RDMA Network Fabric Switch-to-Server Cabling Connections X8M

Table 17-8 lists the location, ports, and cables for the InfiniBand connections from the gateway leaf switches to the servers in a Recovery Appliance X8M full rack. The port numbers and cable lengths are the same in racks with fewer storage servers. The switches are located in rack units 20 and 22.

All cables are black quad data rate (QDR) cables.

Table 16-6 RDMA Network Fabric Switch-to-Server Cabling for the Recovery Appliance X8M Full Racks

From RDMA Network Fabric Switch Rack Unit(1) Port To Rack Unit Device Port Cable Length

U22

15

U41

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U22

08

U39

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U22

09

U37

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U22

10

U35

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U22

11

U33

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U22

12

U31

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U22

13

U29

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U22

14

U27

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U22

16

U25

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

2 meters

U22

18

U23

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

2 meters

U22

20

U18

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

2 meters

U22

21

U17

Compute server

PCIe 1, P2

2 meters

U22

22

U16

Compute server

PCIe 1, P2

2 meters

U22

23

U14

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U22

24

U12

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U22

25

U10

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U22

26

U8

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U22

27

U6

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U22

28

U4

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U22

29

U2

Storage server

PCIe 1, P2

3 meters

U20

15

U41

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

3 meters

U20

08

U39

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

3 meters

U20

09

U37

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

3 meters

U20

10

U35

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

3 meters

U20

11

U33

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

3 meters

U20

12

U31

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

3 meters

U20

13

U29

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

3 meters

U20

14

U27

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

3 meters

U20

16

U25

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

2 meters

U20

18

U23

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

2 meters

U20

20

U18

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

2 meters

U20

21

U17

Compute server

PCIe 1, P1

2 meters

U20

22

U16

Compute server

PCIe 1, P1

2 meters

U20

23

U14

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

2 meters

U20

24

U12

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

3 meters

U20

25

U10

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

3 meters

U20

26

U8

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

3 meters

U20

27

U6

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

3 meters

U20

28

U4

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

3 meters

U20

29

U2

Storage server

PCIe 1, P1

3 meters

Footnote 1 Un is the unit location in the rack, where n is the number.