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OCP interposer card cable routing

Use this section to understand the cable routing for the OCP interposer card.

Power and signal cable routing​

Note
  • If necessary, attach the labels to both ends of the cables.
    1. Attach the white space portion of the label to one end of the cable.
    2. Wrap the label around the cable and attach it to the white space portion.
    3. Repeat to attach the other label to the opposite end of the cable.
    Figure 1. Label application
    Label application
  • Route the power cable under the compute tray as illustrated below.
  • Route the power cable through the cable holder and sponge as illustrated below.
Figure 2. Power and signal cable routing
Power and signal cable routing
FromLabelToLabel
1 OCP interposer card: Power connector
  • OCP PWR
  • 6P+6S
1 System board: OCP interposer card power connector
  • PWR OCP
  • 12P+12S
2 OCP interposer card: MCIO connector
  • MCIO I
  • OCP SIG
2 PCIe switch board: MCIO connector I
  • MCIO I
  • OCP SIG

Network controller sideband interface cable routing​

Note
Refer to Step 2 in Install the OCP interposer card and Step 3 in Install the system I/O board for detailed instructions on installing the FPC cable to the OCP interposer card and the system I/O board.
Figure 3. Network controller sideband interface cable routing
Network controller sideband interface cable routing
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1 OCP interposer card: Network controller sideband interface connector1 System I/O board: Second Lenovo XClarity Controller management connector