Cabling Guidelines
6-3
Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
Writer:
Gilbert Saldivar
Project:
Compaq ProLiant 6400R Setup and Installation Guide
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Part Number:
388776-002
File Name:
g-ch06 Cabling Guidelines
Last Saved On:
3/17/00 4:43 PM
Table 6-1
External Connectors
Identifier
Description
External hot-plug redundant system fan assembly
Parallel connector
External SCSI connector
NIC Connectors
VHDCI SCSI Knockouts
Redundant hot-plug power cord connector
Primary hot-plug power cord connector
Serial A connector
Keyboard connector
Mouse connector
Video connector
SCSI Cabling
The Compaq ProLiant 6400R server provides one hardwired and three
configurable SCSI buses for maximum configuration flexibility. This
flexibility, combined with a maximum of five optional, integrated dual-
channel Wide Ultra SCSI adapters (assuming the one expansion slot is
occupied by a NIC), allows a large number of possible SCSI configurations.
For information on SCSI adapters and configurations supported by the
Compaq ProLiant 6400R server, refer to the Compaq website:
http://www.compaq.com
This section discusses the SCSI buses, connectors, and special considerations.
SCSI Buses
The Compaq ProLiant 6400R server includes two SCSI buses. The SCSI B
bus, is hardwired from the Dual Channel Wide Ultra SCSI adapter channel B