UL-P3 to R1SS-P25

R3UL-P5 to R1SS-P11

5 meters

R3UL to R2SS

R3UL-P2 to R2SS-P25

R3UL-P6 to R2SS-P11

5 meters

R3UL to R3SS

R3UL-P30 to R3SS-P11

R3UL-P34 to R3SS-P25

3 meters

R3UL to R4SS

R3UL-P1 to R4SS-P25

R3UL-P4 to R4SS-P11

5 meters

R3UL to R5SS

R3UL-P32 to R5SS-P11

R3UL-P33 to R5SS-P12

5 meters

R3UL to R6SS

R3UL-P7 to R6SS-P11

R3UL-P36 to R6SS-P32

10 meters

R3UL to R7SS

R3UL-P31 to R7SS-P11

R3UL-P35 to R7SS-P12

10 meters

R3LL to R1SS

R3LL-P2 to R1SS-P32

R3LL-P4 to R1SS-P20

5 meters

R3LL to R2SS

R3LL-P1 to R2SS-P32

R3LL-P31 to R2SS-P20

5 meters

R3LL to R3SS

R3LL-P32 to R3SS-P20

R3LL-P34 to R3SS-P32

3 meters

R3LL to R4SS

R3LL-P33 to R4SS-P20

R3LL-P35 to R4SS-P32

5 meters

R3LL to R5SS

R3LL-P3 to R5SS-P32

R3LL-P5 to R5SS-P20

5 meters

R3LL to R6SS

R3LL-P6 to R6SS-P19

R3LL-P30 to R6SS-P20

10 meters

R3LL to R7SS

R3LL-P7 to R7SS-P20

R3LL-P36 to R7SS-P32

10 meters

Table 4-29 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fourth Rack in a Seven-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R4UL to R1SS

R4UL-P3 to R1SS-P31

R4UL-P7 to R1SS-P10

10 meters

R4UL to R2SS

R4UL-P4 to R2SS-P9

R4UL-P6 to R2SS-P10

5 meters

R4UL to R3SS

R4UL-P1 to R3SS-P31

R4UL-P33 to R3SS-P10

5 meters

R4UL to R4SS

R4UL-P32 to R4SS-P10

R4UL-P34 to R4SS-P31

3 meters

R4UL to R5SS

R4UL-P2 to R5SS-P31

R4UL-P5 to R5SS-P10

5 meters

R4UL to R6SS

R4UL-P30 to R6SS-P10

R4UL-P35 to R6SS-P31

5 meters

R4UL to R7SS

R4UL-P31 to R7SS-P10

R4UL-P36 to R7SS-P31

10 meters

R4LL to R1SS

R4LL-P3 to R1SS-P27

R4LL-P5 to R1SS-P17

10 meters

R4LL to R2SS

R4LL-P2 to R2SS-P27

R4LL-P4 to R2SS-P17

5 meters

R4LL to R3SS

R4LL-P31 to R3SS-P17

R4LL-P33 to R3SS-P18

5 meters

R4LL to R4SS

R4LL-P30 to R4SS-P17

R4LL-P34 to R4SS-P27

3 meters

R4LL to R5SS

R4LL-P1 to R5SS-P27

R4LL-P7 to R5SS-P17

5 meters

R4LL to R6SS

R4LL-P6 to R6SS-P17

R4LL-P35 to R6SS-P27

5 meters

R4LL to R7SS

R4LL-P32 to R7SS-P17

R4LL-P36 to R7SS-P27

10 meters

Table 4-30 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fifth Rack in a Seven-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R5UL to R1SS

R5UL-P3 to R1SS-P24

R5UL-P5 to R1SS-P8

10 meters

R5UL to R2SS

R5UL-P2 to R2SS-P24

R5UL-P4 to R2SS-P8

10 meters

R5UL to R3SS

R5UL-P1 to R3SS-P24

R5UL-P6 to R3SS-P12

5 meters

R5UL to R4SS

R5UL-P31 to R4SS-P7

R5UL-P33 to R4SS-P12

5 meters

R5UL to R5SS

R5UL-P30 to R5SS-P7

R5UL-P34 to R5SS-P25

3 meters

R5UL to R6SS

R5UL-P7 to R6SS-P7

R5UL-P35 to R6SS-P25

5 meters

R5UL to R7SS

R5UL-P32 to R7SS-P7

R5UL-P36 to R7SS-P25

5 meters

R5LL to R1SS

R5LL-P3 to R1SS-P29

R5LL-P7 to R1SS-P18

10 meters

R5LL to R2SS

R5LL-P2 to R2SS-P29

R5LL-P6 to R2SS-P18

10 meters

R5LL to R3SS

R5LL-P31 to R3SS-P16

R5LL-P34 to R3SS-P29

5 meters

R5LL to R4SS

R5LL-P33 to R4SS-P19

R5LL-P35 to R4SS-P29

5 meters

R5LL to R5SS

R5LL-P30 to R5SS-P15

R5LL-P32 to R5SS-P19

3 meters

R5LL to R6SS

R5LL-P1 to R6SS-P29

R5LL-P4 to R6SS-P15

5 meters

R5LL to R7SS

R5LL-P5 to R7SS-P15

R5LL-P36 to R7SS-P29

5 meters

Table 4-31 Leaf Switch Connections for the Sixth Rack in a Seven-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R6UL to R1SS

R6UL-P3 to R1SS-P23

R6UL-P7 to R1SS-P16

10 meters

R6UL to R2SS

R6UL-P2 to R2SS-P23

R6UL-P4 to R2SS-P16

10 meters

R6UL to R3SS

R6UL-P1 to R3SS-P23

R6UL-P6 to R3SS-P19

10 meters

R6UL to R4SS

R6UL-P31 to R4SS-P15

R6UL-P34 to R4SS-P23

5 meters

R6UL to R5SS

R6UL-P33 to R5SS-P18

R6UL-P35 to R5SS-P23

5 meters

R6UL to R6SS

R6UL-P30 to R6SS-P16

R6UL-P32 to R6SS-P18

3 meters

R6UL to R7SS

R6UL-P5 to R7SS-P16

R6UL-P36 to R7SS-P26

5 meters

R6LL to R1SS

R6LL-P5 to R1SS-P12

R6LL-P7 to R1SS-P15

10 meters

R6LL to R2SS

R6LL-P2 to R2SS-P31

R6LL-P4 to R2SS-P12

10 meters

R6LL to R3SS

R6LL-P3 to R3SS-P28

R6LL-P31 to R3SS-P7

10 meters

R6LL to R4SS

R6LL-P33 to R4SS-P9

R6LL-P34 to R4SS-P24

5 meters

R6LL to R5SS

R6LL-P30 to R5SS-P8

R6LL-P35 to R5SS-P24

5 meters

R6LL to R6SS

R6LL-P32 to R6SS-P8

R6LL-P36 to R6SS-P24

3 meters

R6LL to R7SS

R6LL-P1 to R7SS-P24

R6LL-P6 to R7SS-P8

5 meters

Table 4-32 Leaf Switch Connections for the Seventh Rack in a Seven-Rack System

Switch Pair Connections Cable Length

R7UL to R1SS

R7UL-P3 to R1SS-P30

R7UL-P5 to R1SS-P9

10 meters

R7UL to R2SS

R7UL-P1 to R2SS-P30

R7UL-P7 to R2SS-P7

10 meters

R7UL to R3SS

R7UL-P2 to R3SS-P30

R7UL-P4 to R3SS-P9

10 meters

R7UL to R4SS

R7UL-P6 to R4SS-P8

R7UL-P34 to R4SS-P30

10 meters

R7UL to R5SS

R7UL-P31 to R5SS-P9

R7UL-P35 to R5SS-P30

5 meters

R7UL to R6SS

R7UL-P33 to R6SS-P9

R7UL-P36 to R6SS-P30

5 meters

R7UL to R7SS

R7UL-P30 to R7SS-P9

R7UL-P32 to R7SS-P30

3 meters

R7LL to R1SS

R7LL-P3 to R1SS-P26

R7LL-P5 to R1SS-P19

10 meters

R7LL to R2SS

R7LL-P1 to R2SS-P26

R7LL-P7 to R2SS-P19

10 meters

R7LL to R3SS

R7LL-P2 to R3SS-P26

R7LL-P4 to R3SS-P15

10 meters

R7LL to R4SS

R7LL-P6 to R4SS-P18

R7LL-P34 to R4SS-P26

10 meters

R7LL to R5SS

R7LL-P31 to R5SS-P16

R7LL-P35 to R5SS-P26

5 meters

R7LL to R6SS

R7LL-P33 to R6SS-P12

R7LL-P36 to R6SS-P26

5 meters

R7LL to R7SS

R7LL-P30 to R7SS-P18

R7LL-P32 to R7SS-P19

3 meters

The following table contains all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections from the previous tables. In this table, the connections are sorted by the spine switch port location.

Table 4-33 Seven-Rack System Connections Sorted By The Spine Switch Port Location

Spine Switch Port Leaf Switch Port Cable Length
R1SS-P5 R1UL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P6 R2UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P7 R1UL-P7 3 meters
R1SS-P8 R5UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P9 R7UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P10 R4UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P11 R3UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P12 R6LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P13 R1LL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P14 R2LL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P15 R6LL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P16 R6UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P17 R4LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P18 R5LL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P19 R7LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P20 R3LL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P21 R1LL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P22 R2LL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P23 R6UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P24 R5UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P25 R3UL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P26 R7LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P27 R4LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P28 R2UL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P29 R5LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P30 R7UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P31 R4UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P32 R3LL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P5 R1UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P6 R2UL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P7 R7UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P8 R5UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P9 R4UL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P10 R4UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P11 R3UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P12 R6LL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P13 R1LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P14 R2LL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P15 R1LL-P33 5 meters
R2SS-P16 R6UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P17 R4LL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P18 R5LL-P6 10 meters
R2SS-P19 R7LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P20 R3LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P21 R1UL-P3 5 meters
R2SS-P22 R2LL-P2 3 meters
R2SS-P23 R6UL-P2 10 meters
R2SS-P24 R5UL-P2 10 meters
R2SS-P25 R3UL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P26 R7LL-P1 10 meters
R2SS-P27 R4LL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P28 R2UL-P34 3 meters
R2SS-P29 R5LL-P2 10 meters
R2SS-P30 R7UL-P1 10 meters
R2SS-P31 R6LL-P2 10 meters
R2SS-P32 R3LL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P5 R1UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P6 R2UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P7 R6LL-P31 10 meters
R3SS-P8 R2UL-P30 5 meters
R3SS-P9 R7UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P10 R4UL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P11 R3UL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P12 R5UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P13 R1LL-P4 5 meters
R3SS-P14 R2LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P15 R7LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P16 R5LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P17 R4LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P18 R4LL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P19 R6UL-P6 10 meters
R3SS-P20 R3LL-P32 3 meters
R3SS-P21 R1LL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P22 R2LL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P23 R6UL-P1 10 meters
R3SS-P24 R5UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P25 R3UL-P34 3 meters
R3SS-P26 R7LL-P2 10 meters
R3SS-P27 R1UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P28 R6LL-P3 10 meters
R3SS-P29 R5LL-P34 5 meters
R3SS-P30 R7UL-P2 10 meters
R3SS-P31 R4UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P32 R3LL-P34 3 meters
R4SS-P5 R1UL-P4 10 meters
R4SS-P6 R2UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P7 R5UL-P31 5 meters
R4SS-P8 R7UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P9 R6LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P10 R4UL-P32 3 meters
R4SS-P11 R3UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P12 R5UL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P13 R1LL-P30 10 meters
R4SS-P14 R2LL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P15 R6UL-P31 5 meters
R4SS-P16 R2LL-P30 5 meters
R4SS-P17 R4LL-P30 3 meters
R4SS-P18 R7LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P19 R5LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P20 R3LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P21 R1LL-P34 10 meters
R4SS-P22 R1UL-P2 10 meters
R4SS-P23 R6UL-P34 5 meters
R4SS-P24 R6LL-P34 5 meters
R4SS-P25 R3UL-P1 5 meters
R4SS-P26 R7LL-P34 10 meters
R4SS-P27 R4LL-P34 3 meters
R4SS-P28 R2UL-P2 5 meters
R4SS-P29 R5LL-P35 5 meters
R4SS-P30 R7UL-P34 10 meters
R4SS-P31 R4UL-P34 3 meters
R4SS-P32 R3LL-P35 5 meters
R5SS-P5 R1UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P6 R2UL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P7 R5UL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P8 R6LL-P30 5 meters
R5SS-P9 R7UL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P10 R4UL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P11 R3UL-P32 5 meters
R5SS-P12 R3UL-P33 5 meters
R5SS-P13 R1LL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P14 R2LL-P33 10 meters
R5SS-P15 R5LL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P16 R7LL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P17 R4LL-P7 5 meters
R5SS-P18 R6UL-P33 5 meters
R5SS-P19 R5LL-P32 3 meters
R5SS-P20 R3LL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P21 R1LL-P35 10 meters
R5SS-P22 R2LL-P35 10 meters
R5SS-P23 R6UL-P35 5 meters
R5SS-P24 R6LL-P35 5 meters
R5SS-P25 R5UL-P34 3 meters
R5SS-P26 R7LL-P35 5 meters
R5SS-P27 R4LL-P1 5 meters
R5SS-P28 R2UL-P1 10 meters
R5SS-P29 R1UL-P34 10 meters
R5SS-P30 R7UL-P35 5 meters
R5SS-P31 R4UL-P2 5 meters
R5SS-P32 R3LL-P3 5 meters
R6SS-P5 R1UL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P6 R2UL-P33 10 meters
R6SS-P7 R5UL-P7 5 meters
R6SS-P8 R6LL-P32 3 meters
R6SS-P9 R7UL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P10 R4UL-P30 5 meters
R6SS-P11 R3UL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P12 R7LL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P13 R1LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P14 R2LL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P15 R5LL-P4 5 meters
R6SS-P16 R6UL-P30 3 meters
R6SS-P17 R4LL-P6 5 meters
R6SS-P18 R6UL-P32 3 meters
R6SS-P19 R3LL-P6 10 meters
R6SS-P20 R3LL-P30 10 meters
R6SS-P21 R1LL-P36 10 meters
R6SS-P22 R2LL-P36 10 meters
R6SS-P23 R1UL-P35 10 meters
R6SS-P24 R6LL-P36 3 meters
R6SS-P25 R5UL-P35 5 meters
R6SS-P26 R7LL-P36 5 meters
R6SS-P27 R4LL-P35 5 meters
R6SS-P28 R2UL-P35 10 meters
R6SS-P29 R5LL-P1 5 meters
R6SS-P30 R7UL-P36 5 meters
R6SS-P31 R4UL-P35 5 meters
R6SS-P32 R3UL-P36 10 meters
R7SS-P5 R1UL-P33 10 meters
R7SS-P6 R2UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P7 R5UL-P32 5 meters
R7SS-P8 R6LL-P6 5 meters
R7SS-P9 R7UL-P30 3 meters
R7SS-P10 R4UL-P31 10 meters
R7SS-P11 R3UL-P31 10 meters
R7SS-P12 R3UL-P35 10 meters
R7SS-P13 R1LL-P6 10 meters
R7SS-P14 R2LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P15 R5LL-P5 5 meters
R7SS-P16 R6UL-P5 5 meters
R7SS-P17 R4LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P18 R7LL-P30 3 meters
R7SS-P19 R7LL-P32 3 meters
R7SS-P20 R3LL-P7 10 meters
R7SS-P21 R1LL-P1 10 meters
R7SS-P22 R2LL-P34 10 meters
R7SS-P23 R1UL-P36 10 meters
R7SS-P24 R6LL-P1 5 meters
R7SS-P25 R5UL-P36 5 meters
R7SS-P26 R6UL-P36 5 meters
R7SS-P27 R4LL-P36 10 meters
R7SS-P28 R2UL-P36 10 meters
R7SS-P29 R5LL-P36 5 meters
R7SS-P30 R7UL-P32 3 meters
R7SS-P31 R4UL-P36 10 meters
R7SS-P32 R3LL-P36 10 meters

4.9 Eight-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks

This section provides the cabling details for X9M and later models to connect eight racks using RoCE Network Fabric.

Note:

  • The following conventions are used in the cabling notation for connecting multiple racks together:

    • The abbreviation for the first rack is R1, the second rack is R2, and so on.

    • LL identifies a lower leaf switch and UL identifies an upper leaf switch.

    • SS identifies the spine switch, which is located in U1 on all racks.

    • A specific switch is identified by combining abbreviations. For example, R1LL identifies the lower leaf switch (LL) on the first rack (R1).

  • The leaf switches are located as follows:

    • At rack unit 20 (U20) and 22 (U22) in 2-socket systems (Oracle Exadata Rack X9M-2 and later models).

    • At rack unit 21 (U21) and rack unit 23 (U23) in 8-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-8).

  • The cable lengths shown in the following lists assume that the racks are adjacent to each other, the cables are routed through a raised floor, and there are no obstacles in the routing between the racks. If the racks are not adjacent, or use overhead cabling trays, then they may require longer cable lengths. Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported.

  • Only optical cables (with additional transceivers) are supported for lengths greater than 5 meters.

  • For X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers only, port 30 on the leaf switches is connected to a database server and is not used as an inter-switch link. Consequently, for these systems only, ignore the connections to port number 30 on every leaf switch in the following tables. This adjustment leaves only 13 inter-switch links on each leaf switch and only applies to X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers.

The following tables contain details for all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections in an eight-rack system.

Table 4-34 Leaf Switch Connections for the First Rack in a Eight-Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R1UL-P1 to R3SS-P23 5 meters
R1UL-P2 to R4SS-P23 10 meters
R1UL-P3 to R1SS-P23 3 meters
R1UL-P4 to R4SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P5 to R1SS-P5 3 meters
R1UL-P6 to R3SS-P5 5 meters
R1UL-P7 to R8SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P30 to R5SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P31 to R2SS-P5 5 meters
R1UL-P32 to R6SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P33 to R7SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P34 to R2SS-P23 5 meters
R1UL-P35 to R5SS-P23 10 meters
R1UL-P36 to R6SS-P23 10 meters
R1LL-P1 to R2SS-P24 5 meters
R1LL-P2 to R3SS-P24 5 meters
R1LL-P3 to R5SS-P24 10 meters
R1LL-P4 to R3SS-P13 5 meters
R1LL-P5 to R1SS-P13 3 meters
R1LL-P6 to R7SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P7 to R5SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P30 to R4SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P31 to R2SS-P13 5 meters
R1LL-P32 to R6SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P33 to R8SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P34 to R4SS-P24 10 meters
R1LL-P35 to R6SS-P24 10 meters
R1LL-P36 to R7SS-P24 10 meters

Table 4-35 Leaf Switch Connections for the Second Rack in a Eight-Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R2UL-P1 to R5SS-P25 10 meters
R2UL-P2 to R3SS-P25 5 meters
R2UL-P3 to R4SS-P25 5 meters
R2UL-P4 to R4SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P5 to R1SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P6 to R3SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P7 to R5SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P30 to R8SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P31 to R2SS-P6 3 meters
R2UL-P32 to R7SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P33 to R6SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P34 to R7SS-P25 10 meters
R2UL-P35 to R6SS-P25 10 meters
R2UL-P36 to R8SS-P25 10 meters
R2LL-P1 to R6SS-P32 10 meters
R2LL-P2 to R4SS-P32 5 meters
R2LL-P3 to R1SS-P22 5 meters
R2LL-P4 to R4SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P5 to R1SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P6 to R3SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P7 to R6SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P30 to R8SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P31 to R2SS-P14 3 meters
R2LL-P32 to R7SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P33 to R5SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P34 to R7SS-P32 10 meters
R2LL-P35 to R5SS-P32 10 meters
R2LL-P36 to R8SS-P32 10 meters

Table 4-36 Leaf Switch Connections for the Third Rack in a Eight-Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R3UL-P1 to R6SS-P31 10 meters
R3UL-P2 to R2SS-P25 5 meters
R3UL-P3 to R1SS-P25 5 meters
R3UL-P4 to R4SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P5 to R1SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P6 to R2SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P7 to R6SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P30 to R3SS-P11 3 meters
R3UL-P31 to R7SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P32 to R5SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P33 to R8SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P34 to R5SS-P31 5 meters
R3UL-P35 to R7SS-P31 10 meters
R3UL-P36 to R8SS-P31 10 meters
R3LL-P1 to R7SS-P27 10 meters
R3LL-P2 to R1SS-P32 5 meters
R3LL-P3 to R2SS-P32 5 meters
R3LL-P4 to R1SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P5 to R5SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P6 to R8SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P7 to R7SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P30 to R6SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P31 to R2SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P32 to R3SS-P20 3 meters
R3LL-P33 to R4SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P34 to R3SS-P32 3 meters
R3LL-P35 to R6SS-P27 10 meters
R3LL-P36 to R8SS-P27 10 meters

Table 4-37 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fourth Rack in a Eight-Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R4UL-P1 to R8SS-P23 10 meters
R4UL-P2 to R2SS-P31 5 meters
R4UL-P3 to R1SS-P31 10 meters
R4UL-P4 to R8SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P5 to R5SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P6 to R2SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P7 to R1SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P30 to R6SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P31 to R7SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P32 to R4SS-P10 3 meters
R4UL-P33 to R3SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P34 to R4SS-P31 3 meters
R4UL-P35 to R3SS-P31 5 meters
R4UL-P36 to R7SS-P23 10 meters
R4LL-P1 to R5SS-P27 5 meters
R4LL-P2 to R2SS-P27 5 meters
R4LL-P3 to R1SS-P27 10 meters
R4LL-P4 to R2SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P5 to R1SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P6 to R6SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P7 to R5SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P30 to R4SS-P17 3 meters
R4LL-P31 to R3SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P32 to R7SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P33 to R8SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P34 to R3SS-P27 5 meters
R4LL-P35 to R4SS-P27 3 meters
R4LL-P36 to R8SS-P24 10 meters

Table 4-38 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fifth Rack in a Eight-Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R5UL-P1 to R3SS-P28 5 meters
R5UL-P2 to R2SS-P28 10 meters
R5UL-P3 to R1SS-P28 10 meters
R5UL-P4 to R2SS-P8 10 meters
R5UL-P5 to R1SS-P8 10 meters
R5UL-P6 to R3SS-P8 5 meters
R5UL-P7 to R6SS-P7 5 meters
R5UL-P30 to R5SS-P7 3 meters
R5UL-P31 to R8SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P32 to R7SS-P7 5 meters
R5UL-P33 to R4SS-P12 5 meters
R5UL-P34 to R4SS-P28 5 meters
R5UL-P35 to R5SS-P28 3 meters
R5UL-P36 to R6SS-P28 5 meters
R5LL-P1 to R7SS-P22 5 meters
R5LL-P2 to R6SS-P22 5 meters
R5LL-P3 to R2SS-P22 10 meters
R5LL-P4 to R6SS-P15 5 meters
R5LL-P5 to R7SS-P15 5 meters
R5LL-P6 to R2SS-P18 10 meters
R5LL-P7 to R1SS-P18 10 meters
R5LL-P30 to R5SS-P15 3 meters
R5LL-P31 to R3SS-P16 5 meters
R5LL-P32 to R8SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P33 to R4SS-P19 5 meters
R5LL-P34 to R3SS-P22 5 meters
R5LL-P35 to R4SS-P22 5 meters
R5LL-P36 to R5SS-P22 3 meters

