Installing and Connecting the Hardware
2-8
8600-A2-GN20-20
October 1997
Interconnecting 8600 Systems
Procedure
To interconnect multiple 8600 systems:
1. Connect the end of an 8-pin modular cable into the Management OUT port of
the base chassis.
2. Dress the 8-pin modular cable to the left and under the chassis, behind the
foot, and up the side of the unit.
3. Plug the other end of the 8-pin modular cable into the Management IN port of
the 8600 chassis above, dressing the cable as in the previous step.
4. Repeat for the next 8600 chassis, connecting the Management OUT port of
Chassis 2 to the Management IN port of Chassis 3.
Refer to Appendix B,
Pinouts
, for pin assignments.
NOTE:
Some installation configurations may require separation of 8600 systems in a
stack and require bus cables other than those provided. These bus cables
must use UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) CAT5 cable. The total bus cabling
should not exceed 25 feet.
