NonStop NS-Series Planning Guide (H06.03+)

Introduction to Integrity NonStop NS-Series Systems
HP Integrity NonStop NS-Series Planning Guide—529567-004
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System Architecture
System Architecture
This diagram shows elements of an example Integrity NonStop NS-series system with
four triplex processors.
Disk Drive
Enclosure
(Fibre Channel
disks)
Disk Drive
Enclosure
(Fibre Channel
disks)
PE = processor element
VST737.vsd
Logical
Processor
0
Logical
Processor
1
Logical
Processor
2
Logical
Processor
3
LSU
CPU Slice
B
CPU Slice
A
CPU Slice
C
Slice Optic Cables
Processor
Switch
X-Fabric
PE
0
PE
0
PE
0
PE
1
PE
1
PE
1
PE
2
PE
2
PE
2
PE
3
PE
3
PE
3
A B C
LSU 0
A B C
LSU 1
A B C
X Y
LSU 2
A B C
X Y
LSU 3
X Y
X Y
I/O Adapter Module
ServerNet
Adapters
ServerNet
Adapters
Fibre Channel
ServerNet
Fabric
X ServerNet
Fibre Channel
Y ServerNet
Triplex
Processor
Processor
Switch
Y-Fabric
High-Speed
Ethernet
High-Speed
Ethernet
S-Series
I/O Enclosure
I/O
S-Series
I/O Enclosure
I/O
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