Bow Pod Expansion Guide
- 1. Overview
- 2. Expand a single Bow-2000 system to a Bow Pod16 DA
- 3. Expand a Bow Pod16 direct attach to a Bow Pod64
- 3.1. Overview of expansion
- 3.2. Equipment needed
- 3.3. Uninstall existing equipment
- 3.4. Install the equipment
- 3.5. Cabling the rack
- 3.5.1. Bow-2000 to Bow-2000 IPU-Link connectivity (OSFP)
- 3.5.2. Bow-2000 to Bow-2000 Sync-Link cabling
- 3.5.3. Bow-2000 to management switch cabling (RJ45)
- 3.5.4. Management switch: BMC cabling
- 3.5.5. Management switch: BMC + IPU-Gateway cabling
- 3.5.6. Bow-2000 to ToR switch cabling (QSFP)
- 3.5.7. Dell R6525 server(s) cabling
- 3.5.8. ToR switch to Dell server(s)
- 3.5.9. Management switch to Dell server(s): iDRAC
- 3.5.10. Management switch to Dell server(s): network connector
- 3.5.11. Management switch to Dell server(s): switch management
- 3.5.12. Management switch to PDUs
- 3.6. Power cabling
- 3.7. Completing the rack
- 3.8. Update configuration on management server
- 4. Expand a Bow Pod64 to a larger Bow Pod system
- 5. Safety and compliance
- 6. Trademarks & copyright