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Table 5–4: Adding a Memory Channel Interconnect or Upgrading from a
Dual, Redundant MC1 Interconnect to MC2 Interconnects (cont.)
Step
Action Refer to:
Virtual Hub:
If this is the first system in a virtual hub configuration,
replace the MC1 adapter with an MC2 adapter.
Figure 5–2 (B)
If this is the second system in a virtual hub configuration,
replace both MC1 adapters with MC2 adapters. Use a
BN39B-10 link cable to connect Memory Channel adapters
between systems to form the first MC2 interconnect.
Figure 5–2 (C)
If this is the second adapter on the first system in a
virtual hub configuration, replace the MC1 adapter
with an MC2 adapter. Connect the second set of MC2
adapters with a BN39B-10 link cable to form the
second Memory Channel interconnect.
Figure 5–2 (D)
Standard Hub Configuration:
Remove the MC1 adapter and install the MC2 adapter in
one system, and on one rail at a time. Use a BN39B-10
link cable to connect the new MC2 adapter to the linecard
in the MC2 hub that corresponds to the same linecard that
the MC1 module was connected to in the MC1 hub.
Figure 5–4 and
Figure 5–5
If this is the last system on this rail to receive an MC2
adapter (that is, all other member systems on this rail
have one MC2 adapter) you can replace both MC1 adapters
at the same time. Use a BN39B-10 link cable to connect
the new MC2 adapters to the linecard in their respective
MC2 hub that corresponds to the same linecard that the
MC1 modules were connected to in the MC1 hubs.
Figure 5–6
6
Turn on the system and run the mc_diag Memory Channel
diagnostic. Note that you cannot run mc_cable because
this is the only system in the cluster that is shut down.
Section 5.6
7
Boot the system.
8
Repeat steps 1 - 7 for all other systems in the cluster.
When you have replaced both MC1 adapters in the
last system, repeat steps 1 - 7 and replace the MC1
adapters on the other interconnect.
Figure 5–7 and
Figure 5–8
9
If desired, enable increasing the address space to 512
MB after the following conditions have been met:
sysconfig
reference pages
Setting Up the Memory Channel Cluster Interconnect 5–17