Configuring the SP Switch Router Adapter

Attaching SP Switch Router cables

Attaching SP Switch Router cables

Three types of cables must be attached:

the administrative Ethernet LAN cable

the SP Switch Router Adapter card–SP Switch cable(s)

the ground strap to the SP frame

Ethernet cable

Route the Ethernet twisted-pair cable between the SP Switch Router unit and the Ethernet hub, then connect the cable to the SP Switch Router control board and to the Ethernet hub. (While using a hub or a bridge to interconnect the administrative Ethernet segments is common, other network components can be used to provide connectivity between the segments.)

SP Switch Router

Control board

SP control workstation

Hub

Administrative Ethernet network

Figure 2-2. SP system administrative Ethernet connections

SP switch cable

The SP Switch Router Adapter card provides one full-duplex attachment and requires a specific cable with 50-pin connector ends obtainable from IBM. The cable has a unique signal wiring map, and is not replaceable by a 50-pin HSSI cable, for example.

Figure 2-3illustrates the cables 50-pin connector end.

SP Switch Router Adapter card cables are available in 10- and 20-meter lengths (32 or 65 feet).

Excess cable lengths should be bound in a figure-eight pattern. Do not wind excess cable into circular coils.

Figure 2-3. SP Switch Router Adapter cable 50-pin connector end

Do not damage the connector ends

Each connector end has 50 fragile pins. Pins can become bent while making the connection to the media card if alignment is wrong. If an SP Switch Router Adapter card link does not work after cabling, check both ends of the cable for bent pins.

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