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Figure 19. Orientation of ports on the utility node
Table 18. Ports on the utility node
Item
number
Feature Description
1 Riser C Provides for riser card C to plug in CX-6 network adapter.
2 CX-6 VPI adapter (FC
AJZL)
Provides two port high-speed cluster management for Ethernet or
InfiniBand connection.
3 Riser D Provides for riser card D to plug in 4-port 10 GbE adapter.
4 4-port 10 GbE adapter
(FC EN2X)
5 PSU 1 Provides power supply to the system.
6 USB connector (for
service use only)
Provides for keyboard connection.
7 USB connector (for
service use only)
Reserved for service.
8 BMC display port Provides one RJ45 1 GbE port for BMC connection.
9 Management port Provides one RJ45 10 GbE port for management or campus
connection.
10 SSR port Provides one RJ45 10 GbE port for SSR connection.
11 VGA port Provides a video connection to the BMC.
12 PSU 0 Provides power supply to the system.
Onboard Ethernet ports on the server provide system management and BMC connections. The 1 Gbps
Ethernet ports on the server use RJ45 connection.
The utility node has two PCIe Gen 4 x16 slots to support optional host interface adapters. The host
interface adapters can be supported in any of the interface slots. The following table provides an overview
of the host interface adapters.
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