Five-frame HPE Synergy Image Streamer configuration cabling example with HPE Virtual Connect SE 100Gb F32 Module for HPE Synergy and HPE Synergy 4-Port Frame Link Modules

IMPORTANT:

HPE Synergy 12000 Frames with Composers installed must both have the same type of frame link module installed.

IMPORTANT:

HPE Synergy Image Streamers must be installed in frames with HPE Synergy Frame Link Modules (2-Port).

IMPORTANT:

The management network top-of-rack switch must be the same speed as the cables or transceivers used for MGMT port cabling.

This cabling scenario covers cabling five frames with HPE Synergy Composer2 and HPE Synergy Image Streamer. Frames with HPE Synergy Image Streamer use 2-Port FLMs. All other frames use 4-Port FLMs.

Prerequisites
Figure 41: Components required for a five-frame HPE Synergy configuration with HPE Synergy Image Streamer and 4-port FLMs

Item Description Quantity
1 HPE Synergy frames [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] 5
2 HPE Synergy Composer2 2
3 HPE Synergy Image Streamers 2
4 HPE Synergy Frame Link Module (2-Port FLM) 4
5 HPE Synergy 4-Port Frame Link Module (4-Port FLM) 6
6 HPE Virtual Connect SE 100Gb F32 Module for HPE Synergy (master ICM) 2
7 HPE Synergy 50Gb Interconnect Link Module (satellite ICM) 8
8 10GBase-T SFP+ transceiver (not shown) 6
Procedure

Management cabling

  1. Using SFP DAC cables cables, connect two 4-Port FLM MGMT ports to the management network.
    NOTE:

    The 4-Port FLM MGMT port supports 1GbE and 10GbE cables and transceivers. The MGMT port speed is set based on the cables or transceivers used.

    NOTE: The 4-Port FLM MGMT port supports 1000BASE-T SFP Transceiver with CAT5 cables, 10GBase-T SFP+ transceiver with CAT6A cables, SFP DAC cables, SFP+ 10Gb DAC cables, and SFP+ 10Gb transceivers with optical cables. For a complete list of cabling options, see the product QuickSpecs www.hpe.com/info/qs.
    Figure 42: MGMT port to management network cabling for a five-frame HPE Synergy configuration with HPE Synergy Image Streamer and 4-port FLMs

  2. Connect all frame link module LINK ports together.
    1. Install a 10GBase-T SFP+ transceiver into the 4-Port FLM LINK port in frame 1 bay 1 and in frame 5 bay 1.
    2. Use CAT6A cables to connect the 2-Port FLM LINK ports to the 10GBase-T SFP+ transceiver installed in the 4-Port FLM LINK ports.

      1. Connect the 2-Port FLM LINK port in frame 3 bay 1 to the 4-Port FLM LINK port in frame 4 bay 1.

      2. Connect the 2-Port FLM LINK port in frame 2 bay 2 to the 4-Port FLM LINK port in frame 1 bay 1.

    3. Use a SFP+ 10Gb DAC cable to connect 4-Port FLM LINK ports to 4-Port FLM LINK ports.
      NOTE: The 4-Port FLM LINK port supports 10GBase-T SFP+ transceiver with CAT6A cables, SFP+ 10Gb DAC cables, and SFP+ 10Gb transceivers with optical cables. For a complete list of cabling options, see the product QuickSpecs www.hpe.com/info/qs.

      1. Connect the frame 1 bay 2 4-Port FLM LINK port to the frame 5 bay 2 4-Port FLM LINK port.

      2. Connect the frame 5 bay 1 4-Port FLM LINK port to the frame 4 bay 2 4-Port FLM LINK port.

    4. Use a CAT6A cable to connect the frame 3 bay 2 2-Port FLM LINK port to the frame 2 bay 1 2-Port FLM LINK port.
    Figure 43: LINK port cabling (4-Port FLM to 2-Port FLM) for a five-frame HPE Synergy configuration with HPE Synergy Image Streamer and 4-port FLMs

HPE Image Streamer cabling

  1. Connect a CAT6A cable from each MGMT port in the frames with an HPE Image Streamer installed to the master ICMs.
    1. Connect the bay 1 frame link module MGMT port from each Image Streamer frame to an 10GBase-T SFP+ transceiver.

      Connect each 10GBase-T SFP+ transceiver to the X1 and X2 ports on the primary master ICM in frame 1.

      Figure 44: MGMT port to master ICM cabling for a five-frame HPE Synergy configuration with HPE Synergy Image Streamer and 4-port FLMs (frame 1)

    2. Connect the bay 2 frame link module MGMT port from each Image Streamer frame to an 10GBase-T SFP+ transceiver.

      Connect each 10GBase-T SFP+ transceiver to the X1 and X2 ports on the secondary master ICM in frame 2.

      Figure 45: MGMT port to master ICM cabling for a five-frame HPE Synergy configuration with HPE Synergy Image Streamer and 4-port FLMs (frame 2)

Master and satellite ICM cabling

  1. Connect an interconnect cable from the L1, L2, L3, and L4 ports on the primary master ICM to each L1 port of the satellite ICM in the same bay.
    Figure 46: Primary master ICM to satellite ICM cabling for a five-frame HPE Synergy configuration with HPE Synergy Image Streamer and 4-port FLMs

  2. Connect an interconnect cable from the L1, L2, L3, and L4 ports on the secondary master ICM to each L1 port of the satellite ICM in the same bay.
    Figure 47: Secondary master ICM to satellite ICM cabling for a five-frame HPE Synergy configuration with HPE Synergy Image Streamer and 4-port FLMs



  3. Connect a stacking cable from the first master ICM to the second master ICM.
    1. Connect port Q7 on the first master ICM to port Q7 on the second master ICM.
    2. Connect port Q8 on the first master ICM to port Q8 on the second master ICM.
    Figure 48: Stacking cabling for a five-frame HPE Synergy configuration with HPE Synergy Image Streamer and 4-port FLMs

    Cabling is complete. The following diagram shows the complete cabling diagram.
    Figure 49: Complete cabling for a five-frame HPE Synergy configuration with HPE Synergy Image Streamer and 4-port FLMs