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is delivered to the site, a floor plan and cable routing plan must be completed. For more
information, see the Site Preparation Guide.
Table 2-2 provides an example of the components used in a cluster of 243 application nodes and
13 utility nodes. The application nodes are 2U in height and the control node and utility nodes
are 4U in height. In this configuration, the control node does not have a link to the interconnect.
A total of 19 racks is required to hold all the components.
Table 2-2 Components used in a Cluster of 243 Application Nodes and 13 Utility Nodes
Rack Count Component
Total UXR Location
and Quantity IBB Location
and
Quantity UBB Location
and
Quantity CBB Location
and
Quantity Qty Component
14 CBB 243 CBBs (243) 243 2U Application
node
2 IBB NLI IBB (4) 4 Node-level
Interconnect
1 IBB 6 TLI IBB (2) 2 Top-Level
Interconnect
UBB (1) CBBs (14) 15 Console Network
Switch
UBB (1) CBBs (14) 15 Administration
Network Switch
16 UBB 1 Interconnect
Management
Network Switch
UBB 1 4U Control Node
2 UBB 2 Clock boxes
2 UBB 2 MSA1000
1 UBB 2 UBB (2) 2 Disk Shelf
1 UXR 14 UXR (10) UBB (3) 13 4U Utility Node
19 Total Racks
Figure 2-3 shows how the components are organized in the 14 CBBs, 3 IBBs, UBB, and UXR that
make up the 19 racks of a CP6000 cluster.
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