Understanding the Hardware Components and Connections
Note - For the Half Rack version of Oracle SuperCluster T5-8, eight of the 16 PCIe slots
are occupied with either InfiniBand HCAs or 10-GbE NICs. However, all 16 PCIe slots are
accessible, so the remaining eight PCIe slots are available for optional Fibre Channel PCIe
cards. See “Using an Optional Fibre Channel PCIe Card” on page 139 for more information.
FIGURE 5
Card Locations (Full Rack)
Figure Legend
1
Dual-port 10-GbE network interface cards, for connection to the 10-GbE client access network (see “10-GbE
Client Access Network Physical Connections (SPARC T5-8 Servers)” on page 35)
2
Dual-port InfiniBand host channel adapters, for connection to the InfiniBand network (see “InfiniBand Private
Network Physical Connections (SPARC T5-8 Servers)” on page 32)
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