Filter
Top Products
5.2 Installing the Memory Channel Adapter
Install the Memory Channel adapter in an appropriate peripheral component
interconnect (PCI) slot (see Section 2.2). Secure the module at the backplane.
Ensure that the screw is tight to maintain proper grounding.
The Memory Channel adapter comes with a straight extension plate. This
fits most systems; however, you may have to replace the extender with an
angled extender (AlphaServer 2100A, for instance), or for an AlphaServer
8200/8400, GS60, GS60E, or GS140 remove the extender completely.
If you are setting up a redundant Memory Channel configuration, install the
second Memory Channel adapter right after installing the first Memory
Channel adapter. Ensure that the jumpers are correct and are the same
on both modules.
After you install the Memory Channel adapter(s), replace the system panels
unless you have more hardware to install.
5.3 Installing the MC2 Optical Converter in the Member
System
If you are going to use a CCMFB optical converter along with the MC2
PCI adapter, install it at the same time that you install the MC2 CCMAB.
To install a MC2 CCMFB optical converter in the member system, follow
these steps. See Section 5.5.2.4 if you are installing an optical converter
in an MC2 hub.
1. Remove the bulkhead blanking plate for the desired PCI slot.
2. Thread one end of the fiber optics cable (BN34R) through the PCI
bulkhead slot.
3. Thread the optics cable through the slot in the optical converter module
(CCMFB) endplate (at the top of the endplate).
4. Remove the cable tip protectors and attach the keyed plug to the
connector on the optical converter module. Tie-wrap the cable to the
module.
5. Seat the optical converter module firmly into the PCI backplane and
secure the module with the PCI card cage mounting screw.
6. Attach the 1-meter BN39B-01 cable from the CCMAB Memory Channel
2 PCI adapter to the CCMFB optical converter.
7. Route the fiber optics cable to the remote system or hub.
8. Repeat steps 1 through 7 for the optical converter on the second system.
See Section 5.5.2.4 if you are installing an optical converter in an MC2
hub.
5–6 Setting Up the Memory Channel Cluster Interconnect