Chapter 6. Installing options 69Cabling the model 8654 appliance serverUse the following illustration and the instructions in this section to attach the externalcables to your server.1. Connect the power cord and all external cables to the appliance server, and thenplug the power cords into electrical outlets.Note: Ethernet port 1 is for managing the appliance server. Ethernet port 2 is forhosting Internet content.Figure 22. Identifying the xSeries 130 model 8654 connectorsTo effectively manage the cables on your appliance server, keep groups of cablessecured together, and do not run cables across the back of the appliance server.Notes:a. Use cable straps to bundle like cables together.b. Use cable straps to secure the cable bundles to the vertical rails of the rackcabinet.c. When possible, separate data and power cables. For more information oncable routing, see the cabling instructions for your xSeries 130 server on theWorld Wide Web at http://www.pc.ibm.com/support.d. Do not secure cables too tightly. Overtightening can cause internal damageto cables.2. Continue with “Cabling the RS-485 connectors”.Cabling the RS-485 connectorsYou can use the RS-485 connectors to create an Advanced System Management(ASM) bus between several xSeries 130 appliance servers or other appliance servers.Note: If you are not cabling your network for an ASM interconnect, go to “Connectingappliance servers with a C2T chain” on page 70.Before you begin, review the following:• The Advanced System Management bus is designed to connect up to 12 units orappliance servers. When using the IBM Remote Supervisor adapter, you canconnect a maximum of 11 units or appliance servers together.• You can hot-swap the cables in the Advanced System Management (ASM) bus.• Use standard unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cables with RJ-45 connectors.Note: For more information about the Advanced System Management PCI adapter,see the documentation that came with the adapter.The appliance servers in the ASM bus are referred to by their assigned addressesand not their positions in the rack.Serial connectorC2T (In) connectorC2T (Out) connectorPowerAdvanced SystemManagement (RS-485) connectorsEthernet 1Ethernet 2 USB Connector 2USB Connector 1
