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System Installation with ContentServer 1000 and 2000 Series
10GbE Switch
First Switch
Second Switch
Connecting Network Switches to the Client Network: Two-rack
System
This section provides instructions for interconnecting a two-rack Omneon MediaGrid system. Refer
to the following figure when connecting the systems.
Rack One
To Client Network To Client Network
10GbE Switch
Figure 37. Network Switches and Client Network Connections
Connecting Components in Rack One
To connect the network switches to the client network:
1. Connect CX4 cables to the two 10GbE ports on the back of rack one’s first switch. Connect the other
end of the cables to available 10GbE ports on rack two’s switch that connects to the client network.
2. Connect CX4 cables to the two 10GbE ports on the back of rack one’s second switch. Connect the
other end of the cables to available 10GbE ports on rack one’s switch that connects to the client
network.
3. Connect the top network switch to the client network.
Connecting Components in Rack Two
To connect the network switches to the client network:
1. Connect CX4 cables to the two 10GbE ports on the back of rack two’s first switch. Connect the other
end of the cables to available 10GbE ports on rack two’s switch that connects to the client network.
2. Connect CX4 cables to the two 10GbE ports on the back of rack two’s second switch. Connect the
other end of the cables to available 10GbE ports on the back of rack one’s switch that connects to the
client network.
3. Connect the top network switch to the client network.
Rack Two
First Switch
Second Switch
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