Table 4-39 Leaf Switch Connections for the Sixth Rack in a Eight-Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R6UL-P1 to R4SS-P30 5 meters
R6UL-P2 to R3SS-P30 10 meters
R6UL-P3 to R7SS-P30 5 meters
R6UL-P4 to R2SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P5 to R7SS-P16 5 meters
R6UL-P6 to R3SS-P19 10 meters
R6UL-P7 to R1SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P30 to R6SS-P16 3 meters
R6UL-P31 to R4SS-P15 5 meters
R6UL-P32 to R8SS-P16 5 meters
R6UL-P33 to R5SS-P18 5 meters
R6UL-P34 to R5SS-P30 5 meters
R6UL-P35 to R6SS-P30 3 meters
R6UL-P36 to R8SS-P30 5 meters
R6LL-P1 to R8SS-P26 5 meters
R6LL-P2 to R7SS-P26 5 meters
R6LL-P3 to R1SS-P24 10 meters
R6LL-P4 to R2SS-P12 10 meters
R6LL-P5 to R1SS-P12 10 meters
R6LL-P6 to R7SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P7 to R8SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P30 to R5SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P31 to R3SS-P7 10 meters
R6LL-P32 to R6SS-P8 3 meters
R6LL-P33 to R4SS-P9 5 meters
R6LL-P34 to R4SS-P26 5 meters
R6LL-P35 to R5SS-P26 5 meters
R6LL-P36 to R6SS-P26 3 meters

Table 4-40 Leaf Switch Connections for the Seventh Rack in a Eight-Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R7UL-P1 to R2SS-P30 10 meters
R7UL-P2 to R5SS-P21 5 meters
R7UL-P3 to R1SS-P30 10 meters
R7UL-P4 to R3SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P5 to R1SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P6 to R4SS-P8 10 meters
R7UL-P7 to R2SS-P7 10 meters
R7UL-P30 to R7SS-P9 3 meters
R7UL-P31 to R5SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P32 to R8SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P33 to R6SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P34 to R8SS-P21 5 meters
R7UL-P35 to R6SS-P21 5 meters
R7UL-P36 to R7SS-P21 3 meters
R7LL-P1 to R2SS-P26 10 meters
R7LL-P2 to R3SS-P26 10 meters
R7LL-P3 to R1SS-P26 10 meters
R7LL-P4 to R3SS-P15 10 meters
R7LL-P5 to R1SS-P19 10 meters
R7LL-P6 to R4SS-P18 10 meters
R7LL-P7 to R2SS-P19 10 meters
R7LL-P30 to R7SS-P18 3 meters
R7LL-P31 to R5SS-P16 5 meters
R7LL-P32 to R8SS-P12 5 meters
R7LL-P33 to R6SS-P18 5 meters
R7LL-P34 to R6SS-P29 5 meters
R7LL-P35 to R7SS-P29 3 meters
R7LL-P36 to R8SS-P29 5 meters

Table 4-41 Leaf Switch Connections for the Eighth Rack in a Eight-Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R8UL-P1 to R2SS-P21 10 meters
R8UL-P2 to R3SS-P21 10 meters
R8UL-P3 to R1SS-P21 10 meters
R8UL-P4 to R3SS-P18 10 meters
R8UL-P5 to R1SS-P15 10 meters
R8UL-P6 to R4SS-P16 10 meters
R8UL-P7 to R2SS-P15 10 meters
R8UL-P30 to R7SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P31 to R5SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P32 to R8SS-P19 3 meters
R8UL-P33 to R6SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P34 to R7SS-P28 5 meters
R8UL-P35 to R8SS-P28 3 meters
R8UL-P36 to R4SS-P21 10 meters
R8LL-P1 to R2SS-P29 10 meters
R8LL-P2 to R3SS-P29 10 meters
R8LL-P3 to R1SS-P29 10 meters
R8LL-P4 to R3SS-P12 10 meters
R8LL-P5 to R1SS-P7 10 meters
R8LL-P6 to R4SS-P7 10 meters
R8LL-P7 to R2SS-P9 10 meters
R8LL-P30 to R7SS-P12 5 meters
R8LL-P31 to R5SS-P12 10 meters
R8LL-P32 to R8SS-P18 3 meters
R8LL-P33 to R6SS-P12 5 meters
R8LL-P34 to R8SS-P22 3 meters
R8LL-P35 to R5SS-P29 10 meters
R8LL-P36 to R4SS-P29 10 meters

The following table contains all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections from the previous tables. In this table, the connections are sorted by the spine switch port location.

Table 4-42 Eight-Rack System Connections Sorted By The Spine Switch Port Location

Spine Switch Port Leaf Switch Port Cable Length
R1SS-P5 R1UL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P6 R2UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P7 R8LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P8 R5UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P9 R7UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P10 R4UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P11 R3UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P12 R6LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P13 R1LL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P14 R2LL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P15 R8UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P16 R6UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P17 R4LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P18 R5LL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P19 R7LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P20 R3LL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P21 R8UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P22 R2LL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P23 R1UL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P24 R6LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P25 R3UL-P3 5 meters
R1SS-P26 R7LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P27 R4LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P28 R5UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P29 R8LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P30 R7UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P31 R4UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P32 R3LL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P5 R1UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P6 R2UL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P7 R7UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P8 R5UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P9 R8LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P10 R4UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P11 R3UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P12 R6LL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P13 R1LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P14 R2LL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P15 R8UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P16 R6UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P17 R4LL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P18 R5LL-P6 10 meters
R2SS-P19 R7LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P20 R3LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P21 R8UL-P1 10 meters
R2SS-P22 R5LL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P23 R1UL-P34 5 meters
R2SS-P24 R1LL-P1 5 meters
R2SS-P25 R3UL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P26 R7LL-P1 10 meters
R2SS-P27 R4LL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P28 R5UL-P2 10 meters
R2SS-P29 R8LL-P1 10 meters
R2SS-P30 R7UL-P1 10 meters
R2SS-P31 R4UL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P32 R3LL-P3 5 meters
R3SS-P5 R1UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P6 R2UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P7 R6LL-P31 10 meters
R3SS-P8 R5UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P9 R7UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P10 R4UL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P11 R3UL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P12 R8LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P13 R1LL-P4 5 meters
R3SS-P14 R2LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P15 R7LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P16 R5LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P17 R4LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P18 R8UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P19 R6UL-P6 10 meters
R3SS-P20 R3LL-P32 3 meters
R3SS-P21 R8UL-P2 10 meters
R3SS-P22 R5LL-P34 5 meters
R3SS-P23 R1UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P24 R1LL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P25 R2UL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P26 R7LL-P2 10 meters
R3SS-P27 R4LL-P34 5 meters
R3SS-P28 R5UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P29 R8LL-P2 10 meters
R3SS-P30 R6UL-P2 10 meters
R3SS-P31 R4UL-P35 5 meters
R3SS-P32 R3LL-P34 3 meters
R4SS-P5 R1UL-P4 10 meters
R4SS-P6 R2UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P7 R8LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P8 R7UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P9 R6LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P10 R4UL-P32 3 meters
R4SS-P11 R3UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P12 R5UL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P13 R1LL-P30 10 meters
R4SS-P14 R2LL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P15 R6UL-P31 5 meters
R4SS-P16 R8UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P17 R4LL-P30 3 meters
R4SS-P18 R7LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P19 R5LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P20 R3LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P21 R8UL-P36 10 meters
R4SS-P22 R5LL-P35 5 meters
R4SS-P23 R1UL-P2 10 meters
R4SS-P24 R1LL-P34 10 meters
R4SS-P25 R2UL-P3 5 meters
R4SS-P26 R6LL-P34 5 meters
R4SS-P27 R4LL-P35 3 meters
R4SS-P28 R5UL-P34 5 meters
R4SS-P29 R8LL-P36 10 meters
R4SS-P30 R6UL-P1 5 meters
R4SS-P31 R4UL-P34 3 meters
R4SS-P32 R2LL-P2 5 meters
R5SS-P5 R1UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P6 R2UL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P7 R5UL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P8 R6LL-P30 5 meters
R5SS-P9 R7UL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P10 R4UL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P11 R3UL-P32 5 meters
R5SS-P12 R8LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P13 R1LL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P14 R2LL-P33 10 meters
R5SS-P15 R5LL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P16 R7LL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P17 R4LL-P7 5 meters
R5SS-P18 R6UL-P33 5 meters
R5SS-P19 R8UL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P20 R3LL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P21 R7UL-P2 5 meters
R5SS-P22 R5LL-P36 3 meters
R5SS-P23 R1UL-P35 10 meters
R5SS-P24 R1LL-P3 10 meters
R5SS-P25 R2UL-P1 10 meters
R5SS-P26 R6LL-P35 5 meters
R5SS-P27 R4LL-P1 5 meters
R5SS-P28 R5UL-P35 3 meters
R5SS-P29 R8LL-P35 10 meters
R5SS-P30 R6UL-P34 5 meters
R5SS-P31 R3UL-P34 5 meters
R5SS-P32 R2LL-P35 10 meters
R6SS-P5 R1UL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P6 R2UL-P33 10 meters
R6SS-P7 R5UL-P7 5 meters
R6SS-P8 R6LL-P32 3 meters
R6SS-P9 R7UL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P10 R4UL-P30 5 meters
R6SS-P11 R3UL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P12 R8LL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P13 R1LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P14 R2LL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P15 R5LL-P4 5 meters
R6SS-P16 R6UL-P30 3 meters
R6SS-P17 R4LL-P6 5 meters
R6SS-P18 R7LL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P19 R8UL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P20 R3LL-P30 10 meters
R6SS-P21 R7UL-P35 5 meters
R6SS-P22 R5LL-P2 5 meters
R6SS-P23 R1UL-P36 10 meters
R6SS-P24 R1LL-P35 10 meters
R6SS-P25 R2UL-P35 10 meters
R6SS-P26 R6LL-P36 3 meters
R6SS-P27 R3LL-P35 10 meters
R6SS-P28 R5UL-P36 5 meters
R6SS-P29 R7LL-P34 5 meters
R6SS-P30 R6UL-P35 3 meters
R6SS-P31 R3UL-P1 10 meters
R6SS-P32 R2LL-P1 10 meters
R7SS-P5 R1UL-P33 10 meters
R7SS-P6 R2UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P7 R5UL-P32 5 meters
R7SS-P8 R6LL-P6 5 meters
R7SS-P9 R7UL-P30 3 meters
R7SS-P10 R4UL-P31 10 meters
R7SS-P11 R3UL-P31 10 meters
R7SS-P12 R8LL-P30 5 meters
R7SS-P13 R1LL-P6 10 meters
R7SS-P14 R2LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P15 R5LL-P5 5 meters
R7SS-P16 R6UL-P5 5 meters
R7SS-P17 R4LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P18 R7LL-P30 3 meters
R7SS-P19 R8UL-P30 5 meters
R7SS-P20 R3LL-P7 10 meters
R7SS-P21 R7UL-P36 3 meters
R7SS-P22 R5LL-P1 5 meters
R7SS-P23 R4UL-P36 10 meters
R7SS-P24 R1LL-P36 10 meters
R7SS-P25 R2UL-P34 10 meters
R7SS-P26 R6LL-P2 5 meters
R7SS-P27 R3LL-P1 10 meters
R7SS-P28 R8UL-P34 5 meters
R7SS-P29 R7LL-P35 3 meters
R7SS-P30 R6UL-P3 5 meters
R7SS-P31 R3UL-P35 10 meters
R7SS-P32 R2LL-P34 10 meters
R8SS-P5 R1UL-P7 10 meters
R8SS-P6 R2UL-P30 10 meters
R8SS-P7 R5UL-P31 10 meters
R8SS-P8 R6LL-P7 5 meters
R8SS-P9 R7UL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P10 R4UL-P4 10 meters
R8SS-P11 R3UL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P12 R7LL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P13 R1LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P14 R2LL-P30 10 meters
R8SS-P15 R5LL-P32 10 meters
R8SS-P16 R6UL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P17 R4LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P18 R8LL-P32 3 meters
R8SS-P19 R8UL-P32 3 meters
R8SS-P20 R3LL-P6 10 meters
R8SS-P21 R7UL-P34 5 meters
R8SS-P22 R8LL-P34 3 meters
R8SS-P23 R4UL-P1 10 meters
R8SS-P24 R4LL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P25 R2UL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P26 R6LL-P1 5 meters
R8SS-P27 R3LL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P28 R8UL-P35 3 meters
R8SS-P29 R7LL-P36 5 meters
R8SS-P30 R6UL-P36 5 meters
R8SS-P31 R3UL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P32 R2LL-P36 10 meters

4.10 Nine-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks

This section provides the cabling details for X9M and later models to connect nine racks using RoCE Network Fabric.

Note:

  • The following conventions are used in the cabling notation for connecting multiple racks together:

    • The abbreviation for the first rack is R1, the second rack is R2, and so on.

    • LL identifies a lower leaf switch and UL identifies an upper leaf switch.

    • SS identifies the spine switch, which is located in U1 on all racks.

    • A specific switch is identified by combining abbreviations. For example, R1LL identifies the lower leaf switch (LL) on the first rack (R1).

  • The leaf switches are located as follows:

    • At rack unit 20 (U20) and 22 (U22) in 2-socket systems (Oracle Exadata Rack X9M-2 and later models).

    • At rack unit 21 (U21) and rack unit 23 (U23) in 8-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-8).

  • The cable lengths shown in the following lists assume that the racks are adjacent to each other, the cables are routed through a raised floor, and there are no obstacles in the routing between the racks. If the racks are not adjacent, or use overhead cabling trays, then they may require longer cable lengths. Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported.

  • Only optical cables (with additional transceivers) are supported for lengths greater than 5 meters.

  • For X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers only, port 30 on the leaf switches is connected to a database server and is not used as an inter-switch link. Consequently, for these systems only, ignore the connections to port number 30 on every leaf switch in the following tables. This adjustment leaves only 13 inter-switch links on each leaf switch and only applies to X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers.

The following tables contain details for all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections in a 9 rack system.

Table 4-43 Leaf Switch Connections for the First Rack in a 9 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R1UL-P1 to R3SS-P23 5 meters
R1UL-P2 to R4SS-P23 10 meters
R1UL-P3 to R1SS-P23 3 meters
R1UL-P4 to R4SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P5 to R1SS-P5 3 meters
R1UL-P6 to R3SS-P5 5 meters
R1UL-P7 to R8SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P30 to R5SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P31 to R2SS-P5 5 meters
R1UL-P32 to R6SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P33 to R7SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P34 to R2SS-P23 5 meters
R1UL-P35 to R5SS-P23 10 meters
R1UL-P36 to R9SS-P5 10 meters
R1LL-P1 to R2SS-P25 5 meters
R1LL-P2 to R3SS-P25 5 meters
R1LL-P3 to R5SS-P25 10 meters
R1LL-P4 to R3SS-P13 5 meters
R1LL-P5 to R1SS-P13 3 meters
R1LL-P6 to R7SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P7 to R5SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P30 to R4SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P31 to R2SS-P13 5 meters
R1LL-P32 to R6SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P33 to R8SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P34 to R4SS-P25 10 meters
R1LL-P35 to R6SS-P25 10 meters
R1LL-P36 to R9SS-P13 10 meters

Table 4-44 Leaf Switch Connections for the Second Rack in a 9 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R2UL-P1 to R5SS-P31 10 meters
R2UL-P2 to R3SS-P31 5 meters
R2UL-P3 to R4SS-P31 5 meters
R2UL-P4 to R4SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P5 to R1SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P6 to R3SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P7 to R5SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P30 to R8SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P31 to R2SS-P6 3 meters
R2UL-P32 to R7SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P33 to R6SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P34 to R7SS-P31 10 meters
R2UL-P35 to R6SS-P31 10 meters
R2UL-P36 to R9SS-P6 10 meters
R2LL-P1 to R6SS-P27 10 meters
R2LL-P2 to R4SS-P27 5 meters
R2LL-P3 to R9SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P4 to R4SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P5 to R1SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P6 to R3SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P7 to R6SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P30 to R8SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P31 to R2SS-P14 3 meters
R2LL-P32 to R7SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P33 to R5SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P34 to R7SS-P27 10 meters
R2LL-P35 to R5SS-P27 10 meters
R2LL-P36 to R8SS-P27 10 meters

Table 4-45 Leaf Switch Connections for the Third Rack in a 9 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R3UL-P1 to R6SS-P28 10 meters
R3UL-P2 to R9SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P3 to R9SS-P28 10 meters
R3UL-P4 to R4SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P5 to R1SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P6 to R2SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P7 to R6SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P30 to R3SS-P11 3 meters
R3UL-P31 to R7SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P32 to R5SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P33 to R8SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P34 to R5SS-P28 5 meters
R3UL-P35 to R7SS-P28 10 meters
R3UL-P36 to R8SS-P28 10 meters
R3LL-P1 to R7SS-P23 10 meters
R3LL-P2 to R1SS-P32 5 meters
R3LL-P3 to R9SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P4 to R1SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P5 to R5SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P6 to R8SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P7 to R7SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P30 to R6SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P31 to R2SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P32 to R3SS-P20 3 meters
R3LL-P33 to R4SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P34 to R9SS-P23 10 meters
R3LL-P35 to R6SS-P23 10 meters
R3LL-P36 to R8SS-P23 10 meters

Table 4-46 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fourth Rack in a 9 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R4UL-P1 to R8SS-P25 10 meters
R4UL-P2 to R2SS-P31 5 meters
R4UL-P3 to R1SS-P31 10 meters
R4UL-P4 to R8SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P5 to R5SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P6 to R2SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P7 to R1SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P30 to R6SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P31 to R7SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P32 to R4SS-P10 3 meters
R4UL-P33 to R3SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P34 to R9SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P35 to R9SS-P25 10 meters
R4UL-P36 to R7SS-P25 10 meters
R4LL-P1 to R9SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P2 to R2SS-P27 5 meters
R4LL-P3 to R1SS-P27 10 meters
R4LL-P4 to R2SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P5 to R1SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P6 to R6SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P7 to R5SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P30 to R4SS-P17 3 meters
R4LL-P31 to R3SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P32 to R7SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P33 to R8SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P34 to R3SS-P27 5 meters
R4LL-P35 to R9SS-P31 10 meters
R4LL-P36 to R8SS-P31 10 meters

Table 4-47 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fifth Rack in a 9 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R5UL-P1 to R3SS-P28 5 meters
R5UL-P2 to R2SS-P28 10 meters
R5UL-P3 to R1SS-P28 10 meters
R5UL-P4 to R2SS-P8 10 meters
R5UL-P5 to R1SS-P8 10 meters
R5UL-P6 to R3SS-P8 5 meters
R5UL-P7 to R6SS-P7 5 meters
R5UL-P30 to R5SS-P7 3 meters
R5UL-P31 to R8SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P32 to R7SS-P7 5 meters
R5UL-P33 to R4SS-P12 5 meters
R5UL-P34 to R4SS-P28 5 meters
R5UL-P35 to R9SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P36 to R9SS-P27 10 meters
R5LL-P1 to R9SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P2 to R1SS-P22 10 meters
R5LL-P3 to R2SS-P22 10 meters
R5LL-P4 to R6SS-P15 5 meters
R5LL-P5 to R7SS-P15 5 meters
R5LL-P6 to R2SS-P18 10 meters
R5LL-P7 to R1SS-P18 10 meters
R5LL-P30 to R5SS-P15 3 meters
R5LL-P31 to R3SS-P16 5 meters
R5LL-P32 to R8SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P33 to R4SS-P19 5 meters
R5LL-P34 to R3SS-P22 5 meters
R5LL-P35 to R4SS-P22 5 meters
R5LL-P36 to R5SS-P22 3 meters

Table 4-48 Leaf Switch Connections for the Sixth Rack in a 9 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R6UL-P1 to R4SS-P32 5 meters
R6UL-P2 to R3SS-P32 10 meters
R6UL-P3 to R9SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P4 to R2SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P5 to R7SS-P16 5 meters
R6UL-P6 to R3SS-P19 10 meters
R6UL-P7 to R1SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P30 to R6SS-P16 3 meters
R6UL-P31 to R4SS-P15 5 meters
R6UL-P32 to R8SS-P16 5 meters
R6UL-P33 to R5SS-P18 5 meters
R6UL-P34 to R5SS-P32 5 meters
R6UL-P35 to R6SS-P32 3 meters
R6UL-P36 to R2SS-P32 10 meters
R6LL-P1 to R9SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P2 to R7SS-P21 5 meters
R6LL-P3 to R3SS-P21 10 meters
R6LL-P4 to R2SS-P12 10 meters
R6LL-P5 to R1SS-P12 10 meters
R6LL-P6 to R7SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P7 to R8SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P30 to R5SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P31 to R3SS-P7 10 meters
R6LL-P32 to R6SS-P8 3 meters
R6LL-P33 to R4SS-P9 5 meters
R6LL-P34 to R4SS-P21 5 meters
R6LL-P35 to R5SS-P21 5 meters
R6LL-P36 to R6SS-P21 3 meters

Table 4-49 Leaf Switch Connections for the Seventh Rack in a 9 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R7UL-P1 to R5SS-P26 5 meters
R7UL-P2 to R9SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P3 to R4SS-P26 10 meters
R7UL-P4 to R3SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P5 to R1SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P6 to R4SS-P8 10 meters
R7UL-P7 to R2SS-P7 10 meters
R7UL-P30 to R7SS-P9 3 meters
R7UL-P31 to R5SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P32 to R8SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P33 to R6SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P34 to R8SS-P26 5 meters
R7UL-P35 to R6SS-P26 5 meters
R7UL-P36 to R7SS-P26 3 meters
R7LL-P1 to R9SS-P12 5 meters
R7LL-P2 to R9SS-P30 5 meters
R7LL-P3 to R5SS-P30 5 meters
R7LL-P4 to R3SS-P15 10 meters
R7LL-P5 to R1SS-P19 10 meters
R7LL-P6 to R4SS-P18 10 meters
R7LL-P7 to R2SS-P19 10 meters
R7LL-P30 to R7SS-P18 3 meters
R7LL-P31 to R5SS-P16 5 meters
R7LL-P32 to R8SS-P12 5 meters
R7LL-P33 to R6SS-P18 5 meters
R7LL-P34 to R6SS-P30 5 meters
R7LL-P35 to R7SS-P30 3 meters
R7LL-P36 to R8SS-P30 5 meters

Table 4-50 Leaf Switch Connections for the Eighth Rack in a 9 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R8UL-P1 to R9SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P2 to R9SS-P22 5 meters
R8UL-P3 to R1SS-P25 10 meters
R8UL-P4 to R3SS-P18 10 meters
R8UL-P5 to R1SS-P15 10 meters
R8UL-P6 to R4SS-P16 10 meters
R8UL-P7 to R2SS-P15 10 meters
R8UL-P30 to R7SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P31 to R5SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P32 to R8SS-P19 3 meters
R8UL-P33 to R6SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P34 to R7SS-P22 5 meters
R8UL-P35 to R8SS-P22 3 meters
R8UL-P36 to R6SS-P22 5 meters
R8LL-P1 to R2SS-P21 10 meters
R8LL-P2 to R9SS-P18 5 meters
R8LL-P3 to R1SS-P21 10 meters
R8LL-P4 to R3SS-P12 10 meters
R8LL-P5 to R1SS-P7 10 meters
R8LL-P6 to R4SS-P7 10 meters
R8LL-P7 to R2SS-P9 10 meters
R8LL-P30 to R7SS-P12 5 meters
R8LL-P31 to R5SS-P12 10 meters
R8LL-P32 to R8SS-P18 3 meters
R8LL-P33 to R6SS-P12 5 meters
R8LL-P34 to R8SS-P32 3 meters
R8LL-P35 to R9SS-P32 5 meters
R8LL-P36 to R7SS-P32 5 meters

Table 4-51 Leaf Switch Connections for the Ninth Rack in a 9 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R9UL-P1 to R1SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P2 to R1SS-P26 10 meters
R9UL-P3 to R2SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P4 to R2SS-P26 10 meters
R9UL-P5 to R3SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P6 to R3SS-P26 10 meters
R9UL-P7 to R4SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P30 to R5SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P31 to R6SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P32 to R7SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P33 to R8SS-P21 5 meters
R9UL-P34 to R8SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P35 to R9SS-P21 3 meters
R9UL-P36 to R9SS-P24 3 meters
R9LL-P1 to R1SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P2 to R1SS-P30 10 meters
R9LL-P3 to R2SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P4 to R2SS-P30 10 meters
R9LL-P5 to R3SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P6 to R3SS-P30 10 meters
R9LL-P7 to R4SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P30 to R4SS-P30 10 meters
R9LL-P31 to R5SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P32 to R6SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P33 to R7SS-P29 5 meters
R9LL-P34 to R8SS-P29 5 meters
R9LL-P35 to R9SS-P26 3 meters
R9LL-P36 to R9SS-P29 3 meters

The following table contains all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections from the previous tables. In this table, the connections are sorted by the spine switch port location.

