PXH820 User’s Guide –
Dolphin Interconnect Solutions
Page 3
Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
TERMS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................................. 4
PXH820 HIGH LEVEL SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................................................... 5
S
PECIFICATIONS
................................................................................................................................................................... 5
PACKAGING ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
PRE-INSTALLATION QUESTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 6
PCI
E
S
LOT
D
ETERMINATION
................................................................................................................................................... 6
PXH820
NTB
C
ONFIGURATION
............................................................................................................................................. 6
O
PERATING
E
NVIRONMENT
.................................................................................................................................................... 6
C
ABLE
P
ORTS AND
C
ONNECTIONS
............................................................................................................................................ 7
Cable ports ................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Active Optical Cables (AOC) ......................................................................................................................................... 7
REAR-IO ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7
INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
S
TEP
1
-
U
NPACK BOARD
....................................................................................................................................................... 8
S
TEP
2
-
C
ONFIGURE THE
B
OARD FOR
P
ROPER
O
PERATION
.......................................................................................................... 8
S
TEP
3
-
I
NSTALL THE
A
DAPTER
C
ARD
....................................................................................................................................... 8
S
TEP
4
-
I
NSTALLING AND
R
EMOVING
C
ABLES
............................................................................................................................ 8
Connecting Cables ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Disconnecting Cables ................................................................................................................................................... 9
S
TEP
5
–
I
NSTALLING THE
D
OLPHIN E
X
PRESS
W
ARE
S
OFTWARE
..................................................................................................... 9
S
TEP
6
-
V
ERIFY
I
NSTALLATION
&
LED
S
.................................................................................................................................... 9
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ..............................................................................................................................10
C
ONFIGURATION AND
DIP
S
WITCHES
..................................................................................................................................... 10
DIP Switch Bank
–
Configuration ............................................................................................................................... 10
U
SE
C
ASE
A
-
2
N
ODE
C
ONFIGURATION
–
NTB
M
ODE
.............................................................................................................. 11
Connecting the cables for 2 Node Configurations, x16 link ....................................................................................... 11
Connecting the cables for 2 Node Configurations, x8 link ......................................................................................... 11
Connecting the cables for 2 Node Configurations, x4 link ......................................................................................... 11
U
SE
C
ASE
B
-
3
N
ODE
C
ONFIGURATION
–
NTB
M
ODE
.............................................................................................................. 12
Connecting the cables for 3 Node Configurations, x8 link ......................................................................................... 12
U
SE
C
ASE
C
-
M
ULTI NODE WITH
MXS824
SWITCH
–
NTB
M
ODE
.............................................................................................. 12
F
IRMWARE
U
PGRADE
.......................................................................................................................................................... 13
I
DENTIFYING THE
C
ARD
........................................................................................................................................................ 13
TECHNICAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................................14
PCI
E
C
ABLE
S
IGNALS
.......................................................................................................................................................... 14
E
XTERNAL
PCI
E X
4
C
ABLE
C
ONNECTOR
P
IN
-O
UT
..................................................................................................................... 14
COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY TESTING .................................................................................................................15
LIMITED WARRANTY..................................................................................................................................................16
W
ARRANTY
P
ERIOD
............................................................................................................................................................ 16
C
OVERAGE
........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
S
ERVICE
P
ROCEDURE
.......................................................................................................................................................... 16
PRODUCT REVISION HISTORY ....................................................................................................................................17
