User`s guide

PCI Configuration Requirements

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Sample Space Requirements for Model 385

Table 2-7 shows the rack space requirements for an eight-channel Model 385 with TP9100

storage.

PCI Conﬁguration Requirements

This section presents general requirements for the PCI bus and sample conﬁgurations for

the SGI Media Server.

PCI Bus Requirements

For optimal performance the PCI video/audio cards (PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B cards),

storage, and networking cards should not be mixed with cards of different types while

sharing the same bus. Table 2-8 outlines supported bus speeds for each type of add-on

card.

Note that the table uses the acronym FC HBA for Fibre Channel host bus adapter.

Table 2-7 Eight-Channel Model 385 Space Requirements

Component Rack Space (U)

Origin 300 or Origin 350 (4-CPU) with 2 PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B cards 2

PCI expansion module with 6 PCI-VIDAUD-MSB-B cards 4

4 MSB-REARPANEL-B panels 4

1 TP9100-2G FC-AL RAID disk array 3

Power bay 3

Table 2-8 Supported Bus Speeds for Optimal Add-On Cards

Add-On Cards 33Mhz 66Mhz 100Mhz

Gigabit Ethernet, Tigon-2 (eg n) X X

Gigabit Ethernet, Tigon-3(tg n) X X X