IBM REDPAPER 520Q, Technical Overview And Introduction

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Chapter 1. General description
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򐂰 The switch offers four ports for server connections. Each port in the switch can connect a
maximum of 16 systems:
– One KCO cable (FC 4268) or USB cable (FC 4269) is required for every four systems
supported on the switch.
– A maximum of 16 KCO cables or USB cables per port can be used with the Netbay
LCM Switch to connect up to 64 servers.
Hardware Management Console 7310 Model CR3
The 7310 Model CR3 Hardware Management Console (HMC) is a 1U, 19-inch
rack-mountable drawer that is supported in the 7014 racks. For additional HMC specifications,
see 2.13, “Hardware Management Console” on page 60.
1.5.9 OEM rack
The p5-520 or p5-520Q can be installed in a suitable OEM rack, provided that the rack
conforms to the EIA-310-D standard for 19-inch racks. This standard is published by the
Electrical Industries Alliance, and a summary of this standard is available in the publication
IBM System p5, IBM
Eserver
p5 and i5, and OpenPower Planning, SA38-0508.
The key points mentioned in this documentation are as follows:
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The front rack opening must be 451 mm wide + 0.75 mm (17.73 in. + 0.03 in.), and the
rail-mounting holes must be 465 mm + 0.8 mm (18.3 in. + 0.03 in.) apart on center
(horizontal width between the vertical columns of holes on the two front-mounting flanges
and on the two rear-mounting flanges). Figure 1-5 on page 22 shows a top view of the
specification dimensions.
Note: A server microcode update might be required on installed systems for boot-time
System Management Services (SMS) menu support of the USB keyboards. For microcode
updates, see:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/firmware/gjsn
We recommend that you have the 7316-TF3 installed between EIA 20 and EIA 25 of the
rack for ease of use. The 7316-TF3 or any other graphics monitor requires a
POWER GXT135P graphics accelerator (FC 1980 and FC 2849) installed in the server, or
some other graphics accelerator, if supported.