NonStop NS-Series Planning Guide (H06.04+)
Table Of Contents
- What’s New in This Manual
- About This Manual
- 1 System Hardware Overview
- 2 Installation Facility Guidelines
- 3 System Installation Specifications
- 4 Integrity NonStop NSSeries System Description
- NonStop System Primer
- NonStop Advanced Architecture
- NonStop Blade Complex
- Processor Element
- Duplex Processor
- Triplex Processor
- Processor Synchronization and Rendezvous
- Memory Reintegration
- Failure Recovery for Duplex Processor
- Failure Recovery for Triplex Processor
- ServerNet Fabric I/O
- System Architecture
- Modular Hardware
- NonStop S-Series I/O Hardware
- System Models
- Default Startup Characteristics
- Migration Considerations
- System Installation Document Packet
- 5 Modular System Hardware
- Modular Hardware Components
- Cabinets
- AC Power PDUs
- Modular Cabinet PDU Keepout Panel
- NonStop Blade Element
- Logical Synchronization Unit (LSU)
- LSU Indicator LEDs
- Processor Switch
- P-Switch Indicator LEDs
- Processor Numbering
- I/O Adapter Module (IOAM) Enclosure and I/O Adapters
- Fibre Channel Disk Module
- Tape Drive and Interface Hardware
- Maintenance Switch (Ethernet)
- Optional UPS and ERM
- System Console
- Enterprise Storage System
- Component Location and Identification
- NonStop S-Series I/O Enclosures
- Modular Hardware Components
- 6 System Configuration Guidelines
- Enclosure Locations in Cabinets
- Internal ServerNet Interconnect Cabling
- Cable Labeling
- Cable Management System
- Internal Interconnect Cables
- Dedicated Service LAN Cables
- Cable Length Restrictions
- Internal Cable Part Numbers
- NonStop Blade Elements to LSUs
- NonStop Blade Element to NonStop Blade Element
- LSUs to Processor Switches and Processor IDs
- Processor Switch ServerNet Connections
- Processor Switches to IOAM Enclosures
- FCSA to Fibre Channel Disk Modules
- FCSA to Tape Devices
- P-Switch to NonStop S-Series I/O Enclosure Cabling
- IOAM Enclosure and Disk Storage Considerations
- Fibre Channel Devices
- G4SAs to Networks
- Default Naming Conventions
- PDU Strapping Configurations
- 7 Example Configurations
- A Cables
- B Control, Configuration, and Maintenance Tools
- Support and Service Library
- System Console
- Maintenance Architecture
- Dedicated Service LAN
- IP Addresses
- Ethernet Cables
- SWAN Concentrator Restriction
- System-Up Dedicated Service LAN
- Dedicated Service LAN Links With One IOAM Enclosure
- Dedicated Service LAN Links to Two IOAM Enclosures
- Dedicated Service LAN Links With IOAM Enclosure and NonStop SSeries I/O Enclosure
- Dedicated Service LAN Links With NonStop S-Series I/O Enclosure
- Initial Configuration for a Dedicated Service LAN
- Operating Configurations for Dedicated Service LANs
- OSM
- System-Down OSM Low-Level Link
- AC Power Monitoring
- AC Power-Fail States
- C Guide to Integrity NonStop NSSeries Server Manuals
- Safety and Compliance
- Index
System Configuration Guidelines
HP Integrity NonStop NS-Series Planning Guide—529567-005
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Cable Management System
Cable Management System
Integrity NonStop NS-series systems include the cable management system (CMS) to
protect all power, fiber-optic, and CAT5 Ethernet cables within the systems. The CMS
maintains a 25 millimeter (1 inch) minimum bend radius for the fiber-optic cables and
provides strain relief for all cables.
Several Integrity NonStop NS-series enclosures, specifically the NonStop Blade
Element, p-switch, and LSU, integrate CMS provisions for routing and securing the
fiber-optic cables to prevent damaging them when the enclosures are moved out and
back into the cabinet for servicing.
Additionally, cable spools mounted on the inside of the cabinet structure provide the
means for looping and containing free lengths of fiber-optic cables to prevent damage.
Internal Interconnect Cables
Integrity NonStop NS-series systems use predominantly multimode fiber-optic (MMF)
cables for ServerNet interconnection of:
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NonStop Blade Elements to LSUs
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LSUs to p-switches
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P-switches to IOAMs
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P-switches to IOMF 2 CRUs in NonStop S-series I/O enclosure
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P-switches to p-switches (crosslink)
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P-switches to ESS disks
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FCSA to M8201 Fibre Channel to SCSI router
MMF cables are usually orange with a minimum bend radius of:
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Unsheathed: 1.0 inch (25 millimeter)
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Sheathed (ruggedized): 4.2 inch (107 millimeter)
You can use fiber-optic cables available from HP, or you can provide your own fiber-
optic cables. If you provide your own fiber-optic cables, follow the appropriate HP
specification for the type of cable you provide:
Verify that the link does not exceed the maximum allowable loss. Use a calibrated
optics power source to measure the optics power at the distant end of the cable and
then calculate the attenuation. Loss of 10.5 db or less is acceptable. Attenuation above
10.5 db might appear to work, but the bit error rate might be unacceptable and require
repairing or replacing the cable.
Connections from a p-switch to a Model 6787 cluster switch can use single mode fiber-
optic (SMF) cabling.
Cable Type HP Specification
MMF 526160
SMF 526020