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Chapter 3
3. System I/O Interfaces Overview
This chapter provides a technical overview of the standard and optional interfaces available on
your SGI Octane III system. The major I/O connectors of the system are described and illustrated.
Rear I/O Connectors
As described in Chapter 1, all the system’s I/O interfaces are situated on the upper rear portion of
the Octane III enclosure. Figure 3-1 calls out the location and type of the connectors and the
following subsections describe and illustrate the functions of the interconnects.
Note that there are no connectors or indicators on the front of the Octane III system, all
connections to the system must be made using the connectors on the back.
Figure 3-1
I/O Interfaces on the Rear of the System
USB-0
USB-2
USB-1
USB-3
VGA SERIAL
DVI-0 DVI-1
GIGE-0 GIGE-1
GIGE-2 GIGE-3
Enable
power switch
USB ports DVI ports
VGA
port
Serial
port
Ethernet
ports
SW-CONSOLE
Console
port