2. Using an RXE Expansion cable, connect the RXE Expansion Port A connector
on one server to the remote I/O enclosure.
3. Using an RXE Expansion cable, connect the RXE Expansion Port A connector
on the other server to the remote I/O enclosure.
4. (Optional) Using an RXE Expansion cable, connect the RXE Expansion Port B
connector on one server to the RXE Expansion Port B connector on the other
server. This cable connection provides fail-over support.
Go to “RXE Management cabling”.
RXE Management cabling
There is one RXE Management Port connector on the back of the server. Use this
port to connect the server to the management port of an optional remote I/O
enclosure. This port is used to manage the PCI-X slots in a remote I/O enclosure,
including slot assignments and managing access. For details about how the server
and remote I/O enclosure work together, see the documentation that comes with the
enclosure.
One server:
Complete the following steps to connect the server RXE
Management Port connector to a remote I/O enclosure.
Note:
Use the following instructions regardless of whether your remote I/O
enclosure has one or two expansion kits installed.
RXE-100
A (in) Port
RXE Management
connector
(in) Port
RXE Management B
connector
A (out) Port
RXE Management
connector
RXE Management Port
connector
xSeries 455
1. Using an RXE Management cable, connect one end of the cable to the RXE
Management Port connector on the server.
2. Connect the opposite end of the cable to the RXE Management A (in) Port
connector on the remote I/O enclosure.
3. Using a jumper cable, connect the RXE Management A (out) Port on the remote
I/O enclosure to the RXE Management B (in) Port on the remote I/O enclosure.
Two stand-alone servers:
Complete the following steps to connect the RXE
Management Port connectors of two stand-alone servers to a remote I/O enclosure.
Note:
The configuration shown in the following illustration is two servers that are
independent of each other. Notice that there are no interconnecting cables
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