About interconnect link topology

Interconnect topology is the HPE OneView visual representation of the cabling that connects master interconnect modules and satellite interconnect link modules. This interconnect cabling creates a composable fabric for a set of frames.

The physical configuration consists of two or more HPE Synergy frames where an interconnect link module in one HPE Synergy frame is connected to an interconnect in another HPE Synergy frame through interconnect link cables. This configuration allows servers in one HPE Synergy frame to access the interconnects in another HPE Synergy frame for sending and receiving data to and from the end-of-row switches. The supported configurations consist of up to five HPE Synergy frames in a high availability, redundant, nonredundant A-side, or nonredundant B-side configuration. You can grow an interconnect link topology without disrupting the existing environment.

Interconnect bay set

There are six interconnect bays numbered from 1 to 6.

  • Bay set 1 is defined as interconnect bay 1 and interconnect bay 4.

  • Bay set 2 is defined as interconnect bay 2 and interconnect bay 5.

  • Bay set 3 is defined as interconnect bay 3 and interconnect bay 6.

Midplane topology

  • Side A is defined as interconnect bays 1, 2, and 3.

  • Side B is defined as interconnect bays 4, 5, and 6.  

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