Table 4-52 Nine-Rack System Connections Sorted By The Spine Switch Port Location

Spine Switch Port Leaf Switch Port Cable Length
R1SS-P5 R1UL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P6 R2UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P7 R8LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P8 R5UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P9 R7UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P10 R4UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P11 R3UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P12 R6LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P13 R1LL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P14 R2LL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P15 R8UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P16 R6UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P17 R4LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P18 R5LL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P19 R7LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P20 R3LL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P21 R8LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P22 R5LL-P2 10 meters
R1SS-P23 R1UL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P24 R9UL-P1 10 meters
R1SS-P25 R8UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P26 R9UL-P2 10 meters
R1SS-P27 R4LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P28 R5UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P29 R9LL-P1 10 meters
R1SS-P30 R9LL-P2 10 meters
R1SS-P31 R4UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P32 R3LL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P5 R1UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P6 R2UL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P7 R7UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P8 R5UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P9 R8LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P10 R4UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P11 R3UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P12 R6LL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P13 R1LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P14 R2LL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P15 R8UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P16 R6UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P17 R4LL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P18 R5LL-P6 10 meters
R2SS-P19 R7LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P20 R3LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P21 R8LL-P1 10 meters
R2SS-P22 R5LL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P23 R1UL-P34 5 meters
R2SS-P24 R9UL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P25 R1LL-P1 5 meters
R2SS-P26 R9UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P27 R4LL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P28 R5UL-P2 10 meters
R2SS-P29 R9LL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P30 R9LL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P31 R4UL-P2 5 meters
R2SS-P32 R6UL-P36 10 meters
R3SS-P5 R1UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P6 R2UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P7 R6LL-P31 10 meters
R3SS-P8 R5UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P9 R7UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P10 R4UL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P11 R3UL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P12 R8LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P13 R1LL-P4 5 meters
R3SS-P14 R2LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P15 R7LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P16 R5LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P17 R4LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P18 R8UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P19 R6UL-P6 10 meters
R3SS-P20 R3LL-P32 3 meters
R3SS-P21 R6LL-P3 10 meters
R3SS-P22 R5LL-P34 5 meters
R3SS-P23 R1UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P24 R9UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P25 R1LL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P26 R9UL-P6 10 meters
R3SS-P27 R4LL-P34 5 meters
R3SS-P28 R5UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P29 R9LL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P30 R9LL-P6 10 meters
R3SS-P31 R2UL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P32 R6UL-P2 10 meters
R4SS-P5 R1UL-P4 10 meters
R4SS-P6 R2UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P7 R8LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P8 R7UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P9 R6LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P10 R4UL-P32 3 meters
R4SS-P11 R3UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P12 R5UL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P13 R1LL-P30 10 meters
R4SS-P14 R2LL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P15 R6UL-P31 5 meters
R4SS-P16 R8UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P17 R4LL-P30 3 meters
R4SS-P18 R7LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P19 R5LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P20 R3LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P21 R6LL-P34 5 meters
R4SS-P22 R5LL-P35 5 meters
R4SS-P23 R1UL-P2 10 meters
R4SS-P24 R9UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P25 R1LL-P34 10 meters
R4SS-P26 R7UL-P3 10 meters
R4SS-P27 R2LL-P2 5 meters
R4SS-P28 R5UL-P34 5 meters
R4SS-P29 R9LL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P30 R9LL-P30 10 meters
R4SS-P31 R2UL-P3 5 meters
R4SS-P32 R6UL-P1 5 meters
R5SS-P5 R1UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P6 R2UL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P7 R5UL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P8 R6LL-P30 5 meters
R5SS-P9 R7UL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P10 R4UL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P11 R3UL-P32 5 meters
R5SS-P12 R8LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P13 R1LL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P14 R2LL-P33 10 meters
R5SS-P15 R5LL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P16 R7LL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P17 R4LL-P7 5 meters
R5SS-P18 R6UL-P33 5 meters
R5SS-P19 R8UL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P20 R3LL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P21 R6LL-P35 5 meters
R5SS-P22 R5LL-P36 3 meters
R5SS-P23 R1UL-P35 10 meters
R5SS-P24 R9UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P25 R1LL-P3 10 meters
R5SS-P26 R7UL-P1 5 meters
R5SS-P27 R2LL-P35 10 meters
R5SS-P28 R3UL-P34 5 meters
R5SS-P29 R9LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P30 R7LL-P3 5 meters
R5SS-P31 R2UL-P1 10 meters
R5SS-P32 R6UL-P34 5 meters
R6SS-P5 R1UL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P6 R2UL-P33 10 meters
R6SS-P7 R5UL-P7 5 meters
R6SS-P8 R6LL-P32 3 meters
R6SS-P9 R7UL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P10 R4UL-P30 5 meters
R6SS-P11 R3UL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P12 R8LL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P13 R1LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P14 R2LL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P15 R5LL-P4 5 meters
R6SS-P16 R6UL-P30 3 meters
R6SS-P17 R4LL-P6 5 meters
R6SS-P18 R7LL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P19 R8UL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P20 R3LL-P30 10 meters
R6SS-P21 R6LL-P36 3 meters
R6SS-P22 R8UL-P36 5 meters
R6SS-P23 R3LL-P35 10 meters
R6SS-P24 R9UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P25 R1LL-P35 10 meters
R6SS-P26 R7UL-P35 5 meters
R6SS-P27 R2LL-P1 10 meters
R6SS-P28 R3UL-P1 10 meters
R6SS-P29 R9LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P30 R7LL-P34 5 meters
R6SS-P31 R2UL-P35 10 meters
R6SS-P32 R6UL-P35 3 meters
R7SS-P5 R1UL-P33 10 meters
R7SS-P6 R2UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P7 R5UL-P32 5 meters
R7SS-P8 R6LL-P6 5 meters
R7SS-P9 R7UL-P30 3 meters
R7SS-P10 R4UL-P31 10 meters
R7SS-P11 R3UL-P31 10 meters
R7SS-P12 R8LL-P30 5 meters
R7SS-P13 R1LL-P6 10 meters
R7SS-P14 R2LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P15 R5LL-P5 5 meters
R7SS-P16 R6UL-P5 5 meters
R7SS-P17 R4LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P18 R7LL-P30 3 meters
R7SS-P19 R8UL-P30 5 meters
R7SS-P20 R3LL-P7 10 meters
R7SS-P21 R6LL-P2 5 meters
R7SS-P22 R8UL-P34 5 meters
R7SS-P23 R3LL-P1 10 meters
R7SS-P24 R9UL-P32 5 meters
R7SS-P25 R4UL-P36 10 meters
R7SS-P26 R7UL-P36 3 meters
R7SS-P27 R2LL-P34 10 meters
R7SS-P28 R3UL-P35 10 meters
R7SS-P29 R9LL-P33 5 meters
R7SS-P30 R7LL-P35 3 meters
R7SS-P31 R2UL-P34 10 meters
R7SS-P32 R8LL-P36 5 meters
R8SS-P5 R1UL-P7 10 meters
R8SS-P6 R2UL-P30 10 meters
R8SS-P7 R5UL-P31 10 meters
R8SS-P8 R6LL-P7 5 meters
R8SS-P9 R7UL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P10 R4UL-P4 10 meters
R8SS-P11 R3UL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P12 R7LL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P13 R1LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P14 R2LL-P30 10 meters
R8SS-P15 R5LL-P32 10 meters
R8SS-P16 R6UL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P17 R4LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P18 R8LL-P32 3 meters
R8SS-P19 R8UL-P32 3 meters
R8SS-P20 R3LL-P6 10 meters
R8SS-P21 R9UL-P33 5 meters
R8SS-P22 R8UL-P35 3 meters
R8SS-P23 R3LL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P24 R9UL-P34 5 meters
R8SS-P25 R4UL-P1 10 meters
R8SS-P26 R7UL-P34 5 meters
R8SS-P27 R2LL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P28 R3UL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P29 R9LL-P34 5 meters
R8SS-P30 R7LL-P36 5 meters
R8SS-P31 R4LL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P32 R8LL-P34 3 meters
R9SS-P5 R1UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P6 R2UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P7 R5UL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P8 R6LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P9 R7UL-P2 5 meters
R9SS-P10 R4UL-P34 10 meters
R9SS-P11 R3UL-P2 10 meters
R9SS-P12 R7LL-P1 5 meters
R9SS-P13 R1LL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P14 R2LL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P15 R5LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P16 R6UL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P17 R4LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P18 R8LL-P2 5 meters
R9SS-P19 R8UL-P1 5 meters
R9SS-P20 R3LL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P21 R9UL-P35 3 meters
R9SS-P22 R8UL-P2 5 meters
R9SS-P23 R3LL-P34 10 meters
R9SS-P24 R9UL-P36 3 meters
R9SS-P25 R4UL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P26 R9LL-P35 3 meters
R9SS-P27 R5UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P28 R3UL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P29 R9LL-P36 3 meters
R9SS-P30 R7LL-P2 5 meters
R9SS-P31 R4LL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P32 R8LL-P35 5 meters

4.11 Ten-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks

This section provides the cabling details for X9M and later models to connect ten racks using RoCE Network Fabric.

Note:

  • The following conventions are used in the cabling notation for connecting multiple racks together:

    • The abbreviation for the first rack is R1, the second rack is R2, and so on.

    • LL identifies a lower leaf switch and UL identifies an upper leaf switch.

    • SS identifies the spine switch, which is located in U1 on all racks.

    • A specific switch is identified by combining abbreviations. For example, R1LL identifies the lower leaf switch (LL) on the first rack (R1).

  • The leaf switches are located as follows:

    • At rack unit 20 (U20) and 22 (U22) in 2-socket systems (Oracle Exadata Rack X9M-2 and later models).

    • At rack unit 21 (U21) and rack unit 23 (U23) in 8-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-8).

  • The cable lengths shown in the following lists assume that the racks are adjacent to each other, the cables are routed through a raised floor, and there are no obstacles in the routing between the racks. If the racks are not adjacent, or use overhead cabling trays, then they may require longer cable lengths. Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported.

  • Only optical cables (with additional transceivers) are supported for lengths greater than 5 meters.

  • For X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers only, port 30 on the leaf switches is connected to a database server and is not used as an inter-switch link. Consequently, interconnecting 10 or more of these racks requires modification to the following cabling tables. Contact Oracle for further details.

The following tables contain details for all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections in a 10 rack system.

Table 4-53 Leaf Switch Connections for the First Rack in a 10 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R1UL-P1 to R3SS-P23 5 meters
R1UL-P2 to R4SS-P23 10 meters
R1UL-P3 to R1SS-P23 3 meters
R1UL-P4 to R4SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P5 to R1SS-P5 3 meters
R1UL-P6 to R3SS-P5 5 meters
R1UL-P7 to R8SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P30 to R5SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P31 to R2SS-P5 5 meters
R1UL-P32 to R6SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P33 to R7SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P34 to R2SS-P23 5 meters
R1UL-P35 to R10SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P36 to R9SS-P5 10 meters
R1LL-P1 to R2SS-P27 5 meters
R1LL-P2 to R3SS-P27 5 meters
R1LL-P3 to R5SS-P27 10 meters
R1LL-P4 to R3SS-P13 5 meters
R1LL-P5 to R1SS-P13 3 meters
R1LL-P6 to R7SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P7 to R5SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P30 to R4SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P31 to R2SS-P13 5 meters
R1LL-P32 to R6SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P33 to R8SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P34 to R4SS-P27 10 meters
R1LL-P35 to R10SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P36 to R9SS-P13 10 meters

Table 4-54 Leaf Switch Connections for the Second Rack in a 10 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R2UL-P1 to R5SS-P28 10 meters
R2UL-P2 to R3SS-P28 5 meters
R2UL-P3 to R4SS-P28 5 meters
R2UL-P4 to R4SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P5 to R1SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P6 to R3SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P7 to R5SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P30 to R8SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P31 to R2SS-P6 3 meters
R2UL-P32 to R7SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P33 to R6SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P34 to R10SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P35 to R6SS-P28 10 meters
R2UL-P36 to R9SS-P6 10 meters
R2LL-P1 to R6SS-P22 10 meters
R2LL-P2 to R4SS-P22 5 meters
R2LL-P3 to R9SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P4 to R4SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P5 to R1SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P6 to R3SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P7 to R6SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P30 to R8SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P31 to R2SS-P14 3 meters
R2LL-P32 to R7SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P33 to R5SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P34 to R7SS-P22 10 meters
R2LL-P35 to R5SS-P22 10 meters
R2LL-P36 to R10SS-P14 10 meters

Table 4-55 Leaf Switch Connections for the Third Rack in a 10 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R3UL-P1 to R6SS-P23 10 meters
R3UL-P2 to R9SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P3 to R10SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P4 to R4SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P5 to R1SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P6 to R2SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P7 to R6SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P30 to R3SS-P11 3 meters
R3UL-P31 to R7SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P32 to R5SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P33 to R8SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P34 to R5SS-P23 5 meters
R3UL-P35 to R7SS-P23 10 meters
R3UL-P36 to R8SS-P23 10 meters
R3LL-P1 to R7SS-P27 10 meters
R3LL-P2 to R10SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P3 to R9SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P4 to R1SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P5 to R5SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P6 to R8SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P7 to R7SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P30 to R6SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P31 to R2SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P32 to R3SS-P20 3 meters
R3LL-P33 to R4SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P34 to R9SS-P27 10 meters
R3LL-P35 to R6SS-P27 10 meters
R3LL-P36 to R8SS-P27 10 meters

Table 4-56 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fourth Rack in a 10 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R4UL-P1 to R8SS-P28 10 meters
R4UL-P2 to R10SS-P28 10 meters
R4UL-P3 to R10SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P4 to R8SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P5 to R5SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P6 to R2SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P7 to R1SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P30 to R6SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P31 to R7SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P32 to R4SS-P10 3 meters
R4UL-P33 to R3SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P34 to R9SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P35 to R9SS-P28 10 meters
R4UL-P36 to R7SS-P28 10 meters
R4LL-P1 to R9SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P2 to R10SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P3 to R1SS-P27 10 meters
R4LL-P4 to R2SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P5 to R1SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P6 to R6SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P7 to R5SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P30 to R4SS-P17 3 meters
R4LL-P31 to R3SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P32 to R7SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P33 to R8SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P34 to R10SS-P22 10 meters
R4LL-P35 to R9SS-P22 10 meters
R4LL-P36 to R8SS-P22 10 meters

Table 4-57 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fifth Rack in a 10 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R5UL-P1 to R10SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P2 to R2SS-P28 10 meters
R5UL-P3 to R1SS-P28 10 meters
R5UL-P4 to R2SS-P8 10 meters
R5UL-P5 to R1SS-P8 10 meters
R5UL-P6 to R3SS-P8 5 meters
R5UL-P7 to R6SS-P7 5 meters
R5UL-P30 to R5SS-P7 3 meters
R5UL-P31 to R8SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P32 to R7SS-P7 5 meters
R5UL-P33 to R4SS-P12 5 meters
R5UL-P34 to R10SS-P23 10 meters
R5UL-P35 to R9SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P36 to R9SS-P23 10 meters
R5LL-P1 to R9SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P2 to R1SS-P22 10 meters
R5LL-P3 to R2SS-P22 10 meters
R5LL-P4 to R6SS-P15 5 meters
R5LL-P5 to R7SS-P15 5 meters
R5LL-P6 to R2SS-P18 10 meters
R5LL-P7 to R1SS-P18 10 meters
R5LL-P30 to R5SS-P15 3 meters
R5LL-P31 to R3SS-P16 5 meters
R5LL-P32 to R8SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P33 to R4SS-P19 5 meters
R5LL-P34 to R3SS-P22 5 meters
R5LL-P35 to R10SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P36 to R10SS-P27 10 meters

Table 4-58 Leaf Switch Connections for the Sixth Rack in a 10 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R6UL-P1 to R4SS-P26 5 meters
R6UL-P2 to R3SS-P26 10 meters
R6UL-P3 to R9SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P4 to R2SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P5 to R7SS-P16 5 meters
R6UL-P6 to R3SS-P19 10 meters
R6UL-P7 to R1SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P30 to R6SS-P16 3 meters
R6UL-P31 to R4SS-P15 5 meters
R6UL-P32 to R8SS-P16 5 meters
R6UL-P33 to R5SS-P18 5 meters
R6UL-P34 to R1SS-P26 10 meters
R6UL-P35 to R10SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P36 to R2SS-P26 10 meters
R6LL-P1 to R9SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P2 to R10SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P3 to R3SS-P29 10 meters
R6LL-P4 to R2SS-P12 10 meters
R6LL-P5 to R1SS-P12 10 meters
R6LL-P6 to R7SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P7 to R8SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P30 to R5SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P31 to R3SS-P7 10 meters
R6LL-P32 to R6SS-P8 3 meters
R6LL-P33 to R4SS-P9 5 meters
R6LL-P34 to R4SS-P29 5 meters
R6LL-P35 to R5SS-P29 5 meters
R6LL-P36 to R2SS-P29 10 meters

Table 4-59 Leaf Switch Connections for the Seventh Rack in a 10 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R7UL-P1 to R5SS-P25 5 meters
R7UL-P2 to R9SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P3 to R4SS-P25 10 meters
R7UL-P4 to R3SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P5 to R1SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P6 to R4SS-P8 10 meters
R7UL-P7 to R2SS-P7 10 meters
R7UL-P30 to R7SS-P9 3 meters
R7UL-P31 to R5SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P32 to R8SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P33 to R6SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P34 to R3SS-P25 10 meters
R7UL-P35 to R6SS-P25 5 meters
R7UL-P36 to R10SS-P9 10 meters
R7LL-P1 to R9SS-P12 5 meters
R7LL-P2 to R10SS-P12 10 meters
R7LL-P3 to R5SS-P31 5 meters
R7LL-P4 to R3SS-P15 10 meters
R7LL-P5 to R1SS-P19 10 meters
R7LL-P6 to R4SS-P18 10 meters
R7LL-P7 to R2SS-P19 10 meters
R7LL-P30 to R7SS-P18 3 meters
R7LL-P31 to R5SS-P16 5 meters
R7LL-P32 to R8SS-P12 5 meters
R7LL-P33 to R6SS-P18 5 meters
R7LL-P34 to R6SS-P31 5 meters
R7LL-P35 to R7SS-P31 3 meters
R7LL-P36 to R4SS-P31 10 meters

Table 4-60 Leaf Switch Connections for the Eighth Rack in a 10 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R8UL-P1 to R9SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P2 to R10SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P3 to R5SS-P26 10 meters
R8UL-P4 to R3SS-P18 10 meters
R8UL-P5 to R1SS-P15 10 meters
R8UL-P6 to R4SS-P16 10 meters
R8UL-P7 to R2SS-P15 10 meters
R8UL-P30 to R7SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P31 to R5SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P32 to R8SS-P19 3 meters
R8UL-P33 to R6SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P34 to R7SS-P26 5 meters
R8UL-P35 to R8SS-P26 3 meters
R8UL-P36 to R6SS-P26 5 meters
R8LL-P1 to R7SS-P29 5 meters
R8LL-P2 to R9SS-P18 5 meters
R8LL-P3 to R6SS-P29 5 meters
R8LL-P4 to R3SS-P12 10 meters
R8LL-P5 to R1SS-P7 10 meters
R8LL-P6 to R4SS-P7 10 meters
R8LL-P7 to R2SS-P9 10 meters
R8LL-P30 to R7SS-P12 5 meters
R8LL-P31 to R5SS-P12 10 meters
R8LL-P32 to R8SS-P18 3 meters
R8LL-P33 to R6SS-P12 5 meters
R8LL-P34 to R8SS-P29 3 meters
R8LL-P35 to R9SS-P29 5 meters
R8LL-P36 to R10SS-P18 5 meters

Table 4-61 Leaf Switch Connections for the Ninth Rack in a 10 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R9UL-P1 to R1SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P2 to R7SS-P25 5 meters
R9UL-P3 to R2SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P4 to R10SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P5 to R3SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P6 to R10SS-P25 5 meters
R9UL-P7 to R4SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P30 to R5SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P31 to R6SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P32 to R7SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P33 to R8SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P34 to R8SS-P25 5 meters
R9UL-P35 to R9SS-P24 3 meters
R9UL-P36 to R9SS-P25 3 meters
R9LL-P1 to R1SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P2 to R1SS-P30 10 meters
R9LL-P3 to R2SS-P30 10 meters
R9LL-P4 to R8SS-P31 5 meters
R9LL-P5 to R3SS-P30 10 meters
R9LL-P6 to R10SS-P30 5 meters
R9LL-P7 to R4SS-P30 10 meters
R9LL-P30 to R10SS-P31 5 meters
R9LL-P31 to R5SS-P30 10 meters
R9LL-P32 to R6SS-P30 10 meters
R9LL-P33 to R7SS-P30 5 meters
R9LL-P34 to R8SS-P30 5 meters
R9LL-P35 to R9SS-P30 3 meters
R9LL-P36 to R9SS-P31 3 meters

Table 4-62 Leaf Switch Connections for the Tenth Rack in a 10 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R10UL-P1 to R1SS-P21 15 meters
R10UL-P2 to R1SS-P25 15 meters
R10UL-P3 to R2SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P4 to R10SS-P21 3 meters
R10UL-P5 to R3SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P6 to R10SS-P26 3 meters
R10UL-P7 to R4SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P30 to R5SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P31 to R6SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P32 to R7SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P33 to R8SS-P21 5 meters
R10UL-P34 to R2SS-P25 10 meters
R10UL-P35 to R9SS-P21 5 meters
R10UL-P36 to R9SS-P26 5 meters
R10LL-P1 to R1SS-P31 15 meters
R10LL-P2 to R1SS-P32 15 meters
R10LL-P3 to R2SS-P31 10 meters
R10LL-P4 to R2SS-P32 10 meters
R10LL-P5 to R3SS-P31 10 meters
R10LL-P6 to R10SS-P29 3 meters
R10LL-P7 to R4SS-P32 10 meters
R10LL-P30 to R10SS-P32 3 meters
R10LL-P31 to R5SS-P32 10 meters
R10LL-P32 to R6SS-P32 10 meters
R10LL-P33 to R7SS-P32 10 meters
R10LL-P34 to R8SS-P32 5 meters
R10LL-P35 to R9SS-P32 5 meters
R10LL-P36 to R3SS-P32 10 meters

The following table contains all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections from the previous tables. In this table, the connections are sorted by the spine switch port location.

Table 4-63 Ten-Rack System Connections Sorted By The Spine Switch Port Location

Spine Switch Port Leaf Switch Port Cable Length
R1SS-P5 R1UL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P6 R2UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P7 R8LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P8 R5UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P9 R7UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P10 R4UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P11 R3UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P12 R6LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P13 R1LL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P14 R2LL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P15 R8UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P16 R6UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P17 R4LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P18 R5LL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P19 R7LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P20 R3LL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P21 R10UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P22 R5LL-P2 10 meters
R1SS-P23 R1UL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P24 R9UL-P1 10 meters
R1SS-P25 R10UL-P2 15 meters
R1SS-P26 R6UL-P34 10 meters
R1SS-P27 R4LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P28 R5UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P29 R9LL-P1 10 meters
R1SS-P30 R9LL-P2 10 meters
R1SS-P31 R10LL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P32 R10LL-P2 15 meters
R2SS-P5 R1UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P6 R2UL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P7 R7UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P8 R5UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P9 R8LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P10 R4UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P11 R3UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P12 R6LL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P13 R1LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P14 R2LL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P15 R8UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P16 R6UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P17 R4LL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P18 R5LL-P6 10 meters
R2SS-P19 R7LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P20 R3LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P21 R10UL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P22 R5LL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P23 R1UL-P34 5 meters
R2SS-P24 R9UL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P25 R10UL-P34 10 meters
R2SS-P26 R6UL-P36 10 meters
R2SS-P27 R1LL-P1 5 meters
R2SS-P28 R5UL-P2 10 meters
R2SS-P29 R6LL-P36 10 meters
R2SS-P30 R9LL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P31 R10LL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P32 R10LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P5 R1UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P6 R2UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P7 R6LL-P31 10 meters
R3SS-P8 R5UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P9 R7UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P10 R4UL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P11 R3UL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P12 R8LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P13 R1LL-P4 5 meters
R3SS-P14 R2LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P15 R7LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P16 R5LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P17 R4LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P18 R8UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P19 R6UL-P6 10 meters
R3SS-P20 R3LL-P32 3 meters
R3SS-P21 R10UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P22 R5LL-P34 5 meters
R3SS-P23 R1UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P24 R9UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P25 R7UL-P34 10 meters
R3SS-P26 R6UL-P2 10 meters
R3SS-P27 R1LL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P28 R2UL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P29 R6LL-P3 10 meters
R3SS-P30 R9LL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P31 R10LL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P32 R10LL-P36 10 meters
R4SS-P5 R1UL-P4 10 meters
R4SS-P6 R2UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P7 R8LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P8 R7UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P9 R6LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P10 R4UL-P32 3 meters
R4SS-P11 R3UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P12 R5UL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P13 R1LL-P30 10 meters
R4SS-P14 R2LL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P15 R6UL-P31 5 meters
R4SS-P16 R8UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P17 R4LL-P30 3 meters
R4SS-P18 R7LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P19 R5LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P20 R3LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P21 R10UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P22 R2LL-P2 5 meters
R4SS-P23 R1UL-P2 10 meters
R4SS-P24 R9UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P25 R7UL-P3 10 meters
R4SS-P26 R6UL-P1 5 meters
R4SS-P27 R1LL-P34 10 meters
R4SS-P28 R2UL-P3 5 meters
R4SS-P29 R6LL-P34 5 meters
R4SS-P30 R9LL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P31 R7LL-P36 10 meters
R4SS-P32 R10LL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P5 R1UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P6 R2UL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P7 R5UL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P8 R6LL-P30 5 meters
R5SS-P9 R7UL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P10 R4UL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P11 R3UL-P32 5 meters
R5SS-P12 R8LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P13 R1LL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P14 R2LL-P33 10 meters
R5SS-P15 R5LL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P16 R7LL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P17 R4LL-P7 5 meters
R5SS-P18 R6UL-P33 5 meters
R5SS-P19 R8UL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P20 R3LL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P21 R10UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P22 R2LL-P35 10 meters
R5SS-P23 R3UL-P34 5 meters
R5SS-P24 R9UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P25 R7UL-P1 5 meters
R5SS-P26 R8UL-P3 10 meters
R5SS-P27 R1LL-P3 10 meters
R5SS-P28 R2UL-P1 10 meters
R5SS-P29 R6LL-P35 5 meters
R5SS-P30 R9LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P31 R7LL-P3 5 meters
R5SS-P32 R10LL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P5 R1UL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P6 R2UL-P33 10 meters
R6SS-P7 R5UL-P7 5 meters
R6SS-P8 R6LL-P32 3 meters
R6SS-P9 R7UL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P10 R4UL-P30 5 meters
R6SS-P11 R3UL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P12 R8LL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P13 R1LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P14 R2LL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P15 R5LL-P4 5 meters
R6SS-P16 R6UL-P30 3 meters
R6SS-P17 R4LL-P6 5 meters
R6SS-P18 R7LL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P19 R8UL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P20 R3LL-P30 10 meters
R6SS-P21 R10UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P22 R2LL-P1 10 meters
R6SS-P23 R3UL-P1 10 meters
R6SS-P24 R9UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P25 R7UL-P35 5 meters
R6SS-P26 R8UL-P36 5 meters
R6SS-P27 R3LL-P35 10 meters
R6SS-P28 R2UL-P35 10 meters
R6SS-P29 R8LL-P3 5 meters
R6SS-P30 R9LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P31 R7LL-P34 5 meters
R6SS-P32 R10LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P5 R1UL-P33 10 meters
R7SS-P6 R2UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P7 R5UL-P32 5 meters
R7SS-P8 R6LL-P6 5 meters
R7SS-P9 R7UL-P30 3 meters
R7SS-P10 R4UL-P31 10 meters
R7SS-P11 R3UL-P31 10 meters
R7SS-P12 R8LL-P30 5 meters
R7SS-P13 R1LL-P6 10 meters
R7SS-P14 R2LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P15 R5LL-P5 5 meters
R7SS-P16 R6UL-P5 5 meters
R7SS-P17 R4LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P18 R7LL-P30 3 meters
R7SS-P19 R8UL-P30 5 meters
R7SS-P20 R3LL-P7 10 meters
R7SS-P21 R10UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P22 R2LL-P34 10 meters
R7SS-P23 R3UL-P35 10 meters
R7SS-P24 R9UL-P32 5 meters
R7SS-P25 R9UL-P2 5 meters
R7SS-P26 R8UL-P34 5 meters
R7SS-P27 R3LL-P1 10 meters
R7SS-P28 R4UL-P36 10 meters
R7SS-P29 R8LL-P1 5 meters
R7SS-P30 R9LL-P33 5 meters
R7SS-P31 R7LL-P35 3 meters
R7SS-P32 R10LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P5 R1UL-P7 10 meters
R8SS-P6 R2UL-P30 10 meters
R8SS-P7 R5UL-P31 10 meters
R8SS-P8 R6LL-P7 5 meters
R8SS-P9 R7UL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P10 R4UL-P4 10 meters
R8SS-P11 R3UL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P12 R7LL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P13 R1LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P14 R2LL-P30 10 meters
R8SS-P15 R5LL-P32 10 meters
R8SS-P16 R6UL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P17 R4LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P18 R8LL-P32 3 meters
R8SS-P19 R8UL-P32 3 meters
R8SS-P20 R3LL-P6 10 meters
R8SS-P21 R10UL-P33 5 meters
R8SS-P22 R4LL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P23 R3UL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P24 R9UL-P33 5 meters
R8SS-P25 R9UL-P34 5 meters
R8SS-P26 R8UL-P35 3 meters
R8SS-P27 R3LL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P28 R4UL-P1 10 meters
R8SS-P29 R8LL-P34 3 meters
R8SS-P30 R9LL-P34 5 meters
R8SS-P31 R9LL-P4 5 meters
R8SS-P32 R10LL-P34 5 meters
R9SS-P5 R1UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P6 R2UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P7 R5UL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P8 R6LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P9 R7UL-P2 5 meters
R9SS-P10 R4UL-P34 10 meters
R9SS-P11 R3UL-P2 10 meters
R9SS-P12 R7LL-P1 5 meters
R9SS-P13 R1LL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P14 R2LL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P15 R5LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P16 R6UL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P17 R4LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P18 R8LL-P2 5 meters
R9SS-P19 R8UL-P1 5 meters
R9SS-P20 R3LL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P21 R10UL-P35 5 meters
R9SS-P22 R4LL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P23 R5UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P24 R9UL-P35 3 meters
R9SS-P25 R9UL-P36 3 meters
R9SS-P26 R10UL-P36 5 meters
R9SS-P27 R3LL-P34 10 meters
R9SS-P28 R4UL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P29 R8LL-P35 5 meters
R9SS-P30 R9LL-P35 3 meters
R9SS-P31 R9LL-P36 3 meters
R9SS-P32 R10LL-P35 5 meters
R10SS-P5 R1UL-P35 15 meters
R10SS-P6 R2UL-P34 10 meters
R10SS-P7 R5UL-P1 10 meters
R10SS-P8 R6LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P9 R7UL-P36 10 meters
R10SS-P10 R4UL-P3 10 meters
R10SS-P11 R3UL-P3 10 meters
R10SS-P12 R7LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P13 R1LL-P35 15 meters
R10SS-P14 R2LL-P36 10 meters
R10SS-P15 R5LL-P35 10 meters
R10SS-P16 R6UL-P35 10 meters
R10SS-P17 R4LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P18 R8LL-P36 5 meters
R10SS-P19 R8UL-P2 5 meters
R10SS-P20 R3LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P21 R10UL-P4 3 meters
R10SS-P22 R4LL-P34 10 meters
R10SS-P23 R5UL-P34 10 meters
R10SS-P24 R9UL-P4 5 meters
R10SS-P25 R9UL-P6 5 meters
R10SS-P26 R10UL-P6 3 meters
R10SS-P27 R5LL-P36 10 meters
R10SS-P28 R4UL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P29 R10LL-P6 3 meters
R10SS-P30 R9LL-P6 5 meters
R10SS-P31 R9LL-P30 5 meters
R10SS-P32 R10LL-P30 3 meters

4.12 Eleven-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks

This section provides the cabling details for X9M and later models to connect eleven racks using RoCE Network Fabric.

Note:

  • The following conventions are used in the cabling notation for connecting multiple racks together:

    • The abbreviation for the first rack is R1, the second rack is R2, and so on.

    • LL identifies a lower leaf switch and UL identifies an upper leaf switch.

    • SS identifies the spine switch, which is located in U1 on all racks.

    • A specific switch is identified by combining abbreviations. For example, R1LL identifies the lower leaf switch (LL) on the first rack (R1).

  • The leaf switches are located as follows:

    • At rack unit 20 (U20) and 22 (U22) in 2-socket systems (Oracle Exadata Rack X9M-2 and later models).

    • At rack unit 21 (U21) and rack unit 23 (U23) in 8-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-8).

  • The cable lengths shown in the following lists assume that the racks are adjacent to each other, the cables are routed through a raised floor, and there are no obstacles in the routing between the racks. If the racks are not adjacent, or use overhead cabling trays, then they may require longer cable lengths. Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported.

  • Only optical cables (with additional transceivers) are supported for lengths greater than 5 meters.

  • For X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers only, port 30 on the leaf switches is connected to a database server and is not used as an inter-switch link. Consequently, interconnecting 10 or more of these racks requires modification to the following cabling tables. Contact Oracle for further details.

The following tables contain details for all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections in a 11 rack system.

Table 4-64 Leaf Switch Connections for the First Rack in a 11 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R1UL-P1 to R3SS-P23 5 meters
R1UL-P2 to R11SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P3 to R1SS-P23 3 meters
R1UL-P4 to R4SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P5 to R1SS-P5 3 meters
R1UL-P6 to R3SS-P5 5 meters
R1UL-P7 to R8SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P30 to R5SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P31 to R2SS-P5 5 meters
R1UL-P32 to R6SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P33 to R7SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P34 to R2SS-P23 5 meters
R1UL-P35 to R10SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P36 to R9SS-P5 10 meters
R1LL-P1 to R2SS-P22 5 meters
R1LL-P2 to R3SS-P22 5 meters
R1LL-P3 to R11SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P4 to R3SS-P13 5 meters
R1LL-P5 to R1SS-P13 3 meters
R1LL-P6 to R7SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P7 to R5SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P30 to R4SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P31 to R2SS-P13 5 meters
R1LL-P32 to R6SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P33 to R8SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P34 to R4SS-P22 10 meters
R1LL-P35 to R10SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P36 to R9SS-P13 10 meters

Table 4-65 Leaf Switch Connections for the Second Rack in a 11 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R2UL-P1 to R5SS-P26 10 meters
R2UL-P2 to R3SS-P26 5 meters
R2UL-P3 to R4SS-P26 5 meters
R2UL-P4 to R4SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P5 to R1SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P6 to R3SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P7 to R5SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P30 to R8SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P31 to R2SS-P6 3 meters
R2UL-P32 to R7SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P33 to R6SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P34 to R10SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P35 to R11SS-P6 15 meters
R2UL-P36 to R9SS-P6 10 meters
R2LL-P1 to R6SS-P23 10 meters
R2LL-P2 to R4SS-P23 5 meters
R2LL-P3 to R9SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P4 to R4SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P5 to R1SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P6 to R3SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P7 to R6SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P30 to R8SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P31 to R2SS-P14 3 meters
R2LL-P32 to R7SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P33 to R5SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P34 to R11SS-P14 15 meters
R2LL-P35 to R5SS-P23 10 meters
R2LL-P36 to R10SS-P14 10 meters

Table 4-66 Leaf Switch Connections for the Third Rack in a 11 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R3UL-P1 to R6SS-P22 10 meters
R3UL-P2 to R9SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P3 to R10SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P4 to R4SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P5 to R1SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P6 to R2SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P7 to R6SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P30 to R3SS-P11 3 meters
R3UL-P31 to R7SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P32 to R5SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P33 to R8SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P34 to R5SS-P22 5 meters
R3UL-P35 to R7SS-P22 10 meters
R3UL-P36 to R11SS-P11 10 meters
R3LL-P1 to R7SS-P26 10 meters
R3LL-P2 to R10SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P3 to R9SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P4 to R1SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P5 to R5SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P6 to R8SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P7 to R7SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P30 to R6SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P31 to R2SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P32 to R3SS-P20 3 meters
R3LL-P33 to R4SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P34 to R11SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P35 to R6SS-P26 10 meters
R3LL-P36 to R8SS-P26 10 meters

Table 4-67 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fourth Rack in a 11 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R4UL-P1 to R8SS-P23 10 meters
R4UL-P2 to R11SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P3 to R10SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P4 to R8SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P5 to R5SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P6 to R2SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P7 to R1SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P30 to R6SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P31 to R7SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P32 to R4SS-P10 3 meters
R4UL-P33 to R3SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P34 to R9SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P35 to R9SS-P23 10 meters
R4UL-P36 to R7SS-P23 10 meters
R4LL-P1 to R9SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P2 to R10SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P3 to R11SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P4 to R2SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P5 to R1SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P6 to R6SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P7 to R5SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P30 to R4SS-P17 3 meters
R4LL-P31 to R3SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P32 to R7SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P33 to R8SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P34 to R10SS-P22 10 meters
R4LL-P35 to R9SS-P22 10 meters
R4LL-P36 to R8SS-P22 10 meters

Table 4-68 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fifth Rack in a 11 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R5UL-P1 to R10SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P2 to R11SS-P26 10 meters
R5UL-P3 to R11SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P4 to R2SS-P8 10 meters
R5UL-P5 to R1SS-P8 10 meters
R5UL-P6 to R3SS-P8 5 meters
R5UL-P7 to R6SS-P7 5 meters
R5UL-P30 to R5SS-P7 3 meters
R5UL-P31 to R8SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P32 to R7SS-P7 5 meters
R5UL-P33 to R4SS-P12 5 meters
R5UL-P34 to R10SS-P26 10 meters
R5UL-P35 to R9SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P36 to R9SS-P26 10 meters
R5LL-P1 to R9SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P2 to R1SS-P22 10 meters
R5LL-P3 to R11SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P4 to R6SS-P15 5 meters
R5LL-P5 to R7SS-P15 5 meters
R5LL-P6 to R2SS-P18 10 meters
R5LL-P7 to R1SS-P18 10 meters
R5LL-P30 to R5SS-P15 3 meters
R5LL-P31 to R3SS-P16 5 meters
R5LL-P32 to R8SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P33 to R4SS-P19 5 meters
R5LL-P34 to R11SS-P23 10 meters
R5LL-P35 to R10SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P36 to R10SS-P23 10 meters

Table 4-69 Leaf Switch Connections for the Sixth Rack in a 11 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R6UL-P1 to R11SS-P22 10 meters
R6UL-P2 to R11SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P3 to R9SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P4 to R2SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P5 to R7SS-P16 5 meters
R6UL-P6 to R3SS-P19 10 meters
R6UL-P7 to R1SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P30 to R6SS-P16 3 meters
R6UL-P31 to R4SS-P15 5 meters
R6UL-P32 to R8SS-P16 5 meters
R6UL-P33 to R5SS-P18 5 meters
R6UL-P34 to R1SS-P26 10 meters
R6UL-P35 to R10SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P36 to R2SS-P26 10 meters
R6LL-P1 to R9SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P2 to R10SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P3 to R3SS-P31 10 meters
R6LL-P4 to R2SS-P12 10 meters
R6LL-P5 to R1SS-P12 10 meters
R6LL-P6 to R7SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P7 to R8SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P30 to R5SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P31 to R3SS-P7 10 meters
R6LL-P32 to R6SS-P8 3 meters
R6LL-P33 to R4SS-P9 5 meters
R6LL-P34 to R1SS-P31 10 meters
R6LL-P35 to R11SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P36 to R2SS-P31 10 meters

Table 4-70 Leaf Switch Connections for the Seventh Rack in a 11 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R7UL-P1 to R2SS-P27 10 meters
R7UL-P2 to R9SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P3 to R4SS-P27 10 meters
R7UL-P4 to R3SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P5 to R1SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P6 to R4SS-P8 10 meters
R7UL-P7 to R2SS-P7 10 meters
R7UL-P30 to R7SS-P9 3 meters
R7UL-P31 to R5SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P32 to R8SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P33 to R6SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P34 to R3SS-P27 10 meters
R7UL-P35 to R11SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P36 to R10SS-P9 10 meters
R7LL-P1 to R9SS-P12 5 meters
R7LL-P2 to R10SS-P12 10 meters
R7LL-P3 to R5SS-P30 5 meters
R7LL-P4 to R3SS-P15 10 meters
R7LL-P5 to R1SS-P19 10 meters
R7LL-P6 to R4SS-P18 10 meters
R7LL-P7 to R2SS-P19 10 meters
R7LL-P30 to R7SS-P18 3 meters
R7LL-P31 to R5SS-P16 5 meters
R7LL-P32 to R8SS-P12 5 meters
R7LL-P33 to R6SS-P18 5 meters
R7LL-P34 to R3SS-P30 10 meters
R7LL-P35 to R11SS-P12 10 meters
R7LL-P36 to R4SS-P30 10 meters

Table 4-71 Leaf Switch Connections for the Eighth Rack in a 11 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R8UL-P1 to R9SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P2 to R10SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P3 to R5SS-P31 10 meters
R8UL-P4 to R3SS-P18 10 meters
R8UL-P5 to R1SS-P15 10 meters
R8UL-P6 to R4SS-P16 10 meters
R8UL-P7 to R2SS-P15 10 meters
R8UL-P30 to R7SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P31 to R5SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P32 to R8SS-P19 3 meters
R8UL-P33 to R6SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P34 to R4SS-P31 10 meters
R8UL-P35 to R11SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P36 to R6SS-P31 5 meters
R8LL-P1 to R7SS-P27 5 meters
R8LL-P2 to R9SS-P18 5 meters
R8LL-P3 to R6SS-P27 5 meters
R8LL-P4 to R3SS-P12 10 meters
R8LL-P5 to R1SS-P7 10 meters
R8LL-P6 to R4SS-P7 10 meters
R8LL-P7 to R2SS-P9 10 meters
R8LL-P30 to R7SS-P12 5 meters
R8LL-P31 to R5SS-P12 10 meters
R8LL-P32 to R8SS-P18 3 meters
R8LL-P33 to R6SS-P12 5 meters
R8LL-P34 to R5SS-P27 10 meters
R8LL-P35 to R11SS-P18 10 meters
R8LL-P36 to R10SS-P18 5 meters

Table 4-72 Leaf Switch Connections for the Ninth Rack in a 11 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R9UL-P1 to R1SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P2 to R7SS-P30 5 meters
R9UL-P3 to R2SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P4 to R10SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P5 to R3SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P6 to R11SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P7 to R4SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P30 to R5SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P31 to R6SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P32 to R7SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P33 to R8SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P34 to R8SS-P30 5 meters
R9UL-P35 to R9SS-P24 3 meters
R9UL-P36 to R6SS-P30 10 meters
R9LL-P1 to R1SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P2 to R11SS-P29 5 meters
R9LL-P3 to R2SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P4 to R8SS-P31 5 meters
R9LL-P5 to R3SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P6 to R10SS-P29 5 meters
R9LL-P7 to R4SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P30 to R7SS-P31 5 meters
R9LL-P31 to R5SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P32 to R6SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P33 to R7SS-P29 5 meters
R9LL-P34 to R8SS-P29 5 meters
R9LL-P35 to R9SS-P29 3 meters
R9LL-P36 to R9SS-P31 3 meters

Table 4-73 Leaf Switch Connections for the Tenth Rack in a 11 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R10UL-P1 to R1SS-P21 15 meters
R10UL-P2 to R11SS-P21 5 meters
R10UL-P3 to R2SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P4 to R10SS-P21 3 meters
R10UL-P5 to R3SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P6 to R10SS-P27 3 meters
R10UL-P7 to R4SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P30 to R5SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P31 to R6SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P32 to R7SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P33 to R8SS-P21 5 meters
R10UL-P34 to R8SS-P27 5 meters
R10UL-P35 to R9SS-P21 5 meters
R10UL-P36 to R9SS-P27 5 meters
R10LL-P1 to R1SS-P32 15 meters
R10LL-P2 to R9SS-P30 5 meters
R10LL-P3 to R2SS-P32 10 meters
R10LL-P4 to R11SS-P30 5 meters
R10LL-P5 to R3SS-P32 10 meters
R10LL-P6 to R10SS-P30 3 meters
R10LL-P7 to R4SS-P32 10 meters
R10LL-P30 to R10SS-P32 3 meters
R10LL-P31 to R5SS-P32 10 meters
R10LL-P32 to R6SS-P32 10 meters
R10LL-P33 to R7SS-P32 10 meters
R10LL-P34 to R8SS-P32 5 meters
R10LL-P35 to R9SS-P32 5 meters
R10LL-P36 to R11SS-P32 5 meters

Table 4-74 Leaf Switch Connections for the Eleventh Rack in a 11 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R11UL-P1 to R1SS-P25 15 meters
R11UL-P2 to R11SS-P25 3 meters
R11UL-P3 to R2SS-P25 15 meters
R11UL-P4 to R10SS-P25 5 meters
R11UL-P5 to R3SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P6 to R10SS-P31 5 meters
R11UL-P7 to R4SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P30 to R5SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P31 to R6SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P32 to R7SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P33 to R8SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P34 to R11SS-P31 3 meters
R11UL-P35 to R9SS-P25 5 meters
R11UL-P36 to R1SS-P27 15 meters
R11LL-P1 to R1SS-P28 15 meters
R11LL-P2 to R1SS-P30 15 meters
R11LL-P3 to R2SS-P28 15 meters
R11LL-P4 to R11SS-P28 3 meters
R11LL-P5 to R3SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P6 to R10SS-P28 5 meters
R11LL-P7 to R4SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P30 to R2SS-P30 15 meters
R11LL-P31 to R5SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P32 to R6SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P33 to R7SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P34 to R8SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P35 to R9SS-P28 5 meters
R11LL-P36 to R11SS-P27 3 meters

The following table contains all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections from the previous tables. In this table, the connections are sorted by the spine switch port location.

Table 4-75 Eleven-Rack System Connections Sorted By The Spine Switch Port Location

Spine Switch Port Leaf Switch Port Cable Length
R1SS-P5 R1UL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P6 R2UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P7 R8LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P8 R5UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P9 R7UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P10 R4UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P11 R3UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P12 R6LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P13 R1LL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P14 R2LL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P15 R8UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P16 R6UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P17 R4LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P18 R5LL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P19 R7LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P20 R3LL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P21 R10UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P22 R5LL-P2 10 meters
R1SS-P23 R1UL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P24 R9UL-P1 10 meters
R1SS-P25 R11UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P26 R6UL-P34 10 meters
R1SS-P27 R11UL-P36 15 meters
R1SS-P28 R11LL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P29 R9LL-P1 10 meters
R1SS-P30 R11LL-P2 15 meters
R1SS-P31 R6LL-P34 10 meters
R1SS-P32 R10LL-P1 15 meters
R2SS-P5 R1UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P6 R2UL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P7 R7UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P8 R5UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P9 R8LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P10 R4UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P11 R3UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P12 R6LL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P13 R1LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P14 R2LL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P15 R8UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P16 R6UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P17 R4LL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P18 R5LL-P6 10 meters
R2SS-P19 R7LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P20 R3LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P21 R10UL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P22 R1LL-P1 5 meters
R2SS-P23 R1UL-P34 5 meters
R2SS-P24 R9UL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P25 R11UL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P26 R6UL-P36 10 meters
R2SS-P27 R7UL-P1 10 meters
R2SS-P28 R11LL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P29 R9LL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P30 R11LL-P30 15 meters
R2SS-P31 R6LL-P36 10 meters
R2SS-P32 R10LL-P3 10 meters
R3SS-P5 R1UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P6 R2UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P7 R6LL-P31 10 meters
R3SS-P8 R5UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P9 R7UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P10 R4UL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P11 R3UL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P12 R8LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P13 R1LL-P4 5 meters
R3SS-P14 R2LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P15 R7LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P16 R5LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P17 R4LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P18 R8UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P19 R6UL-P6 10 meters
R3SS-P20 R3LL-P32 3 meters
R3SS-P21 R10UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P22 R1LL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P23 R1UL-P1 5 meters
R3SS-P24 R9UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P25 R11UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P26 R2UL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P27 R7UL-P34 10 meters
R3SS-P28 R11LL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P29 R9LL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P30 R7LL-P34 10 meters
R3SS-P31 R6LL-P3 10 meters
R3SS-P32 R10LL-P5 10 meters
R4SS-P5 R1UL-P4 10 meters
R4SS-P6 R2UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P7 R8LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P8 R7UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P9 R6LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P10 R4UL-P32 3 meters
R4SS-P11 R3UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P12 R5UL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P13 R1LL-P30 10 meters
R4SS-P14 R2LL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P15 R6UL-P31 5 meters
R4SS-P16 R8UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P17 R4LL-P30 3 meters
R4SS-P18 R7LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P19 R5LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P20 R3LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P21 R10UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P22 R1LL-P34 10 meters
R4SS-P23 R2LL-P2 5 meters
R4SS-P24 R9UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P25 R11UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P26 R2UL-P3 5 meters
R4SS-P27 R7UL-P3 10 meters
R4SS-P28 R11LL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P29 R9LL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P30 R7LL-P36 10 meters
R4SS-P31 R8UL-P34 10 meters
R4SS-P32 R10LL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P5 R1UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P6 R2UL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P7 R5UL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P8 R6LL-P30 5 meters
R5SS-P9 R7UL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P10 R4UL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P11 R3UL-P32 5 meters
R5SS-P12 R8LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P13 R1LL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P14 R2LL-P33 10 meters
R5SS-P15 R5LL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P16 R7LL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P17 R4LL-P7 5 meters
R5SS-P18 R6UL-P33 5 meters
R5SS-P19 R8UL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P20 R3LL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P21 R10UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P22 R3UL-P34 5 meters
R5SS-P23 R2LL-P35 10 meters
R5SS-P24 R9UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P25 R11UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P26 R2UL-P1 10 meters
R5SS-P27 R8LL-P34 10 meters
R5SS-P28 R11LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P29 R9LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P30 R7LL-P3 5 meters
R5SS-P31 R8UL-P3 10 meters
R5SS-P32 R10LL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P5 R1UL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P6 R2UL-P33 10 meters
R6SS-P7 R5UL-P7 5 meters
R6SS-P8 R6LL-P32 3 meters
R6SS-P9 R7UL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P10 R4UL-P30 5 meters
R6SS-P11 R3UL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P12 R8LL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P13 R1LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P14 R2LL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P15 R5LL-P4 5 meters
R6SS-P16 R6UL-P30 3 meters
R6SS-P17 R4LL-P6 5 meters
R6SS-P18 R7LL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P19 R8UL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P20 R3LL-P30 10 meters
R6SS-P21 R10UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P22 R3UL-P1 10 meters
R6SS-P23 R2LL-P1 10 meters
R6SS-P24 R9UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P25 R11UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P26 R3LL-P35 10 meters
R6SS-P27 R8LL-P3 5 meters
R6SS-P28 R11LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P29 R9LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P30 R9UL-P36 10 meters
R6SS-P31 R8UL-P36 5 meters
R6SS-P32 R10LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P5 R1UL-P33 10 meters
R7SS-P6 R2UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P7 R5UL-P32 5 meters
R7SS-P8 R6LL-P6 5 meters
R7SS-P9 R7UL-P30 3 meters
R7SS-P10 R4UL-P31 10 meters
R7SS-P11 R3UL-P31 10 meters
R7SS-P12 R8LL-P30 5 meters
R7SS-P13 R1LL-P6 10 meters
R7SS-P14 R2LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P15 R5LL-P5 5 meters
R7SS-P16 R6UL-P5 5 meters
R7SS-P17 R4LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P18 R7LL-P30 3 meters
R7SS-P19 R8UL-P30 5 meters
R7SS-P20 R3LL-P7 10 meters
R7SS-P21 R10UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P22 R3UL-P35 10 meters
R7SS-P23 R4UL-P36 10 meters
R7SS-P24 R9UL-P32 5 meters
R7SS-P25 R11UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P26 R3LL-P1 10 meters
R7SS-P27 R8LL-P1 5 meters
R7SS-P28 R11LL-P33 10 meters
R7SS-P29 R9LL-P33 5 meters
R7SS-P30 R9UL-P2 5 meters
R7SS-P31 R9LL-P30 5 meters
R7SS-P32 R10LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P5 R1UL-P7 10 meters
R8SS-P6 R2UL-P30 10 meters
R8SS-P7 R5UL-P31 10 meters
R8SS-P8 R6LL-P7 5 meters
R8SS-P9 R7UL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P10 R4UL-P4 10 meters
R8SS-P11 R3UL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P12 R7LL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P13 R1LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P14 R2LL-P30 10 meters
R8SS-P15 R5LL-P32 10 meters
R8SS-P16 R6UL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P17 R4LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P18 R8LL-P32 3 meters
R8SS-P19 R8UL-P32 3 meters
R8SS-P20 R3LL-P6 10 meters
R8SS-P21 R10UL-P33 5 meters
R8SS-P22 R4LL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P23 R4UL-P1 10 meters
R8SS-P24 R9UL-P33 5 meters
R8SS-P25 R11UL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P26 R3LL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P27 R10UL-P34 5 meters
R8SS-P28 R11LL-P34 10 meters
R8SS-P29 R9LL-P34 5 meters
R8SS-P30 R9UL-P34 5 meters
R8SS-P31 R9LL-P4 5 meters
R8SS-P32 R10LL-P34 5 meters
R9SS-P5 R1UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P6 R2UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P7 R5UL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P8 R6LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P9 R7UL-P2 5 meters
R9SS-P10 R4UL-P34 10 meters
R9SS-P11 R3UL-P2 10 meters
R9SS-P12 R7LL-P1 5 meters
R9SS-P13 R1LL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P14 R2LL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P15 R5LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P16 R6UL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P17 R4LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P18 R8LL-P2 5 meters
R9SS-P19 R8UL-P1 5 meters
R9SS-P20 R3LL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P21 R10UL-P35 5 meters
R9SS-P22 R4LL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P23 R4UL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P24 R9UL-P35 3 meters
R9SS-P25 R11UL-P35 5 meters
R9SS-P26 R5UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P27 R10UL-P36 5 meters
R9SS-P28 R11LL-P35 5 meters
R9SS-P29 R9LL-P35 3 meters
R9SS-P30 R10LL-P2 5 meters
R9SS-P31 R9LL-P36 3 meters
R9SS-P32 R10LL-P35 5 meters
R10SS-P5 R1UL-P35 15 meters
R10SS-P6 R2UL-P34 10 meters
R10SS-P7 R5UL-P1 10 meters
R10SS-P8 R6LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P9 R7UL-P36 10 meters
R10SS-P10 R4UL-P3 10 meters
R10SS-P11 R3UL-P3 10 meters
R10SS-P12 R7LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P13 R1LL-P35 15 meters
R10SS-P14 R2LL-P36 10 meters
R10SS-P15 R5LL-P35 10 meters
R10SS-P16 R6UL-P35 10 meters
R10SS-P17 R4LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P18 R8LL-P36 5 meters
R10SS-P19 R8UL-P2 5 meters
R10SS-P20 R3LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P21 R10UL-P4 3 meters
R10SS-P22 R4LL-P34 10 meters
R10SS-P23 R5LL-P36 10 meters
R10SS-P24 R9UL-P4 5 meters
R10SS-P25 R11UL-P4 5 meters
R10SS-P26 R5UL-P34 10 meters
R10SS-P27 R10UL-P6 3 meters
R10SS-P28 R11LL-P6 5 meters
R10SS-P29 R9LL-P6 5 meters
R10SS-P30 R10LL-P6 3 meters
R10SS-P31 R11UL-P6 5 meters
R10SS-P32 R10LL-P30 3 meters
R11SS-P5 R1UL-P2 15 meters
R11SS-P6 R2UL-P35 15 meters
R11SS-P7 R5UL-P3 10 meters
R11SS-P8 R6LL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P9 R7UL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P10 R4UL-P2 10 meters
R11SS-P11 R3UL-P36 10 meters
R11SS-P12 R7LL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P13 R1LL-P3 15 meters
R11SS-P14 R2LL-P34 15 meters
R11SS-P15 R5LL-P3 10 meters
R11SS-P16 R6UL-P2 10 meters
R11SS-P17 R4LL-P3 10 meters
R11SS-P18 R8LL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P19 R8UL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P20 R3LL-P34 10 meters
R11SS-P21 R10UL-P2 5 meters
R11SS-P22 R6UL-P1 10 meters
R11SS-P23 R5LL-P34 10 meters
R11SS-P24 R9UL-P6 5 meters
R11SS-P25 R11UL-P2 3 meters
R11SS-P26 R5UL-P2 10 meters
R11SS-P27 R11LL-P36 3 meters
R11SS-P28 R11LL-P4 3 meters
R11SS-P29 R9LL-P2 5 meters
R11SS-P30 R10LL-P4 5 meters
R11SS-P31 R11UL-P34 3 meters
R11SS-P32 R10LL-P36 5 meters

4.13 Twelve-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks

This section provides the cabling details for X9M and later models to connect twelve racks using RoCE Network Fabric.

Note:

  • The following conventions are used in the cabling notation for connecting multiple racks together:

    • The abbreviation for the first rack is R1, the second rack is R2, and so on.

    • LL identifies a lower leaf switch and UL identifies an upper leaf switch.

    • SS identifies the spine switch, which is located in U1 on all racks.

    • A specific switch is identified by combining abbreviations. For example, R1LL identifies the lower leaf switch (LL) on the first rack (R1).

  • The leaf switches are located as follows:

    • At rack unit 20 (U20) and 22 (U22) in 2-socket systems (Oracle Exadata Rack X9M-2 and later models).

    • At rack unit 21 (U21) and rack unit 23 (U23) in 8-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-8).

  • The cable lengths shown in the following lists assume that the racks are adjacent to each other, the cables are routed through a raised floor, and there are no obstacles in the routing between the racks. If the racks are not adjacent, or use overhead cabling trays, then they may require longer cable lengths. Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported.

  • Only optical cables (with additional transceivers) are supported for lengths greater than 5 meters.

  • For X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers only, port 30 on the leaf switches is connected to a database server and is not used as an inter-switch link. Consequently, interconnecting 10 or more of these racks requires modification to the following cabling tables. Contact Oracle for further details.

The following tables contain details for all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections in a 12 rack system.

Table 4-76 Leaf Switch Connections for the First Rack in a 12 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R1UL-P1 to R12SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P2 to R11SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P3 to R1SS-P23 3 meters
R1UL-P4 to R4SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P5 to R1SS-P5 3 meters
R1UL-P6 to R3SS-P5 5 meters
R1UL-P7 to R8SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P30 to R5SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P31 to R2SS-P5 5 meters
R1UL-P32 to R6SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P33 to R7SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P34 to R2SS-P23 5 meters
R1UL-P35 to R10SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P36 to R9SS-P5 10 meters
R1LL-P1 to R2SS-P22 5 meters
R1LL-P2 to R3SS-P22 5 meters
R1LL-P3 to R11SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P4 to R3SS-P13 5 meters
R1LL-P5 to R1SS-P13 3 meters
R1LL-P6 to R7SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P7 to R5SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P30 to R4SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P31 to R2SS-P13 5 meters
R1LL-P32 to R6SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P33 to R8SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P34 to R12SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P35 to R10SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P36 to R9SS-P13 10 meters

Table 4-77 Leaf Switch Connections for the Second Rack in a 12 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R2UL-P1 to R12SS-P6 15 meters
R2UL-P2 to R3SS-P23 5 meters
R2UL-P3 to R4SS-P23 5 meters
R2UL-P4 to R4SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P5 to R1SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P6 to R3SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P7 to R5SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P30 to R8SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P31 to R2SS-P6 3 meters
R2UL-P32 to R7SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P33 to R6SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P34 to R10SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P35 to R11SS-P6 15 meters
R2UL-P36 to R9SS-P6 10 meters
R2LL-P1 to R12SS-P14 15 meters
R2LL-P2 to R4SS-P22 5 meters
R2LL-P3 to R9SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P4 to R4SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P5 to R1SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P6 to R3SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P7 to R6SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P30 to R8SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P31 to R2SS-P14 3 meters
R2LL-P32 to R7SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P33 to R5SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P34 to R11SS-P14 15 meters
R2LL-P35 to R5SS-P22 10 meters
R2LL-P36 to R10SS-P14 10 meters

Table 4-78 Leaf Switch Connections for the Third Rack in a 12 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R3UL-P1 to R6SS-P23 10 meters
R3UL-P2 to R9SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P3 to R10SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P4 to R4SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P5 to R1SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P6 to R2SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P7 to R6SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P30 to R3SS-P11 3 meters
R3UL-P31 to R7SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P32 to R5SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P33 to R8SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P34 to R5SS-P23 5 meters
R3UL-P35 to R12SS-P11 15 meters
R3UL-P36 to R11SS-P11 10 meters
R3LL-P1 to R7SS-P22 10 meters
R3LL-P2 to R10SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P3 to R9SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P4 to R1SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P5 to R5SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P6 to R8SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P7 to R7SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P30 to R6SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P31 to R2SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P32 to R3SS-P20 3 meters
R3LL-P33 to R4SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P34 to R11SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P35 to R6SS-P22 10 meters
R3LL-P36 to R12SS-P20 15 meters

Table 4-79 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fourth Rack in a 12 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R4UL-P1 to R8SS-P23 10 meters
R4UL-P2 to R11SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P3 to R10SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P4 to R8SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P5 to R5SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P6 to R2SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P7 to R1SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P30 to R6SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P31 to R7SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P32 to R4SS-P10 3 meters
R4UL-P33 to R3SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P34 to R9SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P35 to R12SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P36 to R7SS-P23 10 meters
R4LL-P1 to R9SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P2 to R10SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P3 to R11SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P4 to R2SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P5 to R1SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P6 to R6SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P7 to R5SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P30 to R4SS-P17 3 meters
R4LL-P31 to R3SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P32 to R7SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P33 to R8SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P34 to R12SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P35 to R9SS-P22 10 meters
R4LL-P36 to R8SS-P22 10 meters

Table 4-80 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fifth Rack in a 12 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R5UL-P1 to R10SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P2 to R12SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P3 to R11SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P4 to R2SS-P8 10 meters
R5UL-P5 to R1SS-P8 10 meters
R5UL-P6 to R3SS-P8 5 meters
R5UL-P7 to R6SS-P7 5 meters
R5UL-P30 to R5SS-P7 3 meters
R5UL-P31 to R8SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P32 to R7SS-P7 5 meters
R5UL-P33 to R4SS-P12 5 meters
R5UL-P34 to R10SS-P23 10 meters
R5UL-P35 to R9SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P36 to R9SS-P23 10 meters
R5LL-P1 to R9SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P2 to R12SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P3 to R11SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P4 to R6SS-P15 5 meters
R5LL-P5 to R7SS-P15 5 meters
R5LL-P6 to R2SS-P18 10 meters
R5LL-P7 to R1SS-P18 10 meters
R5LL-P30 to R5SS-P15 3 meters
R5LL-P31 to R3SS-P16 5 meters
R5LL-P32 to R8SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P33 to R4SS-P19 5 meters
R5LL-P34 to R11SS-P22 10 meters
R5LL-P35 to R10SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P36 to R10SS-P22 10 meters

Table 4-81 Leaf Switch Connections for the Sixth Rack in a 12 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R6UL-P1 to R11SS-P23 10 meters
R6UL-P2 to R11SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P3 to R9SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P4 to R2SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P5 to R7SS-P16 5 meters
R6UL-P6 to R3SS-P19 10 meters
R6UL-P7 to R1SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P30 to R6SS-P16 3 meters
R6UL-P31 to R4SS-P15 5 meters
R6UL-P32 to R8SS-P16 5 meters
R6UL-P33 to R5SS-P18 5 meters
R6UL-P34 to R12SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P35 to R10SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P36 to R12SS-P23 10 meters
R6LL-P1 to R9SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P2 to R10SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P3 to R1SS-P22 10 meters
R6LL-P4 to R2SS-P12 10 meters
R6LL-P5 to R1SS-P12 10 meters
R6LL-P6 to R7SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P7 to R8SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P30 to R5SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P31 to R3SS-P7 10 meters
R6LL-P32 to R6SS-P8 3 meters
R6LL-P33 to R4SS-P9 5 meters
R6LL-P34 to R12SS-P22 10 meters
R6LL-P35 to R11SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P36 to R12SS-P8 10 meters

Table 4-82 Leaf Switch Connections for the Seventh Rack in a 12 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R7UL-P1 to R2SS-P26 10 meters
R7UL-P2 to R9SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P3 to R1SS-P26 10 meters
R7UL-P4 to R3SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P5 to R1SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P6 to R4SS-P8 10 meters
R7UL-P7 to R2SS-P7 10 meters
R7UL-P30 to R7SS-P9 3 meters
R7UL-P31 to R5SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P32 to R8SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P33 to R6SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P34 to R12SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P35 to R11SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P36 to R10SS-P9 10 meters
R7LL-P1 to R9SS-P12 5 meters
R7LL-P2 to R10SS-P12 10 meters
R7LL-P3 to R3SS-P30 10 meters
R7LL-P4 to R3SS-P15 10 meters
R7LL-P5 to R1SS-P19 10 meters
R7LL-P6 to R4SS-P18 10 meters
R7LL-P7 to R2SS-P19 10 meters
R7LL-P30 to R7SS-P18 3 meters
R7LL-P31 to R5SS-P16 5 meters
R7LL-P32 to R8SS-P12 5 meters
R7LL-P33 to R6SS-P18 5 meters
R7LL-P34 to R12SS-P12 10 meters
R7LL-P35 to R11SS-P12 10 meters
R7LL-P36 to R2SS-P30 10 meters

Table 4-83 Leaf Switch Connections for the Eighth Rack in a 12 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R8UL-P1 to R9SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P2 to R10SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P3 to R3SS-P26 10 meters
R8UL-P4 to R3SS-P18 10 meters
R8UL-P5 to R1SS-P15 10 meters
R8UL-P6 to R4SS-P16 10 meters
R8UL-P7 to R2SS-P15 10 meters
R8UL-P30 to R7SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P31 to R5SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P32 to R8SS-P19 3 meters
R8UL-P33 to R6SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P34 to R12SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P35 to R11SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P36 to R4SS-P26 10 meters
R8LL-P1 to R5SS-P30 10 meters
R8LL-P2 to R9SS-P18 5 meters
R8LL-P3 to R4SS-P30 10 meters
R8LL-P4 to R3SS-P12 10 meters
R8LL-P5 to R1SS-P7 10 meters
R8LL-P6 to R4SS-P7 10 meters
R8LL-P7 to R2SS-P9 10 meters
R8LL-P30 to R7SS-P12 5 meters
R8LL-P31 to R5SS-P12 10 meters
R8LL-P32 to R8SS-P18 3 meters
R8LL-P33 to R6SS-P12 5 meters
R8LL-P34 to R12SS-P18 10 meters
R8LL-P35 to R11SS-P18 10 meters
R8LL-P36 to R10SS-P18 5 meters

Table 4-84 Leaf Switch Connections for the Ninth Rack in a 12 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R9UL-P1 to R1SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P2 to R5SS-P26 10 meters
R9UL-P3 to R2SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P4 to R10SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P5 to R3SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P6 to R11SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P7 to R4SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P30 to R5SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P31 to R6SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P32 to R7SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P33 to R8SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P34 to R6SS-P26 10 meters
R9UL-P35 to R9SS-P24 3 meters
R9UL-P36 to R12SS-P24 10 meters
R9LL-P1 to R1SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P2 to R11SS-P29 5 meters
R9LL-P3 to R2SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P4 to R6SS-P30 10 meters
R9LL-P5 to R3SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P6 to R10SS-P29 5 meters
R9LL-P7 to R4SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P30 to R12SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P31 to R5SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P32 to R6SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P33 to R7SS-P29 5 meters
R9LL-P34 to R8SS-P29 5 meters
R9LL-P35 to R9SS-P29 3 meters
R9LL-P36 to R7SS-P30 5 meters

Table 4-85 Leaf Switch Connections for the Tenth Rack in a 12 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R10UL-P1 to R1SS-P21 15 meters
R10UL-P2 to R11SS-P21 5 meters
R10UL-P3 to R2SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P4 to R10SS-P21 3 meters
R10UL-P5 to R3SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P6 to R8SS-P26 5 meters
R10UL-P7 to R4SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P30 to R5SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P31 to R6SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P32 to R7SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P33 to R8SS-P21 5 meters
R10UL-P34 to R12SS-P21 5 meters
R10UL-P35 to R9SS-P21 5 meters
R10UL-P36 to R7SS-P26 10 meters
R10LL-P1 to R1SS-P31 15 meters
R10LL-P2 to R12SS-P31 5 meters
R10LL-P3 to R2SS-P31 10 meters
R10LL-P4 to R11SS-P31 5 meters
R10LL-P5 to R3SS-P31 10 meters
R10LL-P6 to R10SS-P31 3 meters
R10LL-P7 to R4SS-P31 10 meters
R10LL-P30 to R8SS-P31 5 meters
R10LL-P31 to R5SS-P31 10 meters
R10LL-P32 to R6SS-P31 10 meters
R10LL-P33 to R7SS-P31 10 meters
R10LL-P34 to R8SS-P30 5 meters
R10LL-P35 to R9SS-P30 5 meters
R10LL-P36 to R9SS-P31 5 meters

Table 4-86 Leaf Switch Connections for the Eleventh Rack in a 12 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R11UL-P1 to R1SS-P25 15 meters
R11UL-P2 to R11SS-P25 3 meters
R11UL-P3 to R2SS-P25 15 meters
R11UL-P4 to R10SS-P25 5 meters
R11UL-P5 to R3SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P6 to R10SS-P26 5 meters
R11UL-P7 to R4SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P30 to R5SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P31 to R6SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P32 to R7SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P33 to R8SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P34 to R12SS-P25 5 meters
R11UL-P35 to R9SS-P25 5 meters
R11UL-P36 to R9SS-P26 5 meters
R11LL-P1 to R1SS-P28 15 meters
R11LL-P2 to R10SS-P30 5 meters
R11LL-P3 to R2SS-P28 15 meters
R11LL-P4 to R11SS-P28 3 meters
R11LL-P5 to R3SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P6 to R10SS-P28 5 meters
R11LL-P7 to R4SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P30 to R11SS-P30 3 meters
R11LL-P31 to R5SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P32 to R6SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P33 to R7SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P34 to R8SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P35 to R9SS-P28 5 meters
R11LL-P36 to R12SS-P28 5 meters

Table 4-87 Leaf Switch Connections for the Twelfth Rack in a 12 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R12UL-P1 to R1SS-P27 15 meters
R12UL-P2 to R11SS-P27 5 meters
R12UL-P3 to R2SS-P27 15 meters
R12UL-P4 to R10SS-P27 5 meters
R12UL-P5 to R3SS-P27 15 meters
R12UL-P6 to R11SS-P26 5 meters
R12UL-P7 to R4SS-P27 10 meters
R12UL-P30 to R5SS-P27 10 meters
R12UL-P31 to R6SS-P27 10 meters
R12UL-P32 to R7SS-P27 10 meters
R12UL-P33 to R8SS-P27 10 meters
R12UL-P34 to R12SS-P27 3 meters
R12UL-P35 to R9SS-P27 10 meters
R12UL-P36 to R12SS-P26 3 meters
R12LL-P1 to R1SS-P32 15 meters
R12LL-P2 to R1SS-P30 15 meters
R12LL-P3 to R2SS-P32 15 meters
R12LL-P4 to R11SS-P32 5 meters
R12LL-P5 to R3SS-P32 15 meters
R12LL-P6 to R10SS-P32 5 meters
R12LL-P7 to R4SS-P32 10 meters
R12LL-P30 to R12SS-P30 3 meters
R12LL-P31 to R5SS-P32 10 meters
R12LL-P32 to R6SS-P32 10 meters
R12LL-P33 to R7SS-P32 10 meters
R12LL-P34 to R8SS-P32 10 meters
R12LL-P35 to R9SS-P32 10 meters
R12LL-P36 to R12SS-P32 3 meters

The following table contains all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections from the previous tables. In this table, the connections are sorted by the spine switch port location.

Table 4-88 Twelve-Rack System Connections Sorted By The Spine Switch Port Location

Spine Switch Port Leaf Switch Port Cable Length
R1SS-P5 R1UL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P6 R2UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P7 R8LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P8 R5UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P9 R7UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P10 R4UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P11 R3UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P12 R6LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P13 R1LL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P14 R2LL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P15 R8UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P16 R6UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P17 R4LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P18 R5LL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P19 R7LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P20 R3LL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P21 R10UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P22 R6LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P23 R1UL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P24 R9UL-P1 10 meters
R1SS-P25 R11UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P26 R7UL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P27 R12UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P28 R11LL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P29 R9LL-P1 10 meters
R1SS-P30 R12LL-P2 15 meters
R1SS-P31 R10LL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P32 R12LL-P1 15 meters
R2SS-P5 R1UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P6 R2UL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P7 R7UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P8 R5UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P9 R8LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P10 R4UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P11 R3UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P12 R6LL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P13 R1LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P14 R2LL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P15 R8UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P16 R6UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P17 R4LL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P18 R5LL-P6 10 meters
R2SS-P19 R7LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P20 R3LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P21 R10UL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P22 R1LL-P1 5 meters
R2SS-P23 R1UL-P34 5 meters
R2SS-P24 R9UL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P25 R11UL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P26 R7UL-P1 10 meters
R2SS-P27 R12UL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P28 R11LL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P29 R9LL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P30 R7LL-P36 10 meters
R2SS-P31 R10LL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P32 R12LL-P3 15 meters
R3SS-P5 R1UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P6 R2UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P7 R6LL-P31 10 meters
R3SS-P8 R5UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P9 R7UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P10 R4UL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P11 R3UL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P12 R8LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P13 R1LL-P4 5 meters
R3SS-P14 R2LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P15 R7LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P16 R5LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P17 R4LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P18 R8UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P19 R6UL-P6 10 meters
R3SS-P20 R3LL-P32 3 meters
R3SS-P21 R10UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P22 R1LL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P23 R2UL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P24 R9UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P25 R11UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P26 R8UL-P3 10 meters
R3SS-P27 R12UL-P5 15 meters
R3SS-P28 R11LL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P29 R9LL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P30 R7LL-P3 10 meters
R3SS-P31 R10LL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P32 R12LL-P5 15 meters
R4SS-P5 R1UL-P4 10 meters
R4SS-P6 R2UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P7 R8LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P8 R7UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P9 R6LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P10 R4UL-P32 3 meters
R4SS-P11 R3UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P12 R5UL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P13 R1LL-P30 10 meters
R4SS-P14 R2LL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P15 R6UL-P31 5 meters
R4SS-P16 R8UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P17 R4LL-P30 3 meters
R4SS-P18 R7LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P19 R5LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P20 R3LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P21 R10UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P22 R2LL-P2 5 meters
R4SS-P23 R2UL-P3 5 meters
R4SS-P24 R9UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P25 R11UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P26 R8UL-P36 10 meters
R4SS-P27 R12UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P28 R11LL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P29 R9LL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P30 R8LL-P3 10 meters
R4SS-P31 R10LL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P32 R12LL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P5 R1UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P6 R2UL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P7 R5UL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P8 R6LL-P30 5 meters
R5SS-P9 R7UL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P10 R4UL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P11 R3UL-P32 5 meters
R5SS-P12 R8LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P13 R1LL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P14 R2LL-P33 10 meters
R5SS-P15 R5LL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P16 R7LL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P17 R4LL-P7 5 meters
R5SS-P18 R6UL-P33 5 meters
R5SS-P19 R8UL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P20 R3LL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P21 R10UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P22 R2LL-P35 10 meters
R5SS-P23 R3UL-P34 5 meters
R5SS-P24 R9UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P25 R11UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P26 R9UL-P2 10 meters
R5SS-P27 R12UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P28 R11LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P29 R9LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P30 R8LL-P1 10 meters
R5SS-P31 R10LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P32 R12LL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P5 R1UL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P6 R2UL-P33 10 meters
R6SS-P7 R5UL-P7 5 meters
R6SS-P8 R6LL-P32 3 meters
R6SS-P9 R7UL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P10 R4UL-P30 5 meters
R6SS-P11 R3UL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P12 R8LL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P13 R1LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P14 R2LL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P15 R5LL-P4 5 meters
R6SS-P16 R6UL-P30 3 meters
R6SS-P17 R4LL-P6 5 meters
R6SS-P18 R7LL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P19 R8UL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P20 R3LL-P30 10 meters
R6SS-P21 R10UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P22 R3LL-P35 10 meters
R6SS-P23 R3UL-P1 10 meters
R6SS-P24 R9UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P25 R11UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P26 R9UL-P34 10 meters
R6SS-P27 R12UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P28 R11LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P29 R9LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P30 R9LL-P4 10 meters
R6SS-P31 R10LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P32 R12LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P5 R1UL-P33 10 meters
R7SS-P6 R2UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P7 R5UL-P32 5 meters
R7SS-P8 R6LL-P6 5 meters
R7SS-P9 R7UL-P30 3 meters
R7SS-P10 R4UL-P31 10 meters
R7SS-P11 R3UL-P31 10 meters
R7SS-P12 R8LL-P30 5 meters
R7SS-P13 R1LL-P6 10 meters
R7SS-P14 R2LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P15 R5LL-P5 5 meters
R7SS-P16 R6UL-P5 5 meters
R7SS-P17 R4LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P18 R7LL-P30 3 meters
R7SS-P19 R8UL-P30 5 meters
R7SS-P20 R3LL-P7 10 meters
R7SS-P21 R10UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P22 R3LL-P1 10 meters
R7SS-P23 R4UL-P36 10 meters
R7SS-P24 R9UL-P32 5 meters
R7SS-P25 R11UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P26 R10UL-P36 10 meters
R7SS-P27 R12UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P28 R11LL-P33 10 meters
R7SS-P29 R9LL-P33 5 meters
R7SS-P30 R9LL-P36 5 meters
R7SS-P31 R10LL-P33 10 meters
R7SS-P32 R12LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P5 R1UL-P7 10 meters
R8SS-P6 R2UL-P30 10 meters
R8SS-P7 R5UL-P31 10 meters
R8SS-P8 R6LL-P7 5 meters
R8SS-P9 R7UL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P10 R4UL-P4 10 meters
R8SS-P11 R3UL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P12 R7LL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P13 R1LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P14 R2LL-P30 10 meters
R8SS-P15 R5LL-P32 10 meters
R8SS-P16 R6UL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P17 R4LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P18 R8LL-P32 3 meters
R8SS-P19 R8UL-P32 3 meters
R8SS-P20 R3LL-P6 10 meters
R8SS-P21 R10UL-P33 5 meters
R8SS-P22 R4LL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P23 R4UL-P1 10 meters
R8SS-P24 R9UL-P33 5 meters
R8SS-P25 R11UL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P26 R10UL-P6 5 meters
R8SS-P27 R12UL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P28 R11LL-P34 10 meters
R8SS-P29 R9LL-P34 5 meters
R8SS-P30 R10LL-P34 5 meters
R8SS-P31 R10LL-P30 5 meters
R8SS-P32 R12LL-P34 10 meters
R9SS-P5 R1UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P6 R2UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P7 R5UL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P8 R6LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P9 R7UL-P2 5 meters
R9SS-P10 R4UL-P34 10 meters
R9SS-P11 R3UL-P2 10 meters
R9SS-P12 R7LL-P1 5 meters
R9SS-P13 R1LL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P14 R2LL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P15 R5LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P16 R6UL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P17 R4LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P18 R8LL-P2 5 meters
R9SS-P19 R8UL-P1 5 meters
R9SS-P20 R3LL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P21 R10UL-P35 5 meters
R9SS-P22 R4LL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P23 R5UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P24 R9UL-P35 3 meters
R9SS-P25 R11UL-P35 5 meters
R9SS-P26 R11UL-P36 5 meters
R9SS-P27 R12UL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P28 R11LL-P35 5 meters
R9SS-P29 R9LL-P35 3 meters
R9SS-P30 R10LL-P35 5 meters
R9SS-P31 R10LL-P36 5 meters
R9SS-P32 R12LL-P35 10 meters
R10SS-P5 R1UL-P35 15 meters
R10SS-P6 R2UL-P34 10 meters
R10SS-P7 R5UL-P1 10 meters
R10SS-P8 R6LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P9 R7UL-P36 10 meters
R10SS-P10 R4UL-P3 10 meters
R10SS-P11 R3UL-P3 10 meters
R10SS-P12 R7LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P13 R1LL-P35 15 meters
R10SS-P14 R2LL-P36 10 meters
R10SS-P15 R5LL-P35 10 meters
R10SS-P16 R6UL-P35 10 meters
R10SS-P17 R4LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P18 R8LL-P36 5 meters
R10SS-P19 R8UL-P2 5 meters
R10SS-P20 R3LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P21 R10UL-P4 3 meters
R10SS-P22 R5LL-P36 10 meters
R10SS-P23 R5UL-P34 10 meters
R10SS-P24 R9UL-P4 5 meters
R10SS-P25 R11UL-P4 5 meters
R10SS-P26 R11UL-P6 5 meters
R10SS-P27 R12UL-P4 5 meters
R10SS-P28 R11LL-P6 5 meters
R10SS-P29 R9LL-P6 5 meters
R10SS-P30 R11LL-P2 5 meters
R10SS-P31 R10LL-P6 3 meters
R10SS-P32 R12LL-P6 5 meters
R11SS-P5 R1UL-P2 15 meters
R11SS-P6 R2UL-P35 15 meters
R11SS-P7 R5UL-P3 10 meters
R11SS-P8 R6LL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P9 R7UL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P10 R4UL-P2 10 meters
R11SS-P11 R3UL-P36 10 meters
R11SS-P12 R7LL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P13 R1LL-P3 15 meters
R11SS-P14 R2LL-P34 15 meters
R11SS-P15 R5LL-P3 10 meters
R11SS-P16 R6UL-P2 10 meters
R11SS-P17 R4LL-P3 10 meters
R11SS-P18 R8LL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P19 R8UL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P20 R3LL-P34 10 meters
R11SS-P21 R10UL-P2 5 meters
R11SS-P22 R5LL-P34 10 meters
R11SS-P23 R6UL-P1 10 meters
R11SS-P24 R9UL-P6 5 meters
R11SS-P25 R11UL-P2 3 meters
R11SS-P26 R12UL-P6 5 meters
R11SS-P27 R12UL-P2 5 meters
R11SS-P28 R11LL-P4 3 meters
R11SS-P29 R9LL-P2 5 meters
R11SS-P30 R11LL-P30 3 meters
R11SS-P31 R10LL-P4 5 meters
R11SS-P32 R12LL-P4 5 meters
R12SS-P5 R1UL-P1 15 meters
R12SS-P6 R2UL-P1 15 meters
R12SS-P7 R5UL-P2 10 meters
R12SS-P8 R6LL-P36 10 meters
R12SS-P9 R7UL-P34 10 meters
R12SS-P10 R4UL-P35 10 meters
R12SS-P11 R3UL-P35 15 meters
R12SS-P12 R7LL-P34 10 meters
R12SS-P13 R1LL-P34 15 meters
R12SS-P14 R2LL-P1 15 meters
R12SS-P15 R5LL-P2 10 meters
R12SS-P16 R6UL-P34 10 meters
R12SS-P17 R4LL-P34 10 meters
R12SS-P18 R8LL-P34 10 meters
R12SS-P19 R8UL-P34 10 meters
R12SS-P20 R3LL-P36 15 meters
R12SS-P21 R10UL-P34 5 meters
R12SS-P22 R6LL-P34 10 meters
R12SS-P23 R6UL-P36 10 meters
R12SS-P24 R9UL-P36 10 meters
R12SS-P25 R11UL-P34 5 meters
R12SS-P26 R12UL-P36 3 meters
R12SS-P27 R12UL-P34 3 meters
R12SS-P28 R11LL-P36 5 meters
R12SS-P29 R9LL-P30 10 meters
R12SS-P30 R12LL-P30 3 meters
R12SS-P31 R10LL-P2 5 meters
R12SS-P32 R12LL-P36 3 meters

4.14 Thirteen-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks

This section provides the cabling details for X9M and later models to connect thirteen racks using RoCE Network Fabric.

Note:

  • The following conventions are used in the cabling notation for connecting multiple racks together:

    • The abbreviation for the first rack is R1, the second rack is R2, and so on.

    • LL identifies a lower leaf switch and UL identifies an upper leaf switch.

    • SS identifies the spine switch, which is located in U1 on all racks.

    • A specific switch is identified by combining abbreviations. For example, R1LL identifies the lower leaf switch (LL) on the first rack (R1).

  • The leaf switches are located as follows:

    • At rack unit 20 (U20) and 22 (U22) in 2-socket systems (Oracle Exadata Rack X9M-2 and later models).

    • At rack unit 21 (U21) and rack unit 23 (U23) in 8-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-8).

  • The cable lengths shown in the following lists assume that the racks are adjacent to each other, the cables are routed through a raised floor, and there are no obstacles in the routing between the racks. If the racks are not adjacent, or use overhead cabling trays, then they may require longer cable lengths. Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported.

  • Only optical cables (with additional transceivers) are supported for lengths greater than 5 meters.

  • For X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers only, port 30 on the leaf switches is connected to a database server and is not used as an inter-switch link. Consequently, interconnecting 10 or more of these racks requires modification to the following cabling tables. Contact Oracle for further details.

The following tables contain details for all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections in a 13 rack system.

Table 4-89 Leaf Switch Connections for the First Rack in a 13 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R1UL-P1 to R12SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P2 to R11SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P3 to R1SS-P23 3 meters
R1UL-P4 to R4SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P5 to R1SS-P5 3 meters
R1UL-P6 to R3SS-P5 5 meters
R1UL-P7 to R8SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P30 to R5SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P31 to R2SS-P5 5 meters
R1UL-P32 to R6SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P33 to R7SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P34 to R13SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P35 to R10SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P36 to R9SS-P5 10 meters
R1LL-P1 to R2SS-P23 5 meters
R1LL-P2 to R13SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P3 to R11SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P4 to R3SS-P13 5 meters
R1LL-P5 to R1SS-P13 3 meters
R1LL-P6 to R7SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P7 to R5SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P30 to R4SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P31 to R2SS-P13 5 meters
R1LL-P32 to R6SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P33 to R8SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P34 to R12SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P35 to R10SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P36 to R9SS-P13 10 meters

Table 4-90 Leaf Switch Connections for the Second Rack in a 13 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R2UL-P1 to R12SS-P6 15 meters
R2UL-P2 to R3SS-P23 5 meters
R2UL-P3 to R13SS-P6 15 meters
R2UL-P4 to R4SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P5 to R1SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P6 to R3SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P7 to R5SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P30 to R8SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P31 to R2SS-P6 3 meters
R2UL-P32 to R7SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P33 to R6SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P34 to R10SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P35 to R11SS-P6 15 meters
R2UL-P36 to R9SS-P6 10 meters
R2LL-P1 to R12SS-P14 15 meters
R2LL-P2 to R4SS-P23 5 meters
R2LL-P3 to R9SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P4 to R4SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P5 to R1SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P6 to R3SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P7 to R6SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P30 to R8SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P31 to R2SS-P14 3 meters
R2LL-P32 to R7SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P33 to R5SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P34 to R11SS-P14 15 meters
R2LL-P35 to R13SS-P14 15 meters
R2LL-P36 to R10SS-P14 10 meters

Table 4-91 Leaf Switch Connections for the Third Rack in a 13 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R3UL-P1 to R13SS-P11 15 meters
R3UL-P2 to R9SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P3 to R10SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P4 to R4SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P5 to R1SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P6 to R2SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P7 to R6SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P30 to R3SS-P11 3 meters
R3UL-P31 to R7SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P32 to R5SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P33 to R8SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P34 to R5SS-P23 5 meters
R3UL-P35 to R12SS-P11 15 meters
R3UL-P36 to R11SS-P11 10 meters
R3LL-P1 to R13SS-P20 15 meters
R3LL-P2 to R10SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P3 to R9SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P4 to R1SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P5 to R5SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P6 to R8SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P7 to R7SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P30 to R6SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P31 to R2SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P32 to R3SS-P20 3 meters
R3LL-P33 to R4SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P34 to R11SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P35 to R6SS-P23 10 meters
R3LL-P36 to R12SS-P20 15 meters

Table 4-92 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fourth Rack in a 13 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R4UL-P1 to R13SS-P10 15 meters
R4UL-P2 to R11SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P3 to R10SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P4 to R8SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P5 to R5SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P6 to R2SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P7 to R1SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P30 to R6SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P31 to R7SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P32 to R4SS-P10 3 meters
R4UL-P33 to R3SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P34 to R9SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P35 to R12SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P36 to R7SS-P23 10 meters
R4LL-P1 to R9SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P2 to R10SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P3 to R11SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P4 to R2SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P5 to R1SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P6 to R6SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P7 to R5SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P30 to R4SS-P17 3 meters
R4LL-P31 to R3SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P32 to R7SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P33 to R8SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P34 to R12SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P35 to R13SS-P17 15 meters
R4LL-P36 to R8SS-P23 10 meters

Table 4-93 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fifth Rack in a 13 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R5UL-P1 to R10SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P2 to R12SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P3 to R11SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P4 to R2SS-P8 10 meters
R5UL-P5 to R1SS-P8 10 meters
R5UL-P6 to R3SS-P8 5 meters
R5UL-P7 to R6SS-P7 5 meters
R5UL-P30 to R5SS-P7 3 meters
R5UL-P31 to R8SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P32 to R7SS-P7 5 meters
R5UL-P33 to R4SS-P12 5 meters
R5UL-P34 to R13SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P35 to R9SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P36 to R9SS-P23 10 meters
R5LL-P1 to R9SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P2 to R12SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P3 to R11SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P4 to R6SS-P15 5 meters
R5LL-P5 to R7SS-P15 5 meters
R5LL-P6 to R2SS-P18 10 meters
R5LL-P7 to R1SS-P18 10 meters
R5LL-P30 to R5SS-P15 3 meters
R5LL-P31 to R3SS-P16 5 meters
R5LL-P32 to R8SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P33 to R4SS-P19 5 meters
R5LL-P34 to R13SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P35 to R10SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P36 to R10SS-P23 10 meters

Table 4-94 Leaf Switch Connections for the Sixth Rack in a 13 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R6UL-P1 to R11SS-P23 10 meters
R6UL-P2 to R11SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P3 to R9SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P4 to R2SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P5 to R7SS-P16 5 meters
R6UL-P6 to R3SS-P19 10 meters
R6UL-P7 to R1SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P30 to R6SS-P16 3 meters
R6UL-P31 to R4SS-P15 5 meters
R6UL-P32 to R8SS-P16 5 meters
R6UL-P33 to R5SS-P18 5 meters
R6UL-P34 to R12SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P35 to R10SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P36 to R13SS-P16 10 meters
R6LL-P1 to R9SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P2 to R10SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P3 to R13SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P4 to R2SS-P12 10 meters
R6LL-P5 to R1SS-P12 10 meters
R6LL-P6 to R7SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P7 to R8SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P30 to R5SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P31 to R3SS-P7 10 meters
R6LL-P32 to R6SS-P8 3 meters
R6LL-P33 to R4SS-P9 5 meters
R6LL-P34 to R12SS-P23 10 meters
R6LL-P35 to R11SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P36 to R12SS-P8 10 meters

Table 4-95 Leaf Switch Connections for the Seventh Rack in a 13 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R7UL-P1 to R13SS-P23 10 meters
R7UL-P2 to R9SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P3 to R13SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P4 to R3SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P5 to R1SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P6 to R4SS-P8 10 meters
R7UL-P7 to R2SS-P7 10 meters
R7UL-P30 to R7SS-P9 3 meters
R7UL-P31 to R5SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P32 to R8SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P33 to R6SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P34 to R12SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P35 to R11SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P36 to R10SS-P9 10 meters
R7LL-P1 to R9SS-P12 5 meters
R7LL-P2 to R10SS-P12 10 meters
R7LL-P3 to R1SS-P26 10 meters
R7LL-P4 to R3SS-P15 10 meters
R7LL-P5 to R1SS-P19 10 meters
R7LL-P6 to R4SS-P18 10 meters
R7LL-P7 to R2SS-P19 10 meters
R7LL-P30 to R7SS-P18 3 meters
R7LL-P31 to R5SS-P16 5 meters
R7LL-P32 to R8SS-P12 5 meters
R7LL-P33 to R6SS-P18 5 meters
R7LL-P34 to R12SS-P12 10 meters
R7LL-P35 to R11SS-P12 10 meters
R7LL-P36 to R13SS-P12 10 meters

Table 4-96 Leaf Switch Connections for the Eighth Rack in a 13 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R8UL-P1 to R9SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P2 to R10SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P3 to R2SS-P26 10 meters
R8UL-P4 to R3SS-P18 10 meters
R8UL-P5 to R1SS-P15 10 meters
R8UL-P6 to R4SS-P16 10 meters
R8UL-P7 to R2SS-P15 10 meters
R8UL-P30 to R7SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P31 to R5SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P32 to R8SS-P19 3 meters
R8UL-P33 to R6SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P34 to R12SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P35 to R11SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P36 to R13SS-P19 10 meters
R8LL-P1 to R13SS-P18 10 meters
R8LL-P2 to R9SS-P18 5 meters
R8LL-P3 to R3SS-P26 10 meters
R8LL-P4 to R3SS-P12 10 meters
R8LL-P5 to R1SS-P7 10 meters
R8LL-P6 to R4SS-P7 10 meters
R8LL-P7 to R2SS-P9 10 meters
R8LL-P30 to R7SS-P12 5 meters
R8LL-P31 to R5SS-P12 10 meters
R8LL-P32 to R8SS-P18 3 meters
R8LL-P33 to R6SS-P12 5 meters
R8LL-P34 to R12SS-P18 10 meters
R8LL-P35 to R11SS-P18 10 meters
R8LL-P36 to R10SS-P18 5 meters

Table 4-97 Leaf Switch Connections for the Ninth Rack in a 13 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R9UL-P1 to R1SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P2 to R4SS-P26 10 meters
R9UL-P3 to R2SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P4 to R10SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P5 to R3SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P6 to R11SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P7 to R4SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P30 to R5SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P31 to R6SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P32 to R7SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P33 to R8SS-P24 5 meters
R9UL-P34 to R13SS-P24 10 meters
R9UL-P35 to R9SS-P24 3 meters
R9UL-P36 to R12SS-P24 10 meters
R9LL-P1 to R1SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P2 to R11SS-P29 5 meters
R9LL-P3 to R2SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P4 to R13SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P5 to R3SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P6 to R10SS-P29 5 meters
R9LL-P7 to R4SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P30 to R12SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P31 to R5SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P32 to R6SS-P29 10 meters
R9LL-P33 to R7SS-P29 5 meters
R9LL-P34 to R8SS-P29 5 meters
R9LL-P35 to R9SS-P29 3 meters
R9LL-P36 to R5SS-P26 10 meters

Table 4-98 Leaf Switch Connections for the Tenth Rack in a 13 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R10UL-P1 to R1SS-P21 15 meters
R10UL-P2 to R11SS-P21 5 meters
R10UL-P3 to R2SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P4 to R10SS-P21 3 meters
R10UL-P5 to R3SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P6 to R13SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P7 to R4SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P30 to R5SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P31 to R6SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P32 to R7SS-P21 10 meters
R10UL-P33 to R8SS-P21 5 meters
R10UL-P34 to R12SS-P21 5 meters
R10UL-P35 to R9SS-P21 5 meters
R10UL-P36 to R6SS-P26 10 meters
R10LL-P1 to R1SS-P31 15 meters
R10LL-P2 to R12SS-P31 5 meters
R10LL-P3 to R2SS-P31 10 meters
R10LL-P4 to R11SS-P31 5 meters
R10LL-P5 to R3SS-P31 10 meters
R10LL-P6 to R10SS-P31 3 meters
R10LL-P7 to R4SS-P31 10 meters
R10LL-P30 to R7SS-P26 10 meters
R10LL-P31 to R5SS-P31 10 meters
R10LL-P32 to R6SS-P31 10 meters
R10LL-P33 to R7SS-P31 10 meters
R10LL-P34 to R8SS-P31 5 meters
R10LL-P35 to R9SS-P31 5 meters
R10LL-P36 to R13SS-P31 10 meters

Table 4-99 Leaf Switch Connections for the Eleventh Rack in a 13 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R11UL-P1 to R1SS-P25 15 meters
R11UL-P2 to R11SS-P25 3 meters
R11UL-P3 to R2SS-P25 15 meters
R11UL-P4 to R10SS-P25 5 meters
R11UL-P5 to R3SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P6 to R13SS-P25 5 meters
R11UL-P7 to R4SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P30 to R5SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P31 to R6SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P32 to R7SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P33 to R8SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P34 to R12SS-P25 5 meters
R11UL-P35 to R9SS-P25 5 meters
R11UL-P36 to R8SS-P26 10 meters
R11LL-P1 to R1SS-P28 15 meters
R11LL-P2 to R13SS-P28 5 meters
R11LL-P3 to R2SS-P28 15 meters
R11LL-P4 to R11SS-P28 3 meters
R11LL-P5 to R3SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P6 to R10SS-P28 5 meters
R11LL-P7 to R4SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P30 to R9SS-P26 5 meters
R11LL-P31 to R5SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P32 to R6SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P33 to R7SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P34 to R8SS-P28 10 meters
R11LL-P35 to R9SS-P28 5 meters
R11LL-P36 to R12SS-P28 5 meters

Table 4-100 Leaf Switch Connections for the Twelfth Rack in a 13 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R12UL-P1 to R1SS-P22 15 meters
R12UL-P2 to R11SS-P22 5 meters
R12UL-P3 to R2SS-P22 15 meters
R12UL-P4 to R10SS-P22 5 meters
R12UL-P5 to R3SS-P22 15 meters
R12UL-P6 to R10SS-P26 5 meters
R12UL-P7 to R4SS-P22 10 meters
R12UL-P30 to R5SS-P22 10 meters
R12UL-P31 to R6SS-P22 10 meters
R12UL-P32 to R7SS-P22 10 meters
R12UL-P33 to R8SS-P22 10 meters
R12UL-P34 to R12SS-P22 3 meters
R12UL-P35 to R9SS-P22 10 meters
R12UL-P36 to R13SS-P22 5 meters
R12LL-P1 to R1SS-P32 15 meters
R12LL-P2 to R11SS-P26 5 meters
R12LL-P3 to R2SS-P32 15 meters
R12LL-P4 to R11SS-P32 5 meters
R12LL-P5 to R3SS-P32 15 meters
R12LL-P6 to R10SS-P32 5 meters
R12LL-P7 to R4SS-P32 10 meters
R12LL-P30 to R13SS-P32 5 meters
R12LL-P31 to R5SS-P32 10 meters
R12LL-P32 to R6SS-P32 10 meters
R12LL-P33 to R7SS-P32 10 meters
R12LL-P34 to R8SS-P32 10 meters
R12LL-P35 to R9SS-P32 10 meters
R12LL-P36 to R12SS-P32 3 meters

Table 4-101 Leaf Switch Connections for the Thirteenth Rack in a 13 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R13UL-P1 to R1SS-P27 15 meters
R13UL-P2 to R11SS-P27 5 meters
R13UL-P3 to R2SS-P27 15 meters
R13UL-P4 to R10SS-P27 10 meters
R13UL-P5 to R3SS-P27 15 meters
R13UL-P6 to R12SS-P26 5 meters
R13UL-P7 to R4SS-P27 15 meters
R13UL-P30 to R5SS-P27 10 meters
R13UL-P31 to R6SS-P27 10 meters
R13UL-P32 to R7SS-P27 10 meters
R13UL-P33 to R8SS-P27 10 meters
R13UL-P34 to R12SS-P27 5 meters
R13UL-P35 to R9SS-P27 10 meters
R13UL-P36 to R13SS-P27 3 meters
R13LL-P1 to R1SS-P30 15 meters
R13LL-P2 to R13SS-P26 3 meters
R13LL-P3 to R2SS-P30 15 meters
R13LL-P4 to R11SS-P30 5 meters
R13LL-P5 to R3SS-P30 15 meters
R13LL-P6 to R10SS-P30 10 meters
R13LL-P7 to R4SS-P30 15 meters
R13LL-P30 to R13SS-P30 3 meters
R13LL-P31 to R5SS-P30 10 meters
R13LL-P32 to R6SS-P30 10 meters
R13LL-P33 to R7SS-P30 10 meters
R13LL-P34 to R8SS-P30 10 meters
R13LL-P35 to R9SS-P30 10 meters
R13LL-P36 to R12SS-P30 5 meters

The following table contains all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections from the previous tables. In this table, the connections are sorted by the spine switch port location.

Table 4-102 Thirteen-Rack System Connections Sorted By The Spine Switch Port Location

Spine Switch Port Leaf Switch Port Cable Length
R1SS-P5 R1UL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P6 R2UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P7 R8LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P8 R5UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P9 R7UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P10 R4UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P11 R3UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P12 R6LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P13 R1LL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P14 R2LL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P15 R8UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P16 R6UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P17 R4LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P18 R5LL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P19 R7LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P20 R3LL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P21 R10UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P22 R12UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P23 R1UL-P3 3 meters
R1SS-P24 R9UL-P1 10 meters
R1SS-P25 R11UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P26 R7LL-P3 10 meters
R1SS-P27 R13UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P28 R11LL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P29 R9LL-P1 10 meters
R1SS-P30 R13LL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P31 R10LL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P32 R12LL-P1 15 meters
R2SS-P5 R1UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P6 R2UL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P7 R7UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P8 R5UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P9 R8LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P10 R4UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P11 R3UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P12 R6LL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P13 R1LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P14 R2LL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P15 R8UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P16 R6UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P17 R4LL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P18 R5LL-P6 10 meters
R2SS-P19 R7LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P20 R3LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P21 R10UL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P22 R12UL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P23 R1LL-P1 5 meters
R2SS-P24 R9UL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P25 R11UL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P26 R8UL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P27 R13UL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P28 R11LL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P29 R9LL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P30 R13LL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P31 R10LL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P32 R12LL-P3 15 meters
R3SS-P5 R1UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P6 R2UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P7 R6LL-P31 10 meters
R3SS-P8 R5UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P9 R7UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P10 R4UL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P11 R3UL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P12 R8LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P13 R1LL-P4 5 meters
R3SS-P14 R2LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P15 R7LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P16 R5LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P17 R4LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P18 R8UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P19 R6UL-P6 10 meters
R3SS-P20 R3LL-P32 3 meters
R3SS-P21 R10UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P22 R12UL-P5 15 meters
R3SS-P23 R2UL-P2 5 meters
R3SS-P24 R9UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P25 R11UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P26 R8LL-P3 10 meters
R3SS-P27 R13UL-P5 15 meters
R3SS-P28 R11LL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P29 R9LL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P30 R13LL-P5 15 meters
R3SS-P31 R10LL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P32 R12LL-P5 15 meters
R4SS-P5 R1UL-P4 10 meters
R4SS-P6 R2UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P7 R8LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P8 R7UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P9 R6LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P10 R4UL-P32 3 meters
R4SS-P11 R3UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P12 R5UL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P13 R1LL-P30 10 meters
R4SS-P14 R2LL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P15 R6UL-P31 5 meters
R4SS-P16 R8UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P17 R4LL-P30 3 meters
R4SS-P18 R7LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P19 R5LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P20 R3LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P21 R10UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P22 R12UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P23 R2LL-P2 5 meters
R4SS-P24 R9UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P25 R11UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P26 R9UL-P2 10 meters
R4SS-P27 R13UL-P7 15 meters
R4SS-P28 R11LL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P29 R9LL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P30 R13LL-P7 15 meters
R4SS-P31 R10LL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P32 R12LL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P5 R1UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P6 R2UL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P7 R5UL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P8 R6LL-P30 5 meters
R5SS-P9 R7UL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P10 R4UL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P11 R3UL-P32 5 meters
R5SS-P12 R8LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P13 R1LL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P14 R2LL-P33 10 meters
R5SS-P15 R5LL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P16 R7LL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P17 R4LL-P7 5 meters
R5SS-P18 R6UL-P33 5 meters
R5SS-P19 R8UL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P20 R3LL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P21 R10UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P22 R12UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P23 R3UL-P34 5 meters
R5SS-P24 R9UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P25 R11UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P26 R9LL-P36 10 meters
R5SS-P27 R13UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P28 R11LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P29 R9LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P30 R13LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P31 R10LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P32 R12LL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P5 R1UL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P6 R2UL-P33 10 meters
R6SS-P7 R5UL-P7 5 meters
R6SS-P8 R6LL-P32 3 meters
R6SS-P9 R7UL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P10 R4UL-P30 5 meters
R6SS-P11 R3UL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P12 R8LL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P13 R1LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P14 R2LL-P7 10 meters
R6SS-P15 R5LL-P4 5 meters
R6SS-P16 R6UL-P30 3 meters
R6SS-P17 R4LL-P6 5 meters
R6SS-P18 R7LL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P19 R8UL-P33 5 meters
R6SS-P20 R3LL-P30 10 meters
R6SS-P21 R10UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P22 R12UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P23 R3LL-P35 10 meters
R6SS-P24 R9UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P25 R11UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P26 R10UL-P36 10 meters
R6SS-P27 R13UL-P31 10 meters
R6SS-P28 R11LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P29 R9LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P30 R13LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P31 R10LL-P32 10 meters
R6SS-P32 R12LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P5 R1UL-P33 10 meters
R7SS-P6 R2UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P7 R5UL-P32 5 meters
R7SS-P8 R6LL-P6 5 meters
R7SS-P9 R7UL-P30 3 meters
R7SS-P10 R4UL-P31 10 meters
R7SS-P11 R3UL-P31 10 meters
R7SS-P12 R8LL-P30 5 meters
R7SS-P13 R1LL-P6 10 meters
R7SS-P14 R2LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P15 R5LL-P5 5 meters
R7SS-P16 R6UL-P5 5 meters
R7SS-P17 R4LL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P18 R7LL-P30 3 meters
R7SS-P19 R8UL-P30 5 meters
R7SS-P20 R3LL-P7 10 meters
R7SS-P21 R10UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P22 R12UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P23 R4UL-P36 10 meters
R7SS-P24 R9UL-P32 5 meters
R7SS-P25 R11UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P26 R10LL-P30 10 meters
R7SS-P27 R13UL-P32 10 meters
R7SS-P28 R11LL-P33 10 meters
R7SS-P29 R9LL-P33 5 meters
R7SS-P30 R13LL-P33 10 meters
R7SS-P31 R10LL-P33 10 meters
R7SS-P32 R12LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P5 R1UL-P7 10 meters
R8SS-P6 R2UL-P30 10 meters
R8SS-P7 R5UL-P31 10 meters
R8SS-P8 R6LL-P7 5 meters
R8SS-P9 R7UL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P10 R4UL-P4 10 meters
R8SS-P11 R3UL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P12 R7LL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P13 R1LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P14 R2LL-P30 10 meters
R8SS-P15 R5LL-P32 10 meters
R8SS-P16 R6UL-P32 5 meters
R8SS-P17 R4LL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P18 R8LL-P32 3 meters
R8SS-P19 R8UL-P32 3 meters
R8SS-P20 R3LL-P6 10 meters
R8SS-P21 R10UL-P33 5 meters
R8SS-P22 R12UL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P23 R4LL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P24 R9UL-P33 5 meters
R8SS-P25 R11UL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P26 R11UL-P36 10 meters
R8SS-P27 R13UL-P33 10 meters
R8SS-P28 R11LL-P34 10 meters
R8SS-P29 R9LL-P34 5 meters
R8SS-P30 R13LL-P34 10 meters
R8SS-P31 R10LL-P34 5 meters
R8SS-P32 R12LL-P34 10 meters
R9SS-P5 R1UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P6 R2UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P7 R5UL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P8 R6LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P9 R7UL-P2 5 meters
R9SS-P10 R4UL-P34 10 meters
R9SS-P11 R3UL-P2 10 meters
R9SS-P12 R7LL-P1 5 meters
R9SS-P13 R1LL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P14 R2LL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P15 R5LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P16 R6UL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P17 R4LL-P1 10 meters
R9SS-P18 R8LL-P2 5 meters
R9SS-P19 R8UL-P1 5 meters
R9SS-P20 R3LL-P3 10 meters
R9SS-P21 R10UL-P35 5 meters
R9SS-P22 R12UL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P23 R5UL-P36 10 meters
R9SS-P24 R9UL-P35 3 meters
R9SS-P25 R11UL-P35 5 meters
R9SS-P26 R11LL-P30 5 meters
R9SS-P27 R13UL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P28 R11LL-P35 5 meters
R9SS-P29 R9LL-P35 3 meters
R9SS-P30 R13LL-P35 10 meters
R9SS-P31 R10LL-P35 5 meters
R9SS-P32 R12LL-P35 10 meters
R10SS-P5 R1UL-P35 15 meters
R10SS-P6 R2UL-P34 10 meters
R10SS-P7 R5UL-P1 10 meters
R10SS-P8 R6LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P9 R7UL-P36 10 meters
R10SS-P10 R4UL-P3 10 meters
R10SS-P11 R3UL-P3 10 meters
R10SS-P12 R7LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P13 R1LL-P35 15 meters
R10SS-P14 R2LL-P36 10 meters
R10SS-P15 R5LL-P35 10 meters
R10SS-P16 R6UL-P35 10 meters
R10SS-P17 R4LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P18 R8LL-P36 5 meters
R10SS-P19 R8UL-P2 5 meters
R10SS-P20 R3LL-P2 10 meters
R10SS-P21 R10UL-P4 3 meters
R10SS-P22 R12UL-P4 5 meters
R10SS-P23 R5LL-P36 10 meters
R10SS-P24 R9UL-P4 5 meters
R10SS-P25 R11UL-P4 5 meters
R10SS-P26 R12UL-P6 5 meters
R10SS-P27 R13UL-P4 10 meters
R10SS-P28 R11LL-P6 5 meters
R10SS-P29 R9LL-P6 5 meters
R10SS-P30 R13LL-P6 10 meters
R10SS-P31 R10LL-P6 3 meters
R10SS-P32 R12LL-P6 5 meters
R11SS-P5 R1UL-P2 15 meters
R11SS-P6 R2UL-P35 15 meters
R11SS-P7 R5UL-P3 10 meters
R11SS-P8 R6LL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P9 R7UL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P10 R4UL-P2 10 meters
R11SS-P11 R3UL-P36 10 meters
R11SS-P12 R7LL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P13 R1LL-P3 15 meters
R11SS-P14 R2LL-P34 15 meters
R11SS-P15 R5LL-P3 10 meters
R11SS-P16 R6UL-P2 10 meters
R11SS-P17 R4LL-P3 10 meters
R11SS-P18 R8LL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P19 R8UL-P35 10 meters
R11SS-P20 R3LL-P34 10 meters
R11SS-P21 R10UL-P2 5 meters
R11SS-P22 R12UL-P2 5 meters
R11SS-P23 R6UL-P1 10 meters
R11SS-P24 R9UL-P6 5 meters
R11SS-P25 R11UL-P2 3 meters
R11SS-P26 R12LL-P2 5 meters
R11SS-P27 R13UL-P2 5 meters
R11SS-P28 R11LL-P4 3 meters
R11SS-P29 R9LL-P2 5 meters
R11SS-P30 R13LL-P4 5 meters
R11SS-P31 R10LL-P4 5 meters
R11SS-P32 R12LL-P4 5 meters
R12SS-P5 R1UL-P1 15 meters
R12SS-P6 R2UL-P1 15 meters
R12SS-P7 R5UL-P2 10 meters
R12SS-P8 R6LL-P36 10 meters
R12SS-P9 R7UL-P34 10 meters
R12SS-P10 R4UL-P35 10 meters
R12SS-P11 R3UL-P35 15 meters
R12SS-P12 R7LL-P34 10 meters
R12SS-P13 R1LL-P34 15 meters
R12SS-P14 R2LL-P1 15 meters
R12SS-P15 R5LL-P2 10 meters
R12SS-P16 R6UL-P34 10 meters
R12SS-P17 R4LL-P34 10 meters
R12SS-P18 R8LL-P34 10 meters
R12SS-P19 R8UL-P34 10 meters
R12SS-P20 R3LL-P36 15 meters
R12SS-P21 R10UL-P34 5 meters
R12SS-P22 R12UL-P34 3 meters
R12SS-P23 R6LL-P34 10 meters
R12SS-P24 R9UL-P36 10 meters
R12SS-P25 R11UL-P34 5 meters
R12SS-P26 R13UL-P6 5 meters
R12SS-P27 R13UL-P34 5 meters
R12SS-P28 R11LL-P36 5 meters
R12SS-P29 R9LL-P30 10 meters
R12SS-P30 R13LL-P36 5 meters
R12SS-P31 R10LL-P2 5 meters
R12SS-P32 R12LL-P36 3 meters
R13SS-P5 R1UL-P34 15 meters
R13SS-P6 R2UL-P3 15 meters
R13SS-P7 R5UL-P34 10 meters
R13SS-P8 R6LL-P3 10 meters
R13SS-P9 R7UL-P3 10 meters
R13SS-P10 R4UL-P1 15 meters
R13SS-P11 R3UL-P1 15 meters
R13SS-P12 R7LL-P36 10 meters
R13SS-P13 R1LL-P2 15 meters
R13SS-P14 R2LL-P35 15 meters
R13SS-P15 R5LL-P34 10 meters
R13SS-P16 R6UL-P36 10 meters
R13SS-P17 R4LL-P35 15 meters
R13SS-P18 R8LL-P1 10 meters
R13SS-P19 R8UL-P36 10 meters
R13SS-P20 R3LL-P1 15 meters
R13SS-P21 R10UL-P6 10 meters
R13SS-P22 R12UL-P36 5 meters
R13SS-P23 R7UL-P1 10 meters
R13SS-P24 R9UL-P34 10 meters
R13SS-P25 R11UL-P6 5 meters
R13SS-P26 R13LL-P2 3 meters
R13SS-P27 R13UL-P36 3 meters
R13SS-P28 R11LL-P2 5 meters
R13SS-P29 R9LL-P4 10 meters
R13SS-P30 R13LL-P30 3 meters
R13SS-P31 R10LL-P36 10 meters
R13SS-P32 R12LL-P30 5 meters

4.15 Fourteen-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks

This section provides the cabling details for X9M and later models to connect fourteen racks using RoCE Network Fabric.

Note:

  • The following conventions are used in the cabling notation for connecting multiple racks together:

    • The abbreviation for the first rack is R1, the second rack is R2, and so on.

    • LL identifies a lower leaf switch and UL identifies an upper leaf switch.

    • SS identifies the spine switch, which is located in U1 on all racks.

    • A specific switch is identified by combining abbreviations. For example, R1LL identifies the lower leaf switch (LL) on the first rack (R1).

  • The leaf switches are located as follows:

    • At rack unit 20 (U20) and 22 (U22) in 2-socket systems (Oracle Exadata Rack X9M-2 and later models).

    • At rack unit 21 (U21) and rack unit 23 (U23) in 8-socket systems (Oracle Exadata X9M-8).

  • The cable lengths shown in the following lists assume that the racks are adjacent to each other, the cables are routed through a raised floor, and there are no obstacles in the routing between the racks. If the racks are not adjacent, or use overhead cabling trays, then they may require longer cable lengths. Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported.

  • Only optical cables (with additional transceivers) are supported for lengths greater than 5 meters.

  • For X9M-8 systems with three database servers and 11 storage servers only, the database servers and storage server require 23 leaf switch ports, which leaves only 13 inter-switch links on each leaf switch. Consequently, these systems cannot support 14 interconnected racks.

The following tables contain details for all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections in a 14 rack system.

Table 4-103 Leaf Switch Connections for the First Rack in a 14 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R1UL-P1 to R12SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P2 to R11SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P3 to R14SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P4 to R4SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P5 to R1SS-P5 3 meters
R1UL-P6 to R3SS-P5 5 meters
R1UL-P7 to R8SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P30 to R5SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P31 to R2SS-P5 5 meters
R1UL-P32 to R6SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P33 to R7SS-P5 10 meters
R1UL-P34 to R13SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P35 to R10SS-P5 15 meters
R1UL-P36 to R9SS-P5 10 meters
R1LL-P1 to R14SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P2 to R13SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P3 to R11SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P4 to R3SS-P13 5 meters
R1LL-P5 to R1SS-P13 3 meters
R1LL-P6 to R7SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P7 to R5SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P30 to R4SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P31 to R2SS-P13 5 meters
R1LL-P32 to R6SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P33 to R8SS-P13 10 meters
R1LL-P34 to R12SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P35 to R10SS-P13 15 meters
R1LL-P36 to R9SS-P13 10 meters

Table 4-104 Leaf Switch Connections for the Second Rack in a 14 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R2UL-P1 to R12SS-P6 15 meters
R2UL-P2 to R14SS-P6 15 meters
R2UL-P3 to R13SS-P6 15 meters
R2UL-P4 to R4SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P5 to R1SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P6 to R3SS-P6 5 meters
R2UL-P7 to R5SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P30 to R8SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P31 to R2SS-P6 3 meters
R2UL-P32 to R7SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P33 to R6SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P34 to R10SS-P6 10 meters
R2UL-P35 to R11SS-P6 15 meters
R2UL-P36 to R9SS-P6 10 meters
R2LL-P1 to R12SS-P14 15 meters
R2LL-P2 to R14SS-P14 15 meters
R2LL-P3 to R9SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P4 to R4SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P5 to R1SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P6 to R3SS-P14 5 meters
R2LL-P7 to R6SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P30 to R8SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P31 to R2SS-P14 3 meters
R2LL-P32 to R7SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P33 to R5SS-P14 10 meters
R2LL-P34 to R11SS-P14 15 meters
R2LL-P35 to R13SS-P14 15 meters
R2LL-P36 to R10SS-P14 10 meters

Table 4-105 Leaf Switch Connections for the Third Rack in a 14 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R3UL-P1 to R13SS-P11 15 meters
R3UL-P2 to R9SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P3 to R10SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P4 to R4SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P5 to R1SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P6 to R2SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P7 to R6SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P30 to R3SS-P11 3 meters
R3UL-P31 to R7SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P32 to R5SS-P11 5 meters
R3UL-P33 to R8SS-P11 10 meters
R3UL-P34 to R14SS-P11 15 meters
R3UL-P35 to R12SS-P11 15 meters
R3UL-P36 to R11SS-P11 10 meters
R3LL-P1 to R13SS-P20 15 meters
R3LL-P2 to R10SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P3 to R9SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P4 to R1SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P5 to R5SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P6 to R8SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P7 to R7SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P30 to R6SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P31 to R2SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P32 to R3SS-P20 3 meters
R3LL-P33 to R4SS-P20 5 meters
R3LL-P34 to R11SS-P20 10 meters
R3LL-P35 to R14SS-P20 15 meters
R3LL-P36 to R12SS-P20 15 meters

Table 4-106 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fourth Rack in a 14 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R4UL-P1 to R13SS-P10 15 meters
R4UL-P2 to R11SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P3 to R10SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P4 to R8SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P5 to R5SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P6 to R2SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P7 to R1SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P30 to R6SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P31 to R7SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P32 to R4SS-P10 3 meters
R4UL-P33 to R3SS-P10 5 meters
R4UL-P34 to R9SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P35 to R12SS-P10 10 meters
R4UL-P36 to R14SS-P10 15 meters
R4LL-P1 to R9SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P2 to R10SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P3 to R11SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P4 to R2SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P5 to R1SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P6 to R6SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P7 to R5SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P30 to R4SS-P17 3 meters
R4LL-P31 to R3SS-P17 5 meters
R4LL-P32 to R7SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P33 to R8SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P34 to R12SS-P17 10 meters
R4LL-P35 to R13SS-P17 15 meters
R4LL-P36 to R14SS-P17 15 meters

Table 4-107 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fifth Rack in a 14 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R5UL-P1 to R10SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P2 to R12SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P3 to R11SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P4 to R2SS-P8 10 meters
R5UL-P5 to R1SS-P8 10 meters
R5UL-P6 to R3SS-P8 5 meters
R5UL-P7 to R6SS-P7 5 meters
R5UL-P30 to R5SS-P7 3 meters
R5UL-P31 to R8SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P32 to R7SS-P7 5 meters
R5UL-P33 to R4SS-P12 5 meters
R5UL-P34 to R13SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P35 to R9SS-P7 10 meters
R5UL-P36 to R14SS-P7 15 meters
R5LL-P1 to R9SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P2 to R12SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P3 to R11SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P4 to R6SS-P15 5 meters
R5LL-P5 to R7SS-P15 5 meters
R5LL-P6 to R2SS-P18 10 meters
R5LL-P7 to R1SS-P18 10 meters
R5LL-P30 to R5SS-P15 3 meters
R5LL-P31 to R3SS-P16 5 meters
R5LL-P32 to R8SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P33 to R4SS-P19 5 meters
R5LL-P34 to R13SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P35 to R10SS-P15 10 meters
R5LL-P36 to R14SS-P15 15 meters

Table 4-108 Leaf Switch Connections for the Sixth Rack in a 14 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R6UL-P1 to R14SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P2 to R11SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P3 to R9SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P4 to R2SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P5 to R7SS-P16 5 meters
R6UL-P6 to R3SS-P19 10 meters
R6UL-P7 to R1SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P30 to R6SS-P16 3 meters
R6UL-P31 to R4SS-P15 5 meters
R6UL-P32 to R8SS-P16 5 meters
R6UL-P33 to R5SS-P18 5 meters
R6UL-P34 to R12SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P35 to R10SS-P16 10 meters
R6UL-P36 to R13SS-P16 10 meters
R6LL-P1 to R9SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P2 to R10SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P3 to R13SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P4 to R2SS-P12 10 meters
R6LL-P5 to R1SS-P12 10 meters
R6LL-P6 to R7SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P7 to R8SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P30 to R5SS-P8 5 meters
R6LL-P31 to R3SS-P7 10 meters
R6LL-P32 to R6SS-P8 3 meters
R6LL-P33 to R4SS-P9 5 meters
R6LL-P34 to R14SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P35 to R11SS-P8 10 meters
R6LL-P36 to R12SS-P8 10 meters

Table 4-109 Leaf Switch Connections for the Seventh Rack in a 14 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R7UL-P1 to R14SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P2 to R9SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P3 to R13SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P4 to R3SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P5 to R1SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P6 to R4SS-P8 10 meters
R7UL-P7 to R2SS-P7 10 meters
R7UL-P30 to R7SS-P9 3 meters
R7UL-P31 to R5SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P32 to R8SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P33 to R6SS-P9 5 meters
R7UL-P34 to R12SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P35 to R11SS-P9 10 meters
R7UL-P36 to R10SS-P9 10 meters
R7LL-P1 to R9SS-P12 5 meters
R7LL-P2 to R10SS-P12 10 meters
R7LL-P3 to R14SS-P12 10 meters
R7LL-P4 to R3SS-P15 10 meters
R7LL-P5 to R1SS-P19 10 meters
R7LL-P6 to R4SS-P18 10 meters
R7LL-P7 to R2SS-P19 10 meters
R7LL-P30 to R7SS-P18 3 meters
R7LL-P31 to R5SS-P16 5 meters
R7LL-P32 to R8SS-P12 5 meters
R7LL-P33 to R6SS-P18 5 meters
R7LL-P34 to R12SS-P12 10 meters
R7LL-P35 to R11SS-P12 10 meters
R7LL-P36 to R13SS-P12 10 meters

Table 4-110 Leaf Switch Connections for the Eighth Rack in a 14 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R8UL-P1 to R9SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P2 to R10SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P3 to R14SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P4 to R3SS-P18 10 meters
R8UL-P5 to R1SS-P15 10 meters
R8UL-P6 to R4SS-P16 10 meters
R8UL-P7 to R2SS-P15 10 meters
R8UL-P30 to R7SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P31 to R5SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P32 to R8SS-P19 3 meters
R8UL-P33 to R6SS-P19 5 meters
R8UL-P34 to R12SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P35 to R11SS-P19 10 meters
R8UL-P36 to R13SS-P19 10 meters
R8LL-P1 to R13SS-P18 10 meters
R8LL-P2 to R9SS-P18 5 meters
R8LL-P3 to R14SS-P18 10 meters
R8LL-P4 to R3SS-P12 10 meters
R8LL-P5 to R1SS-P7 10 meters
R8LL-P6 to R4SS-P7 10 meters
R8LL-P7 to R2SS-P9 10 meters
R8LL-P30 to R7SS-P12 5 meters
R8LL-P31 to R5SS-P12 10 meters
R8LL-P32 to R8SS-P18 3 meters
R8LL-P33 to R6SS-P12 5 meters
R8LL-P34 to R12SS-P18 10 meters
R8LL-P35 to R11SS-P18 10 meters
R8LL-P36 to R10SS-P18 5 meters

Table 4-111 Leaf Switch Connections for the Ninth Rack in a 14 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R9UL-P1 to R1SS-P21 10 meters
R9UL-P2 to R14SS-P21 10 meters
R9UL-P3 to R2SS-P21 10 meters
R9UL-P4 to R10SS-P21 5 meters
R9UL-P5 to R3SS-P21 10 meters
R9UL-P6 to R11SS-P21 5 meters
R9UL-P7 to R4SS-P21 10 meters
R9UL-P30 to R5SS-P21 10 meters
R9UL-P31 to R6SS-P21 10 meters
R9UL-P32 to R7SS-P21 5 meters
R9UL-P33 to R8SS-P21 5 meters
R9UL-P34 to R13SS-P21 10 meters
R9UL-P35 to R9SS-P21 3 meters
R9UL-P36 to R12SS-P21 10 meters
R9LL-P1 to R1SS-P22 10 meters
R9LL-P2 to R11SS-P22 5 meters
R9LL-P3 to R2SS-P22 10 meters
R9LL-P4 to R13SS-P22 10 meters
R9LL-P5 to R3SS-P22 10 meters
R9LL-P6 to R10SS-P22 5 meters
R9LL-P7 to R4SS-P22 10 meters
R9LL-P30 to R12SS-P22 10 meters
R9LL-P31 to R5SS-P22 10 meters
R9LL-P32 to R6SS-P22 10 meters
R9LL-P33 to R7SS-P22 5 meters
R9LL-P34 to R8SS-P22 5 meters
R9LL-P35 to R9SS-P22 3 meters
R9LL-P36 to R14SS-P22 10 meters

Table 4-112 Leaf Switch Connections for the Tenth Rack in a 14 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R10UL-P1 to R1SS-P23 15 meters
R10UL-P2 to R11SS-P23 5 meters
R10UL-P3 to R2SS-P23 10 meters
R10UL-P4 to R10SS-P23 3 meters
R10UL-P5 to R3SS-P23 10 meters
R10UL-P6 to R13SS-P23 10 meters
R10UL-P7 to R4SS-P23 10 meters
R10UL-P30 to R5SS-P23 10 meters
R10UL-P31 to R6SS-P23 10 meters
R10UL-P32 to R7SS-P23 10 meters
R10UL-P33 to R8SS-P23 5 meters
R10UL-P34 to R12SS-P23 5 meters
R10UL-P35 to R9SS-P23 5 meters
R10UL-P36 to R14SS-P23 10 meters
R10LL-P1 to R1SS-P24 15 meters
R10LL-P2 to R12SS-P24 5 meters
R10LL-P3 to R2SS-P24 10 meters
R10LL-P4 to R11SS-P24 5 meters
R10LL-P5 to R3SS-P24 10 meters
R10LL-P6 to R10SS-P24 3 meters
R10LL-P7 to R4SS-P24 10 meters
R10LL-P30 to R14SS-P24 10 meters
R10LL-P31 to R5SS-P24 10 meters
R10LL-P32 to R6SS-P24 10 meters
R10LL-P33 to R7SS-P24 10 meters
R10LL-P34 to R8SS-P24 5 meters
R10LL-P35 to R9SS-P24 5 meters
R10LL-P36 to R13SS-P24 10 meters

Table 4-113 Leaf Switch Connections for the Eleventh Rack in a 14 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R11UL-P1 to R1SS-P25 15 meters
R11UL-P2 to R11SS-P25 3 meters
R11UL-P3 to R2SS-P25 15 meters
R11UL-P4 to R10SS-P25 5 meters
R11UL-P5 to R3SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P6 to R13SS-P25 5 meters
R11UL-P7 to R4SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P30 to R5SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P31 to R6SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P32 to R7SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P33 to R8SS-P25 10 meters
R11UL-P34 to R12SS-P25 5 meters
R11UL-P35 to R9SS-P25 5 meters
R11UL-P36 to R14SS-P25 10 meters
R11LL-P1 to R1SS-P26 15 meters
R11LL-P2 to R13SS-P26 5 meters
R11LL-P3 to R2SS-P26 15 meters
R11LL-P4 to R11SS-P26 3 meters
R11LL-P5 to R3SS-P26 10 meters
R11LL-P6 to R10SS-P26 5 meters
R11LL-P7 to R4SS-P26 10 meters
R11LL-P30 to R14SS-P26 10 meters
R11LL-P31 to R5SS-P26 10 meters
R11LL-P32 to R6SS-P26 10 meters
R11LL-P33 to R7SS-P26 10 meters
R11LL-P34 to R8SS-P26 10 meters
R11LL-P35 to R9SS-P26 5 meters
R11LL-P36 to R12SS-P26 5 meters

Table 4-114 Leaf Switch Connections for the Twelfth Rack in a 14 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R12UL-P1 to R1SS-P27 15 meters
R12UL-P2 to R11SS-P27 5 meters
R12UL-P3 to R2SS-P27 15 meters
R12UL-P4 to R10SS-P27 5 meters
R12UL-P5 to R3SS-P27 15 meters
R12UL-P6 to R14SS-P27 5 meters
R12UL-P7 to R4SS-P27 10 meters
R12UL-P30 to R5SS-P27 10 meters
R12UL-P31 to R6SS-P27 10 meters
R12UL-P32 to R7SS-P27 10 meters
R12UL-P33 to R8SS-P27 10 meters
R12UL-P34 to R12SS-P27 3 meters
R12UL-P35 to R9SS-P27 10 meters
R12UL-P36 to R13SS-P27 5 meters
R12LL-P1 to R1SS-P28 15 meters
R12LL-P2 to R14SS-P28 5 meters
R12LL-P3 to R2SS-P28 15 meters
R12LL-P4 to R11SS-P28 5 meters
R12LL-P5 to R3SS-P28 15 meters
R12LL-P6 to R10SS-P28 5 meters
R12LL-P7 to R4SS-P28 10 meters
R12LL-P30 to R13SS-P28 5 meters
R12LL-P31 to R5SS-P28 10 meters
R12LL-P32 to R6SS-P28 10 meters
R12LL-P33 to R7SS-P28 10 meters
R12LL-P34 to R8SS-P28 10 meters
R12LL-P35 to R9SS-P28 10 meters
R12LL-P36 to R12SS-P28 3 meters

Table 4-115 Leaf Switch Connections for the Thirteenth Rack in a 14 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R13UL-P1 to R1SS-P29 15 meters
R13UL-P2 to R11SS-P29 5 meters
R13UL-P3 to R2SS-P29 15 meters
R13UL-P4 to R10SS-P29 10 meters
R13UL-P5 to R3SS-P29 15 meters
R13UL-P6 to R14SS-P29 5 meters
R13UL-P7 to R4SS-P29 15 meters
R13UL-P30 to R5SS-P29 10 meters
R13UL-P31 to R6SS-P29 10 meters
R13UL-P32 to R7SS-P29 10 meters
R13UL-P33 to R8SS-P29 10 meters
R13UL-P34 to R12SS-P29 5 meters
R13UL-P35 to R9SS-P29 10 meters
R13UL-P36 to R13SS-P29 3 meters
R13LL-P1 to R1SS-P30 15 meters
R13LL-P2 to R14SS-P30 5 meters
R13LL-P3 to R2SS-P30 15 meters
R13LL-P4 to R11SS-P30 5 meters
R13LL-P5 to R3SS-P30 15 meters
R13LL-P6 to R10SS-P30 10 meters
R13LL-P7 to R4SS-P30 15 meters
R13LL-P30 to R13SS-P30 3 meters
R13LL-P31 to R5SS-P30 10 meters
R13LL-P32 to R6SS-P30 10 meters
R13LL-P33 to R7SS-P30 10 meters
R13LL-P34 to R8SS-P30 10 meters
R13LL-P35 to R9SS-P30 10 meters
R13LL-P36 to R12SS-P30 5 meters

Table 4-116 Leaf Switch Connections for the Fourteenth Rack in a 14 Rack System

Connection Cable Length
R14UL-P1 to R1SS-P31 15 meters
R14UL-P2 to R11SS-P31 10 meters
R14UL-P3 to R2SS-P31 15 meters
R14UL-P4 to R10SS-P31 10 meters
R14UL-P5 to R3SS-P31 15 meters
R14UL-P6 to R14SS-P31 3 meters
R14UL-P7 to R4SS-P31 15 meters
R14UL-P30 to R5SS-P31 15 meters
R14UL-P31 to R6SS-P31 10 meters
R14UL-P32 to R7SS-P31 10 meters
R14UL-P33 to R8SS-P31 10 meters
R14UL-P34 to R12SS-P31 5 meters
R14UL-P35 to R9SS-P31 10 meters
R14UL-P36 to R13SS-P31 5 meters
R14LL-P1 to R1SS-P32 15 meters
R14LL-P2 to R14SS-P32 3 meters
R14LL-P3 to R2SS-P32 15 meters
R14LL-P4 to R11SS-P32 10 meters
R14LL-P5 to R3SS-P32 15 meters
R14LL-P6 to R10SS-P32 10 meters
R14LL-P7 to R4SS-P32 15 meters
R14LL-P30 to R13SS-P32 5 meters
R14LL-P31 to R5SS-P32 15 meters
R14LL-P32 to R6SS-P32 10 meters
R14LL-P33 to R7SS-P32 10 meters
R14LL-P34 to R8SS-P32 10 meters
R14LL-P35 to R9SS-P32 10 meters
R14LL-P36 to R12SS-P32 5 meters

The following table contains all of the RoCE Network Fabric cabling connections from the previous tables. In this table, the connections are sorted by the spine switch port location.

Table 4-117 Fourteen-Rack System Connections Sorted By The Spine Switch Port Location

Spine Switch Port Leaf Switch Port Cable Length
R1SS-P5 R1UL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P6 R2UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P7 R8LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P8 R5UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P9 R7UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P10 R4UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P11 R3UL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P12 R6LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P13 R1LL-P5 3 meters
R1SS-P14 R2LL-P5 5 meters
R1SS-P15 R8UL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P16 R6UL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P17 R4LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P18 R5LL-P7 10 meters
R1SS-P19 R7LL-P5 10 meters
R1SS-P20 R3LL-P4 5 meters
R1SS-P21 R9UL-P1 10 meters
R1SS-P22 R9LL-P1 10 meters
R1SS-P23 R10UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P24 R10LL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P25 R11UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P26 R11LL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P27 R12UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P28 R12LL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P29 R13UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P30 R13LL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P31 R14UL-P1 15 meters
R1SS-P32 R14LL-P1 15 meters
R2SS-P5 R1UL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P6 R2UL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P7 R7UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P8 R5UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P9 R8LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P10 R4UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P11 R3UL-P6 5 meters
R2SS-P12 R6LL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P13 R1LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P14 R2LL-P31 3 meters
R2SS-P15 R8UL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P16 R6UL-P4 10 meters
R2SS-P17 R4LL-P4 5 meters
R2SS-P18 R5LL-P6 10 meters
R2SS-P19 R7LL-P7 10 meters
R2SS-P20 R3LL-P31 5 meters
R2SS-P21 R9UL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P22 R9LL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P23 R10UL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P24 R10LL-P3 10 meters
R2SS-P25 R11UL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P26 R11LL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P27 R12UL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P28 R12LL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P29 R13UL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P30 R13LL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P31 R14UL-P3 15 meters
R2SS-P32 R14LL-P3 15 meters
R3SS-P5 R1UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P6 R2UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P7 R6LL-P31 10 meters
R3SS-P8 R5UL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P9 R7UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P10 R4UL-P33 5 meters
R3SS-P11 R3UL-P30 3 meters
R3SS-P12 R8LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P13 R1LL-P4 5 meters
R3SS-P14 R2LL-P6 5 meters
R3SS-P15 R7LL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P16 R5LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P17 R4LL-P31 5 meters
R3SS-P18 R8UL-P4 10 meters
R3SS-P19 R6UL-P6 10 meters
R3SS-P20 R3LL-P32 3 meters
R3SS-P21 R9UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P22 R9LL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P23 R10UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P24 R10LL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P25 R11UL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P26 R11LL-P5 10 meters
R3SS-P27 R12UL-P5 15 meters
R3SS-P28 R12LL-P5 15 meters
R3SS-P29 R13UL-P5 15 meters
R3SS-P30 R13LL-P5 15 meters
R3SS-P31 R14UL-P5 15 meters
R3SS-P32 R14LL-P5 15 meters
R4SS-P5 R1UL-P4 10 meters
R4SS-P6 R2UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P7 R8LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P8 R7UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P9 R6LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P10 R4UL-P32 3 meters
R4SS-P11 R3UL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P12 R5UL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P13 R1LL-P30 10 meters
R4SS-P14 R2LL-P4 5 meters
R4SS-P15 R6UL-P31 5 meters
R4SS-P16 R8UL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P17 R4LL-P30 3 meters
R4SS-P18 R7LL-P6 10 meters
R4SS-P19 R5LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P20 R3LL-P33 5 meters
R4SS-P21 R9UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P22 R9LL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P23 R10UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P24 R10LL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P25 R11UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P26 R11LL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P27 R12UL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P28 R12LL-P7 10 meters
R4SS-P29 R13UL-P7 15 meters
R4SS-P30 R13LL-P7 15 meters
R4SS-P31 R14UL-P7 15 meters
R4SS-P32 R14LL-P7 15 meters
R5SS-P5 R1UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P6 R2UL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P7 R5UL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P8 R6LL-P30 5 meters
R5SS-P9 R7UL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P10 R4UL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P11 R3UL-P32 5 meters
R5SS-P12 R8LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P13 R1LL-P7 10 meters
R5SS-P14 R2LL-P33 10 meters
R5SS-P15 R5LL-P30 3 meters
R5SS-P16 R7LL-P31 5 meters
R5SS-P17 R4LL-P7 5 meters
R5SS-P18 R6UL-P33 5 meters
R5SS-P19 R8UL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P20 R3LL-P5 5 meters
R5SS-P21 R9UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P22 R9LL-P31 10 meters
R5SS-P23 R10UL-P30 10 meters
R5SS-P24 R10LL-P31 10 meters
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