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Bow Pod Expansion Guide
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  • 1. Overview
  • 2. Expand a single Bow-2000 system to a Bow Pod16 DA
    • 2.1. Overview of expansion
    • 2.2. Equipment needed
    • 2.3. Uninstall existing equipment
      • 2.3.1. Remove rack doors and side panels
      • 2.3.2. Remove blanking panels
      • 2.3.3. Remove cables
      • 2.3.4. Remove server
      • 2.3.5. Remove Bow-2000
      • 2.3.6. Uninstall Bow-2000 rails from the rack
    • 2.4. Install equipment
      • 2.4.1. Install the PDUs
      • 2.4.2. Install the Bow-2000 rails
      • 2.4.3. Install the Bow-2000s
      • 2.4.4. Install the host server
    • 2.5. Cable the system
      • 2.5.1. Bow-2000 to Bow-2000 IPU-Link connectivity (OSFP)
      • 2.5.2. Bow-2000 to Bow-2000 Sync-Link cabling (Cat5e)
      • 2.5.3. Bow-2000 to Bow-2000 management cabling (Cat5e)
      • 2.5.4. Bow-2000 to server management cabling (Cat5e)
      • 2.5.5. Bow-2000 to server data cabling (QSFP)
    • 2.6. Power cabling
    • 2.7. Complete the rack
      • 2.7.1. Blanking panels
      • 2.7.2. Rack completion
    • 2.8. Upgrade software on host server and Bow-2000
  • 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
      • 3.3.1. Remove rack doors and side panels
      • 3.3.2. Remove blanking panels
      • 3.3.3. Remove cables
      • 3.3.4. Remove server
      • 3.3.5. Remove Bow-2000
    • 3.4. Install the equipment
      • 3.4.1. Document reproduction
      • 3.4.2. Required tools
      • 3.4.3. Preparing the rack
        • 3.4.3.1. Installing the rack rails
        • 3.4.3.2. Installing PDU brackets
      • 3.4.4. Installing the Bow-2000s
      • 3.4.5. Installing the management switch
      • 3.4.6. Installing the ToR switch
      • 3.4.7. Installing the PDUs
      • 3.4.8. Installing the Dell R6525 server(s)
    • 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
      • 3.6.1. Bow-2000 power cabling
      • 3.6.2. Server power cabling: Dell R6525
      • 3.6.3. Switch power cabling
    • 3.7. Completing the rack
      • 3.7.1. Blanking panels
      • 3.7.2. Front and rear doors
      • 3.7.3. Side panels
      • 3.7.4. PDU plugs
    • 3.8. Update configuration on management server
      • 3.8.1. Uninstall direct attach configuration
      • 3.8.2. Install Bow Pod64 software
  • 4. Expand a Bow Pod64 to a larger Bow Pod system
  • 5. Safety and compliance
  • 6. Trademarks & copyright
Bow Pod Expansion Guide

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