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Configuration K cable routing

Follow the instructions in this section to learn how to do cable routing for Configuration K.

Configuration K cable routing includes the following items:

  1. Drive backplane cable routing

  2. GPU distribution board cable routing

  3. Front I/O expansion board cable routing

  4. OCP Ethernet adapter cable routing

Cabling for these components are illustrated below.

Drive backplane cable routing

Connect the drive backplane signal cables and power cable as illustrated.

Figure 1. Drive backplane cable routing – Configuration K

FromTo
Drive backplane1 EDSFF 0-1System board1 PCIe connector 15
2 Power connector2 Backplane power 1 connector
3 EDSFF 2-33 PCIe connector 16
4 EDSFF 4-54 PCIe connector 16

GPU distribution board cable routing

Connect the GPU distribution board signal cables and power cable as illustrated.
Figure 2. GPU distribution board cable routing – Configuration K

FromTo
GPU distribution board (Right side)1 MCIO connector AGPU #3Front I/O expansion board1 MCIO connector A
2 MCIO connector BGPU #42 MCIO connector B
3 MCIO connector CGPU #5System board3 PCIe connector 6
4 MCIO connector DGPU #64 PCIe connector 5
5 Power connector5 PCIe adapter distribution board power 1 connector
GPU distribution board (Left side)6 MCIO connector AGPU #7Front I/O expansion board6 MCIO connector C
7 MCIO connector BGPU #87 MCIO connector D
8 MCIO connector CGPU #9System board8 PCIe connector 10
9 MCIO connector DGPU #109 PCIe connector 9
10 Power connector10 PCIe adapter distribution board power 2 connector

Front I/O expansion board cable routing

Connect the front I/O expansion board signal cables and power cable as illustrated.
Figure 3. Front I/O expansion board cable routing – Configuration K

FromTo
Front I/O expansion board1 MCIO connector ASlot #1GPU distribution board (Right side)1 MCIO connector A
2 MCIO connector B2 MCIO connector B
3 MCIO connector CSlot #2GPU distribution board (Left side)3 MCIO connector A
4 MCIO connector D4 MCIO connector B
5 Power connectorSystem board5 Front I/O expansion board power connector

OCP Ethernet adapter cable routing

Connect the OCP Ethernet adapter signal cable as illustrated.
Figure 4. OCP Ethernet adapter cable routing – Configuration K

FromTo
System board1 PCIe connector 1System board1 PCIe connector 14