Unused connectors

CEC enclosure control panel

Table 1 describes the unused connector shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. CEC enclosure control panel - unused connectors

Table 1. Unused connectors for the CEC enclosure control panel

Index	Unused Connector	Quantity (Minimum/Maximum)	Description
1	Ethernet	2	The network connection is through the HMC. The RJ45 network connectors on the two 9117's are not used by the DS8000.

CEC enclosure, front

Table 2 describes the unused connectors in Figure 2.

Figure 2. CEC enclosure (front) - unused connectors

Table 2. Unused connectors - front CEC enclosure

Index	Unused Connector	Quantity (Minimum/Maximum)	Description
1, 2	System processor card expansion bus	2/4	The front system bus connectors are used to attach multiple 9117's on the same bus to increase the number of processors. The 9117's in the DS8000 are used for redundancy only and will never be connected in parallel. Use of these connectors is not supported by the DS8000 and will cause system failures if connected.

CEC enclosure, rear

Table 3 describes the unused connectors shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. CEC enclosure (rear) - unused connectors

Table 3. Unused connectors - rear CEC enclosure

Index	Unused Connector	Quantity (Minimum/Maximum)	Description
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	Ethernet port	0/4	The DS8000 supports Ethernet network adapters for system partitioning, but only in a LPAR system configuration.
7, 8, 9, 10	USB/serial port	4/4	The 9117's are redundant controllers for the DS8000. The USB and serial ports of the 9117's are not supported in the DS8000 operating system and will cause system errors if connected.
11	External system bus	2/2	The front system bus connectors are used to attach multiple 9117's on the same bus to increase the number of processors. The 9117's in the DS8000 are used for redundancy only and will never be connected in parallel. Use of these connectors is not supported by the DS8000 and will cause system failures if connected.

I/O enclosure, slots

Figure 4. I/O enclosure slots - unused connectors

I/O enclosure, device adapter card

Table 4 describes the unused connectors shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5. I/O enclosure - unused connectors for device adapter cards

Table 4. Unused connectors - I/O enclosure, device adapter card

Index	Unused Connector	Quantity (Minimum/Maximum)	Description
1, 2, 3, 4	Fibre channel arbitrated loop port	4/4	The device adapter (DA) cards are plugged in slot 3 or 6 of the I/O enclosure Figure 4. The number of DA cards varies with the installed features. DA card ports 1/2 and 3/4 are each an FC-AL loop. Both ports for a loop will have cables if there are storage enclosures installed using those ports. Both ports for a loop can also be unused and available for potential future use. It is not necessary to externally terminate unused ports.

I/O enclosure, Fibre Channel host card

Table 5 describes the unused connectors in Figure 6.

Figure 6. I/O enclosure, unused connectors Fibre Channel host card

x336 management console (HMC), front view

Table 6 describes the unused connectors in Figure 7.

Figure 7. x336 front view - unused connectors

x336 management console (HMC), rear view

Table 7 describes the unused connectors in Figure 8.

Figure 8. x336 rear view - unused connectors

Table 7. Unused connectors - x336 (rear)

Index	Unused Connector	Quantity (Minimum/Maximum)	Description
1	Ethernet port	2	The PCI Ethernet card has two ports; only one is needed for the DS8000.
2, 4, 5, 6, 7	USB/Modem phone port	2	The rear Ethernet, firewire, serial, RS232, mouse, and keyboard of the HMC are unsupported in the application of the 8837 and not supported by DS8000 system hardware.
3	Proprietary outgoing multi-drop keyboard/display port	2	Not used for DS8000. The incoming port is used, but since there are no multiple display connections, the outbound port is not needed.

Rack power and cooling, RPC card

Table 8 describes the unused connectors in Figure 9.

Figure 9. RPC card - unused connectors

Table 8. Unused connectors - RPC card

Index	Unused Connector	Quantity (Minimum/Maximum)	Description
1	Rack power control port	4	Only used if optional expansion racks 1 or 2 are installed.
2, 3	Rack power control port	10	Reserved for potential future use. A system error may occur if cables are connected to any of these ports under the current configuration.

Rack power and cooling, rack ID card

Table 9 describes the unused connectors in Figure 10.

Figure 10. Rack ID card - unused connectors

Table 9. Unused connectors - rack ID card

Index	Unused Connector	Quantity (Minimum/Maximum)	Description
1	Rack identify signals	4	Cabled on a base rack (first rack). Not used on an expansion rack.

Rack power and cooling, fan sense card

Table 10 describes the unused connectors in Figure 11.

Figure 11. Fan sense card - unused connectors

Rack power and cooling, primary power supply

Table 11 describes the unused connectors in Figure 12.

Figure 12. Primary power supply - unused connector

Storage enclosure

Table 12 describes the unused connectors in Figure 13.

Figure 13. Storage enclosure - unused connectors

Ethernet switch

Table 13 describes the unused connectors in Figure 14.

Figure 14. Ethernet switch - unused connectors

Table 13. Unused connectors - Ethernet switch

Index	Unused Connector	Quantity (Minimum/Maximum)	Description
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Ethernet port	12	Reserved for potential future use. A system error may occur if cables are connected to any of these ports under the current configuration.