Compaq AA-RHGWB-TE manual Installing the MC2 Cables, Connecting Memory Channel Adapters to Hubs

Figure 5–1: Connecting Memory Channel Adapters to Hubs

System A

Memory Channel adapters

Memory Channel hub 1

Memory Channel		Linecards
	hub 2

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5.5.2 Installing the MC2 Cables

To set up an MC2 interconnect, use the BN39B-04 (4-meter) or BN39B-10 (10-meter) link cables for virtual hub or standard hub configurations without optical converters.

If optical converters are used, use the BN39B-01 1-meter link cable and the BN34R-10 (10-meter) or BN34R-31 (31-meter) fiber optics cable.

5.5.2.1 Installing the MC2 Cables for Virtual Hub Mode Without Optical Converters

To set up an MC2 configuration for virtual hub mode, use BN39B-04 (4-meter) or BN39B-10 (10-meter) Memory Channel link cables to connect Memory Channel adapters to each other.

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MC2 link cables (BN39B) are black cables.

Do not connect an MC2 cable to an MC1 or MC1.5 CCMAA module.

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