MXH94x / MXH95x Transparent Adapter User’s Guide –
Dolphin Interconnect Solutions
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Table 3: Required x16 cabling
A failure connecting any of the cables will cause the link to re-train to x8 or x4.
Connecting the cables for single expansion, x8 link
To establish an x8 link, please connect a cable from port P1 on the host card to port P1 on the target card. If the cards are populated
with 4
FireFly™ ’s, you can connect the cable between any port.
Transparent Use Case B
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1 Host - Dual Expansion Configuration
The host has an adapter card configured for Transparent Host operation and a direct x4 or x8 cable connection is used to connect one or
two adapter cards configured for Transparent Target operation.
Connecting the cables for Single Node Dual expansion, x8 link
Connect a cable between any port on the host card to the selected expansion.
Transparent Use Case C
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1 Host - Quad Expansion Configuration
This configuration is only available with the MXH945 and MXH955 adapter cards.
Figure 2: Use Case C
