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

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Guide to Integrity NonStop
NS-Series Server Manuals
These manuals support the Integrity NonStop NS-series systems.
Support and Service Library
These NTL Support and Service library categories provide procedures, part numbers,
troubleshooting tips, and tools for servicing NonStop S-series and Integrity NonStop
NS-series systems:
•
Hardware Service and Maintenance Publications
•
Service Information
•
Service Procedures
•
Tools and Download Files
•
Troubleshooting Tips
Within these categories, where applicable, content might be further categorized
according to server or enclosure type.
Category Purpose Title
Reference Provide information
about the manuals,
the RVUs, and
hardware that support
NonStop NS-series
servers
NonStop Systems Introduction for H-Series RVUs
H06.03 Release Version Update Compendium
Interactive Upgrade Guide 2
NonStop NS-Series Planning Guide
Change
planning and
control
Describe how to
prepare for changes to
software or hardware
configurations
Managing Software Changes
Interactive Upgrade Guide 2
This manual
Installation Describe how to
install, configure, and
upgrade components
and systems
H06.03 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide
NonStop NS-Series Hardware Installation Manual
Operations
and support
Describe how to
operate and maintain
the system
NonStop NS-Series Operations Guide
Operator Messages Manual
Online
support
Provides guided
replacement
procedures and tools
For replacement procedures, see the Hardware
Service and Maintenance Publications category of
the Support and Service Library of NTL.
Adding or
removing
hardware
Provide procedures to
add or remove
modular hardware
NonStop NS-Series Expansion and Reduction